Scotland scored an emphatic 61-0 win over Russia on Wednesday afternoon in their Pool A match at Shizuoka. The nine-try performance sets the stage for a captivating match-up at Yokohama on Sunday against Scotland, though Typhoon Hagibis may yet have a say before then. Two tries and 26 points in …

Los Pumas closed their Rugby World Cup 2019 campaign on a high as they blitzed the USA in a dominant display of running rugby at Kumagaya on Wednesday afternoon. A final score of 47-17 left no room for debate as to who was the best team in the Americas, a …

Biarritz have signed Evan Olmstead. The Canadian forward will join the French club as a medical joker for injured second-rower Edwin Hewitt. The 28-year-old Olmstead is presently in Japan playing for Canada in what is his second Rugby World Cup tournament. Earlier today he played against South Africa while on …

Game 29 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Kobe. It was the final pool match for South Africa and the third for Canada. The Africans won to secure a place in the Quarter Finals while in losing Canada now need a win over Namibia to return …

Digby Ioane is headed to Major League Rugby. The former Wallabies star has signed with the Glendale Raptors for the 2020 season. He is represented by SBM Entertainment, an agency that also secured contracts for Uruguay’s leading players and seems to be increasing its presence in North America’s professional competition. …

Canada avoided a record defeat with a courageous second half performance, but a poor opening 40 minutes saw them fall 66-7 to South Africa in Kobe on Tuesday evening. They may yet be counting the cost before their final match against Namibia as a first half red card will see …

Cam Dolan will earn his 50th test cap on Wednesday. The USA Eagles N8 will do so playing in the clash of the Americas at RWC 2019 as the USA face Argentina in Kumagaya, Japan. For Dolan the match is to be his third of the tournament and his 7th …

The Pool D fixture between Fiji and Wales is certain to have some spectacular rugby. Their match at RWC 2015 was excellent while the game at RWC 2007 was even better. Both were close matches with one win going to either team. Following on from their impressive performance against Georgia …

History will be made on Wednesday in Shizuoka, Japan. For the first time ever Russia and Scotland will square-off in a rugby match. The fixture is to be a Pool A game with Scotland needing a win to remain in contention for a place in the Quarter Finals. Russia Head …

In the first of three Wednesday fixtures Argentina face the USA in Kumagaya. The Pool C fixture is to be the third for the Eagles and the final match for Los Pumas. Although Argentina have been eliminated from the Quarter Finals equation the fixture is nonetheless not a dead rubber. …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019.   UP …

The USA got their 2019-2020 World Sevens Series campaign off to the best possible start as they claimed victory at the Glendale Sevens. While they made it look easy in their Cup Final victory over Australia, it was anything but along the way as they needed two dramatic wins in …

Russia is to bid to host RWC 2027. Interest in having the Rugby World Cup in the world’s largest country  was confirmed by CEO and chairman of the board of the Russian Rugby Union (FRR), Stanislav Druzhinin. It is the second time that Russia is seeking to host a Rugby …

For Argentina RWC 2019 will not require soul searching. There is no real need to do so as the answers are crystal clear as quite simply the Jaguares project failed. After three out of four pool matches Los Pumas have a return of one win and two losses, something never …

Canada will face an uncommon opponent in their penultimate match at Rugby World Cup 2019. It’s been nearly 20 years since they faced South Africa, this being just the third test between the two nations. The Springboks have won both, the most recent a 51-18 result at East London in …

Game 28 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Kumamoto. It was the first fixture in the southern Japanese city of the tournament. Competing for a place in the Quarter Finals were France. They needed a win to secure their place and eliminate not only Tonga but …

Game 27 of RWC 2019 took place earlier today in Tokyo. It was a Pool B fixture between Namibia and New Zealand. The Africans were looking for their first ever win at a Rugby World Cup while the All Blacks were chasing a win to remain undefeated in Japan 2019 …

Italy have summoned two props to fill in for their final pool match against New Zealand after incredibly losing four following the match against South Africa. Zebre pair Giosuè Zilocchi and Danilo Fischetti, the latter uncapped, will join the team as injury replacements for Simone Ferrari and Marco Riccioni. Ferrari …

Argentina’s World Cup Quarter Final hopes are officially over as France narrowly defeated Tonga 23-21 at Kumamoto on Sunday. The Ikale Tahi outscored Les Bleus three tries to two but the boot of Romain Ntamack proved the difference in a bruising encounter. The young flyhalf landed an early penalty to …

A 47-point second half gave New Zealand a blowout 71-9 win over Namibia in Tokyo on Sunday afternoon. While the result was never in doubt, for much of the first half the All Blacks were far from their invincible selves as Namibia stayed within on score until the halftime whistle. …