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There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 06 2016 sees Bermuda gaining rankings points at the expense of the Bahamas. The nations squared-off in this weekend’s only Rugby World Cup Qualification fixture. Played in Bermuda the home side obtained revenge …

For the first and only time this season all seven matches in one round of the Top 14 are to be played on a Sunday. Week 26 of the French Premiership is to be the final round for eight teams, two of whom are to play in the second division …

Alexander Pervukhin has named a group of 30 players for the long journey from Moscow to the Americas. The team is set to depart overnight on June 12 with their first match set for June 18 in Calgary against Canada and second against the USA in Sacramento on June 25. …

Tickets to Rugby Sevens’ eagerly-awaited debut at the Olympic Games are now on sale. The abbreviated version of the game they play in heaven will see the sport back in the Olympics for the first time in 92 years. Back in Paris in 1924 it was the USA who won Olympic Gold. …

It’s been one heckuva busy week already and there’s so much more to get to, but we still have enough time to fit in our picks from the past weekend’s action. A couple big finals in the UK, two matches in the USA, Pro D2 semi-finals in France and a …

PRO Rugby has been running a fan-driven team name competition for the past couple weeks and has now revealed shortlists for each of the five franchises. Evidently thousands of team names have been submitted, and while it’s not entirely clear what the process has been or who has decided which …

This weekend PRO Rugby North America hit the midway point in their inaugural season. Can it be? Already? After years of waiting, it doesn’t seem possible that we’re already looking at the business end of the first season of professional rugby in the USA. The midway point gives us an excellent chance …

While Mike Friday will enjoy a brief hiatus from the shortened game as he helps John Mitchell coach the Eagles XVs in their June tests, he is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to his Olympic preparations. Following the completion of the 2015/16 HSBC Sevens Series in London the USA supremo admitted …

Canada took the battle in Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday, but Australia has won the war, having been officially crowned champions of the 2015/16 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. Their Cup final appearance was more than enough to maintain their overwhelming lead over runners-up New Zealand, over whom they enjoyed a 12-point lead …

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 Canada Women’s 7s A 29-19 win by Canada over Australia on Sunday saw the North Americans crowned champions of the French leg …