Despite a decent spread of Americas players in the European finals they didn’t quite shower themselves with glory. The Jaguares lost and with only the Pro D2 left to look for players it’s a scrappy selection this week, but one we’ll have to live with. Next week we’ll have a …
Read More »PRO Rugby Preview – Denver
Americas Rugby News is back at it with our second in a series of five previews, each detailing the roster and outlook for the PRO Rugby teams. This time up is Denver whom were the final team named to the competition, although one of the very first cities that came …
Read More »PRO Rugby Preview – Ohio
This week at Americas Rugby News, we are gearing up for the start of the inaugural PRO Rugby season. Each of the next few days, we’ll be previewing a different PRO Rugby team. We’ll take a closer look at their rosters, speak with team management, and hopefully shed some more …
Read More »PRO Rugby Roster Update
Professional rugby in North America has nearly arrived! It’s hard to believe we’re less than a week away, yet here we are. There have been several changes to PRO rosters over the past couple weeks so we’re a quick summary of who is in and who is out. Look for …
Read More »Updated PRO Rugby Schedule
PRO Rugby kicks off its inaugural season in only six days, and with the new season imminent the schedule has now been confirmed with kickoff times added. See below for the completed schedule with kickoff times in Pacific, Mountain, and Eastern time for your convenience. Look for individual team schedules …
Read More »PRO Rugby partners with AOL, ONE
The broadcast details for the inaugural PRO Rugby season have been unveiled at last. With less than a week until the new North American professional rugby competition kicks off, CEO Doug Schoninger today announced that games will be broadcast live online at AOL.com and on television via ONE World Sports. …
Read More »Women’s draw for Langford 7s
Canada will face England in the pool stages at the Langford 7s this weekend. The hosts have been drawn in Pool C along with Ireland and Japan. Canada lost the Bronze final to England in Atlanta on the weekend after losing the Cup semi final to eventual champions Australia. Russia, …
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 USA Women’s Sevens The USA’s Women’s Sevens team may not have won the war in Atlanta but a significant battle was nonetheless …
Read More »Canada draws USA for Singapore 7s
Canada and the USA will collide in the pool stages in the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series. The North Americans have been drawn in Pool B of the Singapore tournament, a difficult group that also contains France and Hong Kong runners-up New Zealand. Pool D contains Argentina with less …
Read More »Landry, Kelter make Atlanta Dream Team
Canadian points machine Ghislaine Landry and USA playmaker Alev Kelter have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Atlanta 7s. Landry was second-leading point scorer in the tournament, collecting six tries including a hat-trick against Fiji. Kelter scored five tries for the Women’s Eagles, one coming in the …
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