In action this weekend are to be Americas Players in the Pro 12. The Celtic-Italian league reaches Week 20, meaning it is the third-to-last round. Yet to be determined are the final four tams to compete in the Semi Finals and the competition’s qualifiers for next season’s European Rugby Champions …

Brazil is to host Uruguay at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, it was confirmed today. The modern stadium is the home of Brazilian soccer giants, Palmeiras and has a seating capacity of 43,000. The fixture is to take place on April 23 with Brazil hosting Uruguay in the South American …

Los Jaguares were outclassed by the Crusaders this morning, losing 32-15 against the Christchurch-based franchise in New Zealand’s second largest city. The five tries to two defeat sees the South Americans ending their three-match New Zealand tour with zero competition points. Unlike the performances against the Blues and Hurricanes over …

Canada will be without star winger Jeff Hassler for the June international series against Japan, Russia, and Italy. The World Cup standout has opted to undergo surgery on a troublesome shoulder problem with a view to returning to full fitness ahead of the 2016-17 Guinness Pro 12 season. Hassler suffered …

Luke Bradley is set to make his senior sevens debut in Singapore in the only change to the Canadian squad that dropped the Shield final to Russia in Hong Kong. The World Rugby u20 Trophy standout was included in the traveling squad to Hong Kong but did not make the final …

Former Olympic bobsledder Emily Azevedo has been called up by new head coach Richie Walker to take part in this weekend’s Langford stop on the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. The 32-year-old finished 5th in the two-person event at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Azevedo was approached by former Women’s …

Pat Blair has replaced Ben Pinkelman in the only change to the Eagles 7s side to compete on the next stop in the HSBC Sevens Series in Singapore this weekend. Pinkelman, the find of the season for Mike Friday’s team, has returned home with academic commitments at Colorado State University. …

Next up in the Americas Rugby News 2016 PRO Rugby Preview series is San Francisco, the second team that was announced for the competition after Sacramento. The Bay Area has a long history of top level rugby, so it was little surprise that they were awarded with a franchise. San …

Buenos Aires and Cuyo are to meet in Argentine Junior Decider, it was determined on Wednesday. The two teams finished top of the table and are to play against each other in the final at Tucumán Rugby club on Saturday. Also competing at the ground will be remaining competitors both …

Puma Tomás Cubelli will start for the Brumbies who take on the NSW Waratahs at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Saturday evening local time. It sees the Buenos Aires scrum half retained as the starting nine for the Canberra-based franchise. He has started all Super Rugby fixtures this season. The …

Andrew Durutalo is back in the Sunwolves starting lineup to face the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Friday. Four changes in all have been made to the side that lost to the Stormers in Cape Town last week, with four further positional switches. Durutalo lines up at openside with Ed Quirk …

Despite a decent spread of Americas players in the European finals they didn’t quite shower themselves with glory. The Jaguares lost and with only the Pro D2 left to look for players it’s a scrappy selection this week, but one we’ll have to live with. Next week we’ll have a …

John Tait has made two changes to his team ahead of the next round of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. This will be the second year that Langford has hosted an event. In the inaugural tournament 12 months ago Canada finished runners up in the Plate final, but coming off …

Americas Rugby News is back at it with our second in a series of five previews, each detailing the roster and outlook for the PRO Rugby teams. This time up is Denver whom were the final team named to the competition, although one of the very first cities that came …

Raúl Pérez has followed through with extensive rotation. Los Jaguares’ Head Coach has opted for wholesale changes for Saturday’s away Super Rugby fixture against the Crusaders in Christchurch, New Zealand. Getting their first opportunities to start are Facundo Isa and Gonzalo Bertranou, doing so at number eight and scrum half …

After an extensive process it is now official that Santa Fé is to host Los Pumas vs Italy on June 11, the UAR confirmed today. The Estadio Brigadier López del Club Atlético Colón will host the sanctioned test match. The southern city of Comodoro Rivadavia had been allocated hosting right to …

A new round of the Torneo Clasificatorio Uruguayo was played over the past weekend. Like in round three the team to impress the most was Montevideo side, Carrasco Polo. The club’s 64-10 thumping of Ceibos Rugby continues to put Carrasco Polo on track for a place in the 2016 Campeonato …

In Argentina this past weekend there were fixtures played as part of three respective national tournaments. Week 3 of the ICBC Nacional de Clubes was played as was week 3 of the Torneo del Interior B. In addition to both the Torneo del Interior A got underway with the opening …

This week at Americas Rugby News, we are gearing up for the start of the inaugural PRO Rugby season. Each of the next few days, we’ll be previewing a different PRO Rugby team. We’ll take a closer look at their rosters, speak with team management, and hopefully shed some more …

Paraguay left a good impression in Tucumán, Argentina this past weekend. Los Yakaré were in the Northern Argentine province playing a warm-up fixture ahead of the upcoming South American A Championship. Playing against the renowned Huirapuca club, the home side ran out 33-7 winners. Present at the club for the fixture …