The UBC Thunderbirds have won the inaugural Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship. Six teams from across the country competed at the four-day event hosted by Guelph University. In the end it was the pre-tournament favorites who emerged victorious, defeating the UVic Vikes 37-12 at a snowy Alumni Stadium on Sunday. …

Canada face a foreboding challenge on Tuesday when they face England in the second of three tests between the two in the span of eight days. The first match was a brutal 79-5 drubbing in favor of the hosts at Allianz Park. The second takes place at The Stoop as …

In a surprising turn of events Tomás Lezana has rejoined the Argentine roster and may face Ireland. Los Pumas are to complete their three-match European tour in Dublin on Saturday. The match is to be the first between the countries since the Rugby World Cup 2015 Quarter Final. Lesson started …

Australian captain Michael Hooper was yellow carded on Saturday. As such he picked up the 8th of his test match career. This sees him overtaking Canadian Jamie Cudmore and two other players to being the most yellow carded player in test match rugby history. Hooper was yellow carded in the …

Uruguay traveled to Windhoek for the first time in their history to play Namibia in the first of two tests at Hage Geingob Stadium on Saturday. The high-scoring affair saw both sides scoring multiple tries in exhausting back-and-forth action that required water breaks in the heat that topped 30°C. Los …

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 Argentina Daniel Hourcade will be keeping his job. Under immense pressure heading into November, the Head Coach of Los Pumas got …

Juan Martín Hernández is in doubt of facing Ireland. The veteran fly half suffered a sprain in the inner ligament of his right knee in Saturday’s win over Italy. Hernández had been on the bench for the match but got game time early. He kicked the opening points of the …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The November 19 2017 rankings see improvements for Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Uruguay and the USA. A return to winning ways for Argentina sees the South Americans overtaking Fiji in the World Rankings. The 31-15 win sees …

The US Eagles took on Germany for the first time in a test match at the Brita Arena in Wiesbaden on Saturday. It was the first of two November internationals for the USA while Germany were coming off a dominant win over Brazil. Featuring for the USA were Aviva Premiership …

Among Saturday’s extensive international fixtures was an historic meeting between Belgium and Brazil. Played in front of a packed house at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, the match proved a thrilling encounter with the enthusiastic crowd contributing to a wonderful atmosphere. Belgium handed test debuts to sevens star Vincent Hart …

Canada traveled to Madrid to play Spain at the Estadio Universidad Complutense on Saturday, the first meeting between the two sides since 2010. The exciting contest featured eight tries in all and plenty of action. Aaron Carpenter won his 80th cap for Canada while Rio Olympics participant Joan Losada made …

The Cup of Nations 2017 has come and gone. Played in just over one week Chile, Kenya, Hong Kong and Russia each played one-another in test match rugby. The highly demanding schedule saw teams forced to select carefully as having the strongest line-up start all matches was simply not possible. …

Rugby’s continues growth in the Americas is to experience an additional boost over the coming days. The sport will feature in the 2017 Juegos Bolivarianos 2017 in Santa Marta, Colombia. Rugby 7’s will have international competition from Monday November 20 to Wednesday November 22. Competing for gold in the men’s …

In a fine performance this afternoon the USA Eagles completed a 46-17 win over Germany in Wiesbaden. The victory was the 6th of the year for the North Americans. With it they have a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in capped internationals this year. The Eagles started …

History was made by Brazil this afternoon. For the first time ever Os Tupis won a test match in Europe. Brazil wrote history by defeating Belgium 23-19 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. The win came despite Belgium having started the strongest, appearing to be on their way to …

Canada are back in the win column after a nine-month drought as they defeated Spain by 37-27 at the Estadio Universidad Complutense in Madrid on Saturday. The much-needed win did not come easily, with Canada forced to claw back from an early 17-3 deficit to draw level at the break …

Uruguay overcame Namibia in Windhoek, winning 52-36 this afternoon. They did so with veteran no 8, Alejandro Nieto running in a hat-trick. The match was just the second in history between the countries. In coming away with a victory Los Teros now hold a 2-0 record. The countries are similar in …

Impact from the bench today in Florence saw Argentina defeating Italy. The South Americans overturned a halftime deficit to win 31-15, doing so by three tries to none. The victory was just the second of the year for Argentina. It ended a seven match losing streak and brings the overall …

Clermont’s Argentine fly half may have played for the final time this season. Patricio Fernández suffered a freak knee injury today playing against Lyon. Having started at fly half Fernández went down inured in the 22nd minute. Visibly in pain on the floor, the Rosario pivot suffered a fractured knee …

The 2017 Juegos Bolivarianos are almost here. Rugby’s inclusion in the regional sporting event highlights the growing status of the oval game. Played every four years the Juegos Bolivarianos is a highly important event for the countries liberated by Simón Bolivar. This year’s competition is to be played in the …