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Rugby Americas North has confirmed the teams and pools for the 2016 Rugby Americas North 7s, to be held at the CIC Grounds in Trinidad & Tobago’s capital city, Port of Spain. A total of 14 nations will be represented in the men’s bracket with 10 in the women in …

Pablo Huete will start for Bayonne as they travel to La Rochelle on Thursday evening to start off Round 2 of the European Challenge Cup. The Chilean lock could find himself opposite Italy-Argentine Leandro Cedaro, who will be a reserve for Stade Rochelais. Bristol has left out Thretton Palamo and …

Americas fans will be fixated largely on Europe this weekend with the Southern Hemisphere competitions petering out and the Americas Pacific Challenge now behind us. Flying somewhat under the radar is the French Pro D2, which enters its 8th week and features at least 14 players from Argentina, Canada, and …

On this day in 1999 history was made. It was the day in which Argentina defeated Ireland in Lens, eliminating the western Europeans from the World Cup. For Los Pumas it sealed a first ever appearance in a Rugby World Cup Quarter Final. Argentina’s 28-24 win was a ground-breaking achievement. …

There was a lot of ground to cover with Americas players strewn all over Europe, some circling the Tasman Sea, and four teams full over five games in two days to asses down in Montevideo. It makes for a cosmopolitan selection with credit largely given to Americas Pacific Challenge players …

Uruguayan lock Rodrigo Capó Ortega is one of three players confirmed by the French Barbarians as part of their squad to take on Australia at the Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux on November 24. The Castres captain will be joined by Bordeaux’s Australian winger Blair Connor and former French international Auréllien …

Uruguay is to have a bigger and better schedule in 2017, local rugby specialists Referi have confirmed. Building on from an historic 2016 , Uruguayan rugby will enjoy even more next year. Significant gains are to be felt both by Los Teros and by the nation’s clubs. Clubs The national …

As the rugby world unites in celebration of the life of Munster and Ireland great Anthony Foley, the Americas also remember an esteemed competitor. Dan Lyle, John Tait, and Agustín Pichot were among the many to offer their condolences, each having played against Foley during their careers before their current …

The dates for a two-match tour of the Americas for the Cook Islands in June of 2017 have now been confirmed. Mexico will host the South Pacific nation on June 17, with Brazil welcoming their opponents to São Paulo one week later on June 24. This will mark the first …

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 Americas Pacific Challenge The first running of the competition was rather hastily put together and one cannot ignore the poorly executed …