In International Men’s competition in Rugby Americas North, St. Vincent and the Grenadines played host to Barbados on Saturday evening. Played at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St. Vincent, the home side were soundly beaten. Barbados blanked St. Vincent and the Grenadines to win the match 63-0. An issue with …
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Mexico defeated Jamaica 46-14 in International Women’s competition. Men’s International competition sees St Lucia vs Jamaica and St Vincent and the Grenadines vs Barbados on Saturday. Argentina referee Gonzalo de Achaval has been appointed referee for New Zealand vs Scotland and Georgia vs Uruguay at the u20 Championship. He …
Read More »Mexico defeat Jamaica at Tapatio Mendez
Led by Sebastian Díaz, Mexico hosted and defeated Jamaica on Saturday. Las Serpientes were 37-22 winners at Estadio Tapatio Mendez in Mexico City. The match was a Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s XV Semi Final. In winning, Mexico successfully advance to the Final. The RAN Men’s XV’s Finals were determined …
Read More »Canada Men and Mexico Women claim RAN 7s titles
Canada’s Men’s Sevens team took their first step towards World Series qualification as they claimed the Men’s Tier 1 title at the Rugby Americas North 7s tournament in Arima, Trinidad. Mexico were the best of the Women’s side, with the two respective winners earning spots in the World Rugby Challenger …
Read More »Barbados Rack Up Huge win over St Vincent & The Grenadines
Barbados racked-up a huge win over St Vincent & the Grenadines on Saturday. Played at the Historic Garrison Savannah, Enrique Oxley captain Barbados to a 80-0 victory. The dream result for the home side sees Barbados well-placed in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s XV’s Tournament. Other results thus far …
Read More »How Many World Cup 2027 Slots for the Americas?
Rugby World Cup 2027 will be expanded from 20 to 24 teams. The qualifiers will continue to be structured around World Rugby’s use of continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and the Americas. This raises the question of how many slots will the Americas be granted for Rugby World Cup …
Read More »Rugby World Cup 2027 and the Americas
Expansion from 20 to 24 teams for the Men’s Rugby World Cup will mean changes in qualifying. How the four new spots will be allocated remains unconfirmed. What is factual rather than speculative is that the Americas and Europe are the two most productive of World Rugby’s defined regions. Identifying …
Read More »Americas Rankings to Close Out 2023
The Americas Rankings have been compiled to conclude 2023. International competition concluded in November with Brazil, Canada and the USA joining Spain to compete for the Vila Cup. The USA were crowned champions and improved upon their rankings as a result. The outcome of the Vila Cup saw the USA …
Read More »Americas Rankings – Pre Rugby World Cup 2023
The Americas Rankings have been compiled ahead of Rugby World Cup 2023. Argentina, Chile, Uruguay will compete at the tournament. No team from North America qualified for the tournament. The USA is ranked higher than three who will and Canada is narrowly behind one. Argentina is the top team from …
Read More »Rugby Regional Progression, Regression and the World Cup
Rugby World Cup 2023 will be the tenth men’s Rugby World Cup. Sixteen teams competed in four pools of four at the inaugural tournament in 1987. It was expanded to twenty teams competing in five pools of four for RWC 1999. It changed to four pools of five for RWC …
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