Colombia has named both the men’s and women’s player rosters for the 2017 Juegos Bolivarianos. The competition will be played over three days from November 20-22 in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta. In total five countries will compete for gold in rugby at the Juegos Bolivarianos. Doing so in …

Tomás Lezana has been ruled out of facing Italy and Ireland. Having started at no 8 against England on Saturday the Santiago del Estero forward will play no further part in Argentina’s ongoing November tour. Lezana is to return home to Argentina for personal reasons. In his absence Daniel Hourcade …

Germany coach Kobus Potgieter was not satisfied with his team’s performance despite a 45-12 drubbing of Brazil in Leipzig this pastt wekend. A second half letdown saw his charges concede two tries to the Tupis after building a 38-0 lead. There will be only minor tinkering for the first ever …

England coach Simon Middleton has called up three players to his training group ahead of Friday’s match against Canada at Allianz Park. It will be the first of three tests between the two over a span of eight days, the last set to be played at Twickenham. Two senior forwards …

Spain have been forced to make a handful of changes to their squad in preparation for their match against Canada in Madrid this coming Saturday. This will be the first match for the Leones in November, with a second against Brazil following next weekend. Dropping out of the squad due …

The Canadian rugby community demanded action, and that’s certainly what they got on Monday. General Manager Jim Dixon has been axed with immediate effect while a half dozen of the financial department staff are also on their way out. Rugby Development Manager Dustin Hopkins will assume the GM role in …

It’s another first for Los Cóndores as they face Hong Kong in Round 2 of the Regal Hotels Cup of Nations on Tuesday. The two teams met earlier this year at the world renowned Hong Kong Sevens but have never squared off in a full-on test match until now. Following …

Two world-class sporting markets are set to join Major League Rugby (MLR) in 2019. New York City and Ontario (based in greater Toronto area) are in advanced talks to join the new startup league in its second year. While there are still financial and logistical obligations that need to be …

Played on Saturday Argentina fell to a 21-8 defeat against England. It was Los Pumas’ third defeat in 2017 against the English and the fourth in the past twelve months. The team has an appalling record of 1-9 this year. But that statistic pales in comparison to another. Indeed Argentina …

A regular season Super Rugby match is to be played in Los Angeles. At least that’s what a mysterious tweet from USA Rugby on Sunday evening suggests. Big announcement coming Tuesday! #ARC #SuperRugby pic.twitter.com/ARSUcEV5Uu — USA Rugby (@USARugby) November 13, 2017 ‘International Rugby Saturday’ looks set to feature an historic …

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 Chile Los Cóndores got their November campaign off to the best possible start as they defeated Kenya by a convincing score of …

The Ontario Arrows are still in their infancy but have been quietly busy behind the scenes preparing for 2018. A sudden and somewhat abbreviated introduction saw the new privately-funded high performance team take the field for the first time against the Glendale Merlins (aka Raptors) at Infinity Park in September. …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The November 12 2017 rankings have been influenced by results from November Internationals in Europe and Asia. Gaining points in the November 12 Americas Rankings are Los Cóndores. Chile’s 23-3 win over Kenya see the countries exchanging 1.72 …

Canada began their November test series against Georgia at the Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi on Saturday. It was the second time the two sides have played in 2017, the first held at Calgary Rugby Park during the June test series. Canada was looking to regain some momentum under a new …

England hosted Argentina in London earlier today. The fixture was the first for both countries in the 2017 November Internationals. It was also the final time the teams are to meet before Rugby World Cup 2019. They are pooled together alongside France, Tonga and the USA. The fixture was the …

Hindú are the 2017 URBA Top 12 Champions. The Don Torcuato club defeated Buenos Aires rivals, Alumni, winning the final 27-20 this afternoon. The result sees the Elephants underlined themselves as Argentina’s strongest club. Earlier in the year Hindú won the national club competition, the Nacional de Clubes. That was …

Brazil have qualified for San Francisco 2018. The national Women’s Rugby 7’s side went undefeated in the 2017 Women’s Sudamérica Rugby 7’s in Montevideo on Friday and Saturday. Played at the historic Carrasco Polo Club, Brazil underlined its hegemony in the women’s game in the region. The Yaras have been champion …

A marvelous 34-point performance from Georgian fullback Soso Matiashvili led his country to a 54-22 win over Canada at the Dinamo Arena on Saturday. The Lelos were the superior side throughout, dominating possession and territory and punishing the Canadians for every mistake. It was a measured approach from the Lelos, …

Argentina came up short this afternoon, losing 21-8 against England in London. The loss was Los Pumas’ fourth defeat in the calendar year against the Europeans. England got the clean victory without playing well. Such was Argentina’s showing that there was a distinct mental difference between the sides. A lack …

Germany powered past Brazil today, winning 45-12 in Leipzig. The result maintains Germany’s perfect record against Brazil. Moreover it was the largest score posted in the five matches played between the countries. Germany entered the match as favorites. This was on the back of winning the previous test matches. They …