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Canada and the Argentina XV met in the opening round of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Cold weather saw the field covered in snow in the days leading up to the contest and, indeed on the day of the match itself. The ground staff deserve praise for clearing the key …

Tomás Cubelli has been ruled out of rugby for four or five months. The Argentine scrum-half was injured playing in a Super Rugby Warm-up on Saturday. The Pumas scrum half started for the Brumbies against the Waratahs. He was forced to leave the field with a problem in his knee. …

The second annual Americas Rugby Championship got underway on Friday. Brazil had home advantage against Chile and were eager to make use of it. In the corresponding fixture one year ago it was Chile who were victorious. Los Cóndores’ 25-22 win would be Chile’s best performance of the tournament. A …

The USA completed a successful fightback to secure victory over Uruguay in Texas. The second match of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship was a thriller. The 29-23 fixture bodes well for the future of a competition of substantial potential. It took little time for the scoring to begin. Both teams were …

Canada have been crowned Cup Champions at the Sydney 7s after defeating the USA 21-17 in an exciting final that capped a day of historic firsts for the Americas. It marks just the second time that Canada have claimed the title on the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series and the first …

Brazil overturned last year’s loss to down Chile in São Paulo this evening. With the two having yet to play in a Rugby World Cup this match was the one both targeted as a must win. The opening half was extremely even.  The teams both had 50% possession. On the scoreboard …

  The Americas Rugby Championship is back… and that means it’s time for predictions! Never keen to disappoint, once again we have compiled some of the bravest pundits in the Americas to run the rule over the competition. This week the magic number is 10… the number of prognosticators we …

Uruguay have been identified by World Rugby as a country of great promise, and formally achieved promotion to Tier 2 status last year. A co-operative relationship with neighbors Argentina have given them access to coaching resources and personnel, not least Esteban Meneses, regarded in Argentine circles as one of the …

Both the USA and Canada have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals of the Sydney 7s. Both teams managed two wins from three during the pool stages on Day One. Brazil were not so lucky, losing all three matches and falling into the consolation Trophy bracket for Day Two. It …

Argentina must be thanked for putting their weight behind establishing the new Americas Rugby Championship, but in the same breath they are frustratingly the only side who enters the competition without full test status, choosing instead to field their second-string ‘Argentina XV’ team with their top players locked into Super …