Kingsley Jones has named his training squad for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup and Rugby World Cup, and there are a couple surprises. It’s an expanded group of 43, three more than expected, with the most notable addition that of Ulster veteran Peter Nelson. The former Ireland u20 and Emerging …

Two-time former RWC champions, Australia are a major force in the sport of rugby. The Wallabies have played in every RWC, making the Semi Finals in all but two of the prior eight tournaments. The 2019 team will go into the tournament looking to return home with the title. Do …

Fiji have named a powerful 42-man squad to prepare for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup. It’s a full strength side that contains all of their top players from Europe, including international stars Leone Nakarawa, Viliame Mata, and Semi Radradra. John McKee has trimmed his original 50-man extended World Cup list. …

The 2019 Major League Rugby season came to a close on Sunday. A sold-out crowd at Torero Stadium were treated to a captivating Championship Final between the home-town favorite San Diego Legion and the defending champion Seattle Seawolves. The winner was not decided until the 80th minute of play. Neither …

Argentina’s title dreams ended this afternoon with a Semi Final defeat against Australia in the U20 Championship. The South Americans were beaten 34-13 by Australia and will now face South Africa in the Bronze Final on Saturday. Following a competitive, and close, opening half Australia took control in the second …

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.   UP Women’s Eagles Sevens This was unquestionably the best weekend in the history of the USA Women’s Sevens team. On Saturday they …

Three Women’s Eagles have been named in the official HSBC Dream Team following the USA’s historic Cup Final victory in Biarritz on Sunday. Cheta Emba, Kristen Thomas, and Lauren Doyle earned their spots in the select side as voted by the commentary team. Emba and Thomas formed a powerful ball-running …

The Women’s Eagles created history on Sunday, defeating New Zealand in Biarritz to claim their first ever Cup Final victory. It capped a memorable weekend for the side as they secured their place in the 2020 Olympics on Saturday and finished a best-ever 2nd overall on the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens …

The Seattle Seawolves have done it again. A spectacular Major League Rugby Championship Final at a sold-out Torero Stadium on Sunday saw the Seawolves earn back-to-back titles with a try scored with time expired sealing a 26-23 win over the San Diego Legion. It was all San Diego in the …

Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 16 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday in South America. In Montevideo Uruguay humbled the Argentina XV. The match saw the home side in control throughout …

Chile and Spain continued their international rivalry on Saturday. In the sixth test match between the countries Los Leones were 29-22 winners. Prior matches date back to 1995. The first international between the teams was won by Chile 28-23. Los Cóndores also won the second fixture, doing so 20-18 in …

Romania beat Brazil by a single point this evening, winning 22-21 in Jundiaí. The result was secured via a missed conversion attempt from Josh Reeves. The unsuccessful attempt from the right touchline would be what stopped Brazil from upsetting one of the traditional RWC teams. Reeves would not only be …

Spain were successful in game two of their South American tour as they defeated a feisty Chile 29-22 this evening at the Estadio La Granja in Curicó. The win sees Los Leones traveling to Montevideo with an eye on a perfect 3-0 tour. Early on Spain had control of the …

Uruguay silenced the Argentina XV this evening to claim the Nations Cup. In doing so Los Teros successfully defended the trophy for a second year, making them three-time champions. The match followed that of Russia vs Namibia. The Bears’ 20-0 win over Namibia saw them on 10 points in the …

As expected, both the USA and Canada have officially secured their spots at the 2020 Olympics. The Women’s Eagles needed only play their opening match to earn the single point required to book their flight to Tokyo, while Canada punched their ticket by qualifying for the Cup Quarter Finals.   …

The 2019 Major League Rugby season comes to a conclusion on Sunday as the San Diego Legion host the defending champion Seattle Seawolves at Torero Stadium in the Championship Final. It’s a fitting end given that they finished as the top two finishers in the regular season, and one certain …

In their final regular season match of 2019 Los Jaguares played host to the Sunwolves. The Argentina vs Japan Super Rugby fixture saw the South Americans completing a comfortable victory, and with it they confirmed themselves as a team that has the potential of damaging the historical roots of the …

This past weekend saw history made as Brazil played host to Spain for the first time. The fixture was an important test rugby fixture as it saw two countries seeking qualification for RWC 2019 going at it face-to-face. Only once before had Brazil and Spain met in a test match. …

In the second weekend of the June Internationals Chile play host to Spain. The capped test match will see two aspiring countries battling it out, both of whom have the dream of qualifying for RWC 2023. Chile go into their second of two home June Internationals with a strong Cóndores …

Mission accomplished. This was the overwhelming theme of the post match celebrations from Los Jaguares. The coaching staff, and players delivered on their pre-season quest of returning to the play-off’s. Getting to the Quarter Finals was the initial goal but now it is in the after thoughts. The goal is …