Canada and the Argentina XV met in the opening round of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Cold weather saw the field covered in snow in the days leading up to the contest and, indeed on the day of the match itself. The ground staff deserve praise for clearing the key …

Tomás Cubelli has been ruled out of rugby for four or five months. The Argentine scrum-half was injured playing in a Super Rugby Warm-up on Saturday. The Pumas scrum half started for the Brumbies against the Waratahs. He was forced to leave the field with a problem in his knee. …

The second annual Americas Rugby Championship got underway on Friday. Brazil had home advantage against Chile and were eager to make use of it. In the corresponding fixture one year ago it was Chile who were victorious. Los Cóndores’ 25-22 win would be Chile’s best performance of the tournament. A …

In a game that will be remembered more for the conditions of the pitch rather than what happened on it, the Argentina XV defeated Canada by a score of 20-6 in the first round of the Americas Rugby Championship at Westhills Stadium in Langford on Saturday. At kickoff the players …

The USA completed a successful fightback to secure victory over Uruguay in Texas. The second match of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship was a thriller. The 29-23 fixture bodes well for the future of a competition of substantial potential. It took little time for the scoring to begin. Both teams were …

The USA and Argentina have emerged from the Americas-filled Pool D at the Sydney 7s to qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals on Day Two. Their method was far from convincing, with each side encountering difficulties on Day One. Argentina dropped their opener against the USA by three points and …

England winger Dan Norton has passed Argentine legend and current Pumas 7s coach Santiago Gómez Cora for second spot on the all-time try scoring list of the HSBC Sevens Series. Norton grabbed two tries in the match against Japan on Day One in Sydney to skip past Gómez Cora’s total of 230. …

An unprecedented five North Americans have been named to the official HSBC Women’s Dream Team for the Sydney 7s. The selections come on the back of another historic first, an all-Americas Cup Final between Canada and the USA. Selected from the winning Canadian team are captain and playmaker Ghislaine Landry, …

Canada have been crowned Cup Champions at the Sydney 7s after defeating the USA 21-17 in an exciting final that capped a day of historic firsts for the Americas. It marks just the second time that Canada have claimed the title on the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series and the first …

A try in extra time saw Brazil’s women make history in Sydney, defeating England by 17-12. The stunning upset was part of a pulsating second day of action at the HSBC Sevens Series event. With the win Brazil raised the Challenge Trophy, their first piece of hardware since lifting the …

The Greene King IPA Championship is in action this weekend, with five games in all over Saturday and Sunday. Eight Americas players will be involved in four of those match-ups. Ronnie McLean starts in the midfield for Richmond on Saturday as they welcome Bedford to the Athletic Ground. Former Canada …

Brazil overturned last year’s loss to down Chile in São Paulo this evening. With the two having yet to play in a Rugby World Cup this match was the one both targeted as a must win. The opening half was extremely even.  The teams both had 50% possession. On the scoreboard …

  The Americas Rugby Championship is back… and that means it’s time for predictions! Never keen to disappoint, once again we have compiled some of the bravest pundits in the Americas to run the rule over the competition. This week the magic number is 10… the number of prognosticators we …

It’s a relatively quiet week on the European front for Americas players. With the French leagues on hiatus and several called for national rugby in the Americas Rugby Championship, there is but a handful of representatives set to run out in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Friday sees only one player named, …

Uruguay have been identified by World Rugby as a country of great promise, and formally achieved promotion to Tier 2 status last year. A co-operative relationship with neighbors Argentina have given them access to coaching resources and personnel, not least Esteban Meneses, regarded in Argentine circles as one of the …

Both the USA and Canada have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals of the Sydney 7s. Both teams managed two wins from three during the pool stages on Day One. Brazil were not so lucky, losing all three matches and falling into the consolation Trophy bracket for Day Two. It …

Argentina must be thanked for putting their weight behind establishing the new Americas Rugby Championship, but in the same breath they are frustratingly the only side who enters the competition without full test status, choosing instead to field their second-string ‘Argentina XV’ team with their top players locked into Super …

Five players will make their run-on debuts for Canada against the Argentina XV in the opening round of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. Caps will not be awarded as the match does not have full test status, but Head Coach Mark Anscombe has given chances for several young …

Argentina XV Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has named a highly aggressive team to face Canada. In naming his side he has declared to attack the North Americans in Langford. As a player Contepomi was a part of the changing of the guard. From Grizz Wylie’s tight game plan to increasingly …

Head coach John Mitchell will start World Cup flyhalf AJ MacGinty at inside center against Uruguay on Saturday. The surprise selection sees 20-year-old Junior All-American star Ben Cima handed his test debut in the no10 shirt, with uncapped Denver Stampede standout Will Magie included among the reserves. Also named for …