The Americas Rugby Championship continues to see matches played far and wide in the Americas. On Saturday the Argentina XV play host to Canada in Jujuy, the country’s northern-most point. Their prior home match against Chile was in the world’s southern-most city Ushuaia. In looking for their third win they host …

France play host to Italy in the Six Nations on Friday. This sees no Top 14 fixture taking place this weekend on Friday. Instead Week 18 of the French Championship has five Saturday fixtures with the two remaining two being played on Sunday. With only one exception, all eight Americas …

The Six Nations has all the attention this weekend yet there is to also be a full round of the Guinness Pro 14. Week 16 of the Celtic-Italian-South African League sees matches being played from Friday to Sunday. Taking to the field will be Americas players. The following is a …

The English club season roles on, doing so against the back-drop of the Six Nations. Week 16 of the Aviva Premiership continues the tradition of Americas players featuring. The following is a preview detailing the involvement of players from the region. The opening fixture is on Saturday with the Exeter …

The USA’s march towards back-to-back Americas Rugby Championship titles continues on Saturday. Two teams stand between the Eagles and history, the first of whom is Brazil. Os Tupis are in fifth place on the table having endured a miserable outing against Canada in Langford. At home, however, they are always …

Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship kicks off in Santiago on Saturday as Chile host Uruguay at the Estadio de La Pintana. It’s been a rough go for Los Cóndores, who have dropped all three of their matches thus far including last week’s match against the Eagles in Fullerton. …

Damian McGrath has selected his strongest possible squad to take part in the fast-approaching North American leg of the HSBC Sevens Series. The Las Vegas and Vancouver tournaments are the fifth and sixth stops, respectively, on the 2017-18 circuit and double as seeding qualifiers for the 2018 Rugby World Cup …

Los Pumas 7’s have been dealt a major blow. Franco Sábato has been ruled out of the Las Vegas and Vancouver 7’s tournaments. The loss of Sábato adds to a growing injury list with Fernando Luna also missing out. Sábato is out through a shoulder injury. His place on the …

Week 24 of the Pro D2 season is upon us. The second division of French rugby has long been a competition featuring many players from the Americas. The following is a preview detailing those involved over the coming round of competition. The opening match of week 24 sees Mont de …

Andrés Vilaseca has been handed Uruguay’s captaincy role. The 26-year-old leads Los Teros in their away test match on Saturday against Chile. The match is a round three fixture in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). From Montevideo’s Old Boys club, Vilaseca takes over from Juan Manuel Gaminara. The regular …

The Lions host Los Jaguares in a second round Super Rugby fixture. Taking place in Johannesburg on Saturday the home side is looking for back-to-back wins to open their 2018 Super Rugby season. Los Jaguares are seeking their first after falling to the Stormers last Saturday. Lions Head Coach Swys …

It was a bit of a weird week in the Americas Rugby Championship. The three favorites all won but none in spectacular fashion. Canada broke out of their duck but left a lot to be desired against a poor Brazilian team. The USA stumbled through the first half before exploding …

Rugby may not be part of the Winter Olympics, but that hasn’t stopped two Canadian international players from representing their country in Pyeongchang. World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee Heather Moyse and former Canada u20 starter Cameron Stones are both part of the Canadian bobsleigh team in South Korea. It’s …

Brazil were welcomed to Langford in just about the worst possible conditions on Saturday evening. Wind and rain added to the chilly temperature for the game against Canada in the third round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Os Tupis were looking to rebound from their defeat at the hands of …

A misty night in Maldonado set the scene for Uruguay’s match against the Argentina XV in Round 3 of the Americas Rugby Championship. For Uruguay it was a chance to achieve a first-ever win over Argentina in ARC competition. The Argentina XV meanwhile required a win to get back into …

The USA hosted Chile at Titan Stadium in Fullerton on Saturday in the third round of the Americas Rugby Championship. It was the last match on home soil for the Eagles before heading on their two-week South American leg. The USA entered the game undefeated while Chile had lost their …

Injuries are mounting up for Uruguay. Having played four matches over consecutive weekends Los Teros have concerns they need to manage for the remainder of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). Uruguay started by playing against Canada in Vancouver. From there they played seven days later against the same opposition in …

Sergio Parisse is to become the world’s 5th Most capped player on Friday. He is to do so for Italy who play away to France. Not only is the match a rare Friday fixture but it is to also be played at a new venue. In breaking with tradition Paris …

Tommy Seymour is to start for Scotland against England on Saturday. The Tennessee native started in the opening two rounds of the Six Nations and will do so in the battle for the Calcutta Cup this weekend. Seymour will earn his 42nd cap for Scotland in the match. He qualifies …

In a gesture underlined the spirit of rugby Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe gave his shirt to a fan post match. In what is far from being an isolated incident Corcho made a young Toulon fan happy by removing his jersey to trade it with him. It occurred on Saturday following …