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John Mitchell cannot be accused of disliking surprises. The Eagles head coach has handed the captaincy to Nate Augspurger for the Americas Rugby Championship match against Chile on Saturday. The Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo will be the venue for the fourth round meeting that sees an undefeated USA side …

Los Cóndores will field an almost entirely different side to face the USA in San Carlos de Apoquindo on Saturday. A full load of 12 players have been swapped out after losing to the Argentina XV in Talcahuano. Despite showing improvement from the week before, head coach Bernard Charreyre has shown …

Jaguares standout Emiliano Boffelli has been called up to the Argentina XV squad to prepare for the Americas Rugby Championship match against Brazil on Saturday. The highly rated outside back has not played a competitive match since damaging knee ligaments against the Southern Kings in May of last year. Prior …

The turning point of the Americas Rugby Championship saw the teams break into three distinct groups. As expected the Argentina XV and USA are tied for the lead after convincing wins, while Uruguay is now level with Canada after getting past a tricky Brazilian side. A number of players put …

A few notes and updates from around the Americas Rugby Championship. Look for some new names to enter the fray for the North American teams as they fly south for the final two rounds. There were also a few newcomers to international rugby this past weekend, and a couple other …

Canada played host to the USA on Saturday. The fixture was a round three match of the Americas Rugby Championship and the final tournament match in North America. The hosts entered with a win over Chile and a loss against the Argentina XV. The visitors were coming off wins over Brazil …

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 USA The US Eagles set a new record for tries and points scored as they romped to a 51-34 win over …

Uruguay hosted Brazil in a round three Americas Rugby Championship match on Saturday. The home side was far from playing at their best but was able to deliver a bonus point victory. The result gives Los Teros their first win of the competition and places them in a strong position ahead …

The Argentina XV continued their winning ways, downing Chile on Saturday. The result of the round three fixture of the Americas Rugby Championship sees the reigning champions tied at the top with the USA. Playing in the summer heat of Talcahuano, the Argentina XV did not produce their finest rugby. A …

Week 2 of the Americas Rugby Championship has impacted the Americas Rankings. While there have been no positional changes within the rankings there have been alterations in the world rankings. Canada’s record loss at home to the USA means they fall from 64.29 points to 62.15. The lost points have …