Chile celebrated their first victory of the World Rugby u20 Trophy with a crushing 45-28 win over Canada in Punta del Este on Wednesday. Five tries in the second half propelled the Cóndores past a Canadian team that struggled with discipline and could not take advantage of a huge supply …
Read More »Chile ready for Canada at u20 Trophy
Two teams in search of their first win at the World Rugby u20 Trophy will go head-to-head in the final pool match on Wednesday when Chile face Canada. While the Chileans are yet to register a victory, they did take two bonus points in defeat as they ran Japan very …
Read More »Uruguay change seven for Hong Kong
With a spot in the World Rugby u20 Trophy Final possibly on the line after their stunning win over Fiji on Saturday, Uruguay have opted to make seven changes for their match against Hong Kong in Punta del Este on Wednesday. A victory is required but they will also need …
Read More »Canada seeking first u20 Trophy win against Chile
Jeff Williams has made two changes to his Canadian side to take on Chile in their final pool match of the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament on Wednesday. His charges will be desperate to come away with victory after convincing losses to Namibia and Japan in their opening fixtures. One …
Read More »Heavy Americas influence in Falcons ‘A’ team
Newcastle Falcons have named four Americas players in the side for their Aviva ‘A’ League season opener against Wasps on Monday evening. The newly revamped ‘A’ League sees all 12 Premiership sides as well as Championship favorites Bristol entering reserve grade teams which feature a mixture of up-and-coming talent as …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Costa Rica The South American C Championship title has changed hands. The reigning two-time title holders, Guatemala, handed over the title to …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 03 2017
The final round of the 2017 South American C Championship was played on Saturday. Nicaragua faced Panama in the Bronze Final while Costa Rica took-on Guatemala in the championship decider. Following match results the Americas Rankings have been updated. The September 03 2017 rankings see changes. Nicaragua’s historic 46-36 win over …
Read More »Sensational Uruguay fly past Fiji
Uruguay completely rejuvenated their World Rugby u20 Trophy chances with a stunning 34-3 win over Fiji on Saturday. The Fijians are well-known for their running rugby but it was Uruguay who showed attacking spirit while also using their traditional forward strength to devastating effect. It didn’t take long for the …
Read More »Namibia halt Chile in u20 Trophy tilt
Namibia took one step closer to earning a spot in the World Rugby u20 Trophy Final after stopping Chile by a score of 33-19 in Montevideo on Saturday. A very close first half left only two points in it at the break but the second half was dominated by the …
Read More »Costa Rica Win South American C Championship
The South American C Championship title has changed hands. The reigning two-time title holders, Guatemala handed over the title this afternoon to Costa Rica. Costa Rica had home advantage for all of this year’s South American C Championship. The country made the most of it to record a huge win …
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