Played at the Stade Armand Ribier au Diamant Martinique, claimed a big win over Barbados on Saturday to begin the 2019 RAN Cup in style. Martinique were 43-19 winners in the opening fixture of what is the 2019 RAN second division. Martinique’s win gets them off to the ideal start. It …
Read More »Changes To 2019 RAN Competitions
Changes have been made to the 2019 RAN competitions. These see a two rather than three tier Rugby Americas North structure in place this year. The alterations fall following last weekend’s test match between Bermuda, and Jamaica. The 2019 RAN Championship will not involve Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) participants Mexico, …
Read More »Parisse To Become First Player To Captain Country in 50 Six Nations Matches
History will be written on Saturday. For the first time ever a players in the Six Nations Championship will have led by team on 50 occasions. Italian captain Sergio Parisse will reach the milestone in Rome as Italy play host to France in the final round of this year’s edition …
Read More »RWC 2019 – The Competitors – Italy
A constant in Rugby World Cup tournaments but a competitor yet to get beyond the group stage, Italy is a rugby country to always follow closely. The central Europeans have the drive and the potential to make RWC 2019 a breakthrough tournament for Italian rugby. For a variety of factors …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Argentina XV History was made with the Argentina XV claiming their first-ever ARC Grand Slam, doing so a year after the …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 10 2019
With the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) over the updated Americas Rankings show how the teams will remain until mid-year. Yet this weekend saw not only matches in the ARC but also a vital match in the Caribbean region. The March 10 2019 Americas Rankings reflect this in showing progress …
Read More »Bermuda Overpower Jamaica To Book RAN Championship Spot
Bermuda overpowered Jamaica in a test match on Saturday to book their place in the 2019 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Championship. Bermuda’s 43-14 victory sees the island nation secured of a place in this year’s top elite regional competition. The match was a promotion / relegation match which determined who …
Read More »Bermuda Host Jamaica in RAN Promotion / Relegation on Saturday
Saturday sees Bermuda playing host to Jamaica in an international test match. The fixture is a RAN promotion / relegation match to determine who will play in this year’s RAN Championship division. Bermuda have home advantage for the fixture and new Head Coach Jamie Barnwell has fresh blood for the …
Read More »Colombia High Performance Rugby Program Underway
New ground has been broken in South America as Colombia’s High Performance Rugby Program is underway. The most populated Spanish-speaking country in South America joins Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay in investing in the future. Los Tucanes demonstrated their extensive progress in 2018 by winning the Americas Rugby Challenge …
Read More »Parisse To Lead Italy Against England
Having missed the preview round’s match against Ireland Sergio Parisse returns to lead Italy against England on Saturday. The Argentine-Italian will start in his usual position at the back of the scrum. The additional two changes made by Italy seee Sebastian Negri back to play flanker and Luca Bigi starting …
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