Rosters of competing nations have been named for Americas Seven in Mar del Plata. The Rugby Sevens tournament will take place on January 9-10 and serve as both Olympics preparation and Hong Kong Sevens preparation for those involved. Hosts Argentina named their roster this past week. The 12-man squad features a combination …

Built on solid defense Córdoba Athletic took out the honors in the 27th edition of the Punta del Este Sevens, Uruguay’s premier Rugby Sevens event. Played this past weekend in the resort town the Argentine club became the first from outside of Buenos Aires to be crowned Punta 7s champion. …

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 Los Jaguares The roster of Los Jagures has people talking. Indeed this past week the head of Australian rugby Bill Pulver came …

Uruguay is to host Argentina in Punta del Este and the USA in Montevideo in the upcoming Americas Rugby Championship. The two home matches will take place in rounds three and five of the Six Nations tournament. The three remaining matches will be away matches for Los Teros with visits …

Chile and Uruguay impressed on Day one at the Punta del Este 7s on Saturday. Neither had perfect opening days but they were able to do enough to qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals.  The two countries were joined by a host of provinces and clubs from both Argentina and Uruguay …

A number Americas rugby players will feature in Week 11 of the Top 14. Due to the holidays all seven of the league matches are to be played on Sunday. First up at 2pm will be Oyonnax hosting Stade Français. Although both teams are competing in this season’s European Champions Cup …

Two Brazilian players are in search of obtaining PRO Rugby contracts. Having already played rugby in the USA this year the opportunity of potentially being signed to play the sport they love in the World Rugby and USA Rugby sanctioned professional league has the players excited. In March of this …

Australian rugby boss, Bill Pulver says that Los Jaguares can win Super Rugby. The head of the ARU believes that Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise, that will debut in the competition in 2016, will be able to go all the way and be champions. “We’re nervous that Argentina can win the …

There has been no shortage of players in the Top 14 from the Americas over the years. Who, though, have been the greatest? Americas Rugby News has selected 25 players who have performed with distinction for French clubs in Top 14 and European competition. 25 – Pablo Lemoine (Stade Français 2000-2006, …

It’s been a big year for rugby in the Americas and 2016 looks certain to be the biggest yet. The same can be said for Americas Rugby News. After initially discussing a post-World Cup start, we decided to push things well ahead of schedule and actually turned the lights on …

The Aviva Premiership is also geared up for a big weekend, and there are nearly a dozen Americas players on show over the course of Saturday and Sunday. London Irish gets things underway on Saturday against Northampton at the Madejski Stadium, and two Canadians have been named on the Exiles …

The Guinness Pro 12 is also firing on all cylinders in the first of two Festive Derbies weekends. Traditionally among the most popular matches of the season, every game should be intense as players look to get the edge in selection ahead of the Six Nations championship that kicks off …

There won’t be much rest for Greene King IPA Championship players, as the season continues on Saturday and Sunday. A half-dozen Canucks and two Argies are on duty this weekend. The all-Canadian engine room at Doncaster has been broken up, with Jon Phelan the fortunate one to wear the no5 …

Argentina’s 12-man roster for the Americas Seven in Mar del Plata has been named. The side trained by Santiago Gómez Cora is preparing for the international Sevens competition to be played in the city of Mar del Plata on January 9-10. The selected players will meet in Buenos Aires on January …

URU President Argentine Esteban Meneses is the new Uruguay Head Coach, replacing Pablo Lemoine. The Uni´n de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) made the announcement on Wednesday, thereby confirming the structure of the Uruguayan senior men’s staff ahead of the upcoming competition in 2016. Los Teros will join Argentina, Brazil, Canada, …

Los Puma fly half Nicolás Sánchez has been distinguished as the best Argentine rugby player of the year 2015. Voted in by sports journalists at a special function in Buenos Aires on Tuesday evening, Sánchez was one of three finalists, the others being captain Agustín Creevy and left winger Juan …

Canada won’t have a team in PRO Rugby for 2016, but it will have a revamped Canadian Rugby Championship (CRC). The competition has had its ups and downs over the years – odd scheduling, questionable commitment, and even tribal warfare with the BC rugby union – but it remains the …

Former Pumas fullback Martín Bustos Moyano has extended his contract with Bayonne for a further two years. The French club was relegated from the Top 14 last season and currently sits in second place on the Pro D2 table, with strong aspirations of an immediate return to the first division. …

National senior men’s head coach Kieran Crowley has signed a two year contract extension with Rugby Canada following an internal review of the World Cup program. The review committee acknowledged that the program had not met expectations in terms of win-loss results, but determined that progress had been made during …

Los Yakarés are training hard in anticipation for the Americano de Seven Rugby Sevens tournament. To be played in the Argentine beach-resort city of Mar del Plata the Paraguayans will begin 2016 by competing in an international tournament brining together countries from throughout the Americas. Being trained by Manuel Ruiz and …