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Round two of the Americas Rugby Championship proved just as exciting as the first, and to prove the depth of talent there is an entirely new XV selected in this week’s team. Once again all six teams contribute and deservedly so, with standouts in each country proving their quality, even …

The USA Eagles hosted Canada this past Saturday in the second round of the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. Played in the capital of Texas, Austin the home side produced a good display to join the Argentina XV at the top of the competition standings. Both the USA and Canada are …

Joaquín Paz is to join Los Jaguares in South Africa. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise is in final preparations for the second of two warm-up matches with a match coming up this Friday against the Lions in Johannesburg. Paz is to arrive in South Africa today to link up with the …

The Argentina XV played host to Chile this past Saturday in a round two match in the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. Played on the Argentine side of the Andes Mountains in the city of San Juan both teams competed for 80 minutes. Chile gave the Argentina XV a good challenge in the forwards …

Argentina XV head Coach Pablo Bouza has selected a 24-man roster to travel to Punta del Este to prepare for Saturday’s Americas Rugby Championship match against Uruguay. The unbeaten Argentina XV will face Uruguay who have one win and one loss from the opening two rounds of the competition. A win for …

A fantastic game of rugby was played on Friday to open round two of the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. Brazil played host to Uruguay in São Paulo and performed remarkably well, pushing the Rugby World Cup 2015 team to the limit. Based on this fixture the future, certainly, bodes well …

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 Ben Cima Goal kicking matters so much that it can win and lose matches. Regardless of the team a specialist is mandatory …

Four of the six teams in the Americas Rugby Championship played for rankings points this weekend. As of February 15 2016 there are no changes in overall position. There has, nonetheless, been movement in rankings points. Canada’s ranking points have been altered, seeing the 63,62 points decreased to a new ranking of 63,42 points. This …

Three tries in a under 10 minutes for captain Todd Clever sealed a comeback win for the Eagles as they defeated Canada 30-22 in another exciting Americas Rugby Championship match at Dell Diamond. The win extends the USA’s winning streak to four over their neighbors and leaves them level with …

A home win in San Juan this evening saw the Argentina XV completing a bonus point victory. What had been an error-ridden performance, involving a high number of unforced errors and multiple tries blown turned into a comfortable 52-15 victory following a late flurry. A strong start from the home …