Tag Archives: NACRA

Today marks the fundamental change in international competition in the Americas. With the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship beginning World Rankings are to be on the line for Brazil, Canada, Chile and Uruguay in their matches. Argentina and the USA are to play too but with it being the Argentina XV …

Earlier this week the Fédération Haïtienne de rugby took an important step forward into being fully integrated into the international rugby community. With Haiti Rugby unveiling an executive Committee the union of the Caribbean nation is closer to becoming a future member of Americas Rugby North. Presently the entity still …

This past weekend, the USA South Panthers traveled south to the Bahamas for the NACRA North Division promotion/relegation match. Having finished at the bottom of the Championship group in 2015 the Panthers were forced into a playoff against the Bahamas whom won the Cup (Tier II) group in 2015. USA …

The regional governing body for rugby in North America and the Caribbean, NACRA is to officially be rebranded to RAN – Rugby Americas North. The change is a part of a global renaming policy which has seen the former names or regional Associations altered to be Rugby Africa, Asia Rugby, …

USA Rugby South has named their roster to take on the Bahamas in early January. USA South is one of the few territories in the United States that offers consistent representative play. The Panthers represented the USA in the NACRA tournament starting in 2013. The side surprised many by winning …

The birth of rugby in Haiti was September of 2014 when around 20 coaches took part over several days of courses and practices to prepare them to play and coach Rugby.  It followed a workshop from the previous year but was a true introduction as, for the most part, the notion of …

As part of the Get Into Rugby‬ program Stéphane Lagache of the Fedération Française de Rugby (French Rugby Federation – FFR) has been involved in a Rugby Sevens coaching course in the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic. Organized in conjunction with the French Embassy, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Sport …

Brazil’s impressive home victory over Colombia on Saturday sees the Tupis rising in the World and Americas Rankings. The Portuguese speaking country’s 44-0 win over Colombia sees Brazil rising from 9th to 7th in the Americas, to trade places with Colombia, and from 45th to 42nd in the world. It …

Following a 2-0 series loss against Germany Brazil’s World Ranking has suffered with the world’s fifth largest country falling to 45th in the world. The new ranking sees Brazil falling behind both Trinidad & Tobago and Colombia to be 9th in the Americas. Prior to facing Germany Brazil was already ranked …

This year’s edition of the Tobago International Rugby 7s Tournament will take place over the first weekend (5th & 6th) of December. Details of the cost to participate and various accommodation options available can be accessed by clicking here as can an official Registration Form and information on how to get to …