Rugby World Cup 2019’s qualification process got underway this past Saturday in the Caribbean. Jamaica’s impressive away defeat over St. Vincent and the Grenadines began what is a three month qualifying process in the region. Seven other countries join Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Americas Round …

Rugby’s continued growth throughout the Americas has seen an important realization in the western South American country of Ecuador. The nation’s capital, Quito has acquired a rugby-specific field at the traditional La Carolina park. Quito is home to more than 300 rugby players. Spread across seven clubs these athletes and …

Colombia’s leading men’s and women’s players of both senior and junior categories are to gather in Medellín this month to begin preparations for international duty in 2016. From March 22-27 players will be analyzed with the purpose of confirming the rosters that will represent Colombia throughout the year. In 2016 Colombia’s …

Brodie Retallick, the starting Chiefs and All Blacks second-rower, suffered a fractured rib and is to be sidelined for six weeks. The Chiefs are to play upcoming matches in South Africa and Argentina without the All Black. Retallick was injured playing at home against the Lions in round two. The …

Andre Snyman and Peter Borlase are the latest names to find a role within PRO Rugby. Both based in Denver, Snyman joins the league as a part-time Technical Adviser while Borlase will take up an Assistant Coach position beside Sean O’Leary, named Head Coach of the Denver franchise 10 days …

NBC Sports Network has signed an historic three-year deal with the Aviva Premiership to broadcast the top English professional league’s matches on a regular basis in the USA. They will also broadcast live the first ever Premiership match to be played on American soil when Saracens meet London Irish at …

The Argentina XV claimed the newly minted Americas Rugby Championship title in São José dos Campos on Saturday, defeating Brazil to emerge from the tournament undefeated with an opening round draw against the US Eagles the only blemish on their record. Os Tupis were overwhelmed by the visitors, but could …

Uruguay put the wraps on their third win of the Americas Rugby Championship at the Estadio Charrúa on Saturday, a good result that shows the consistent improvement of Los Teros since qualifying for the 2015 World Cup. While the result was disappointing for Eagles fans – particularly after squandering a 20-9 …

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 Jamaica The Caribbean Island nation of Jamaica has risen in the Americas Rankings thanks to disposing of St. Vincent and the Grenadines …

The pools for the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series to be held for the first time in Vancouver this coming weekend have been announced, with some exciting match-ups set for Saturday, the first of the two-day event. Las Vegas champions Fiji head up Pool A, with giant-killers Kenya, …

Italian rugby star Mirco Bergamasco is set to move across the Atlantic and join a PRO Rugby franchise. Just hours after confirmation of Pedrie Wannenburg’s signature, multiple Italian sources are now reporting that the 33-year-old will also make the jump to the USA after being granted an early release from …

Perry Baker has been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Las Vegas 7s. The Eagles rocket had a memorable tournament scoring five tries including two mesmeric efforts against Canada on day one. South African counterpart Seabelo Senatla, the tournament’s leading try scorer with 11, is also in …

Fiji beat the odds to defeat Australia in an absorbing Cup final in Las Vegas to take the top spot at the HSBC Sevens Series event. While that might sound strange considering they entered the tournament as joint-leaders on the overall Series table, the players had to overcome the emotion …

Brazil’s preparation to host the 2016 Olympic Games received a positive infield boost today as Brazil were Crowned Sul Americano Sevens Champions.  In winning Brazil not only retained their title but did so for for the thirteenth consecutive year. Titled Aquece Rio, or Rio Warm-up, the two-day women’s Rugby Sevens tournament brought …

Six countries from the Americas had their rankings on the line this weekend. In the Americas Rugby Championship both Chile vs Canada and Uruguay vs USA were for rankings points. In addition the Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifier of St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Jamaica had points on the line. Uruguay’s …

South Africa international Pedrie Wannenburg has signed a deal to play for Denver in the inaugural PRO Rugby season. While several American-based players have now been linked – including Chilean age-grade international Sebastián Kalm – the former Springbok no8 is the first overseas player confirmed to be joining the fledgling …

Hosts USA rebounded from a crushing defeat to South Africa in their final pool match earn a spot in the Cup semi final on Day 2 of the HSBC Sevens Series event at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday. The 29-0 beating handed out by the Blitzbokke could …

Uruguay claimed a major scalp with a 29-25 victory over the US Eagles at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo on Saturday in the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship. The result had no influence on the final standings with the USA just holding 2nd spot by a nose by …

Canada pulverised a hapless Chilean side in Santiago on Saturday to end their Americas Rugby Championship on a high. Nine tries from seven different players contributed to a 64-13 score, Canada’s third-highest score total and points differential in their history, and the most since their 69-3 effort over Barbados in …

The inaugural Americas Rugby Championship came to a close at the unofficial spiritual home of Brazilian rugby, São José dos Campos this evening. The Argentina XV wrapped-up the title by defeating Brazil 42-7. 10 minutes in Juan Pablo Estelles opened the scoring. His try came from an opportunistic box-kick from …