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A new addition to our annual awards is the Emerging Nation Player of the Year. This category was created to acknowledge excellence from the best players from nations outside the Americas Rugby Championship. It hasn’t always been easy to find video at this level of competition but thankfully the ease …

Chile have claimed another famous victory as they defeated South Africa on Day One at the Sudamérica Sevens in Punta del Este. Los Cóndores earned an historic win over New Zealand at the Silicon Valley tournament in November, and while both teams were made up of development players they remain …

Pat Blair will captain the USA Falcons on their two-week South American tour as they take part in the Sudamérica Sevens series. The 27-year-old Old Aztecs forward has represented the senior Eagles in both 7s and XVs, most recently during the North American leg of the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series. …

The French Top 14 roars into its 15th week with five matches on Saturday and two more on Sunday. From an Americas point of view it’s about average, perhaps slightly underwhelming with seven representatives suiting up, eight if you count Agen’s US-eligible prop Dave Ryan. Joining Ryan as a front …

After a week off it’s back to the grindstone for players in the French Pro D2. This season has flown by and we’re now just a couple weeks out from being two-thirds of the way. Nearly every team has rotated their squad by necessity but soon those chasing promotion or …

CFL defensive back Tevaughn Campbell will wear a Canadian jersey this weekend in Uruguay, and this time he’s bringing along a couple friends. The Maple Leafs development side will feature three Canadian football converts. Joining Campbell in the side is Toronto Argonauts draft pick Ryan Nieuwesteeg and former Hamilton Tiger-Cats …

It’s another first for Americas Rugby News, our first individual women’s rugby award of any kind. We’ve had several winners in the past but never before have they had an individual category. With an ever-increasing level of competition we felt it was best to judge the women against their peers. We’ve …

We’ve named our Men’s Super 7 for the year, which is effectively our shortlist for Player of the Year contenders. There were a few other players that caught our eye and deserved some recognition, however, and a couple that look like future contenders. Chile had their best ever season with …

Uruguay have confirmed their final list of 12 players to compete at the Punta del Este 7s this weekend. It’s the first of the two-leg Sudamérica Sevens series, the second coming next weekend at Viña del Mar. The home side are aiming to qualify for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, …

New coach Mario Ledesma has named his Jaguares squad for the 2018 season and it is not without surprises. Absent from the squad are Pumas wingers Santiago Cordero and Manuel Montero, and flanker Rodrigo Báez. Cordero’s absence all but confirms a move to Leicester Tigers, with whom he has reportedly …