Iván Nemer will play for Italy. The loose head prop joined Benetton for the 2020-2021 Pro 14 season and subsequently signed an extended contract for what was rebranded to be the United Rugby Championship (URC). Italy named Nemer on their roster for the November Internationals. It comes after he was …
Read More »World Sevens Series returns with Spain to make hosting debut
A full-length World Sevens Series will return in November with ten men’s and seven women’s tournaments scheduled through May 2022. Most notable is the hosting debut of Spain, who welcome back-to-back tournaments in January to Málaga and Seville. As previously announced Dubai will also host events on successive weekends to …
Read More »RWC 2023 Americas Qualifiers Best of
There have been many twists and turns in the Americas’ Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers. The matches for the year 2021 have come and gone. With it Uruguay has earned the Americas 1 spot at France 2003 while Brazil, Canada, Colombia, and Paraguay have been eliminated and Chile and the …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Magnificent Uruguay Qualify for World Cup Los Teros recorded a 34-15 win over the USA at Estadio Charrúa to …
Read More »Americas Rankings – October 10, 2021
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. Chile’s historic win over Canada sees …
Read More »Premier Rugby Sevens crowns inaugural champions
The inaugural Premier Rugby Sevens tournament saw 18 matches completed on Saturday in Memphis, with two teams crowned champions. Experts captured the Men’s title with Loonies taking the Women’s draw. USA Eagles stars Perry Baker and Alev Kelter were the respective winning captains. Experts proved a class apart in their …
Read More »RWC 2023 to be the first Men’s Rugby World Cup without Canada
Rugby World Cup 2023 is to be the first Men’s Rugby World Cup without Canada. The North Americans competed at every RWC from 1987-2019. They missed out on the opportunity of qualifying for RWC 2023 after losing on aggregate to the USA in the North American finals and subsequently losing …
Read More »Uruguay to play RWC 2023 matches in Lille, Lyon and Nice
Uruguay is to play in three different French cities at Rugby World Cup 2023. Los Teros are the fourth confirmed participant in Pool A of the France-hosted tournament which starts in under two years time. The South Americans will play their matches in the cities of Lille, Lyon, and Nice. …
Read More »Argentina, Brasil, Chile y Uruguay jugarán en la ventana de noviembre.
Argentina, Brasil, Chile y Uruguay tienen agenda confirmada para el mes de noviembre, con destinos a Europa y a África. Los Pumas, que vienen de terminar sin puntos en el Rugby Championship, buscarán recomponer su imagen con tres partidos de alto nivel. Comenzarán en el Stade de France, en París, …
Read More »Historic two tests for Brazil in Africa booked for November
An historic test match has been booked for November. Brazil will face Zimbabwe for the first time. The match will be played in Stellenbosch, South Africa on November 14. The fully capped test match will see the 24th placed Tupis facing the 34th placed Sables with world rankings points on …
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