New blood has been named in the Uruguay roster for the November Internationals. Los Teros will play a three-match tour of Europe. They will play against Germany, Spain and Romania. The team is to fly out of Montevideo on Sunday November 06. For the tour Head Coach Esteban Meneses has …
Read More »Ireland trim squad for Chicago trip
Ireland have named 27 players to board the plane and head across the Atlantic to play the All Blacks at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday. Included are British & Irish Lions stars Jamie Heaslip, Conor Murray, Jonathan Sexton, and Rob Kearney. There is also room for five uncapped players …
Read More »Video: Scully Superman Dive for Cardiff Blues
Blaine Scully scored with a superman dive for the Cardiff Blues this past weekend. Playing right wing he leaped over a would-be tackle from Steffan Evans to score in the corner. The Californian’s second half try was not enough to give his team a victory. The Scarlets won the match …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Colombia Colombia is now ranked just below Paraguay in the Americas Rankings. Saturday’s win over Mexico saw Colombia close the gap to …
Read More »Americas Rankings – October 30 2016
There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following Colombia’s home win over Mexico. In winning by 18 points Colombia gained the maximum points on offer, seeing Mexico fall as a result. The updated Americas Rankings – October 30 2016 are the final rankings before the November International begin. Argentina remains well out …
Read More »Premiership pair to play against Māori
Titi Lamositele and Nick Civetta have been released by Premiership Rugby to play for the US Eagles against the New Zealand Māori in Chicago on Friday. The organization had previously reached an agreement with the Welsh Rugby Union to release stars George North and Jamie Roberts for their match against …
Read More »Tickets Running Out for USA vs Maori All Blacks
Tickets are running out for USA vs Maori All Blacks, USA Rugby CEO Dan Payne has tweeted. The USA Eagles will be the home side for the fixture next Friday, November 04. The match is part of The Rugby Weekend. Chicago will host two international matches, one including the USA. …
Read More »Americas Players in Aviva Premiership – Week 7
The final round of the Aviva Premiership before the November Internationals is set to get underway. For many it is to be a final opportunity for match time before trading club for country. The Americas will have players involved though, for the first time no English-based players will play for …
Read More »Japan Name Roster for Pumas
Japanese Head Coach Jamie Joseph has named a 32-man roster for November. The number one Asian nation will play four test matches, the first of which is at home against Los Pumas on November 05. The remaining matches will be played in Europe. Joseph’s first match in charge sees a …
Read More »Mack to the Future for Canada
The rumors were true. Just three months after announcing his retirement from the HSBC Sevens Series, Phil Mack has decided to pull on the Canadian jersey one more time. The 31-year-old is set to take his James Bay halfback partnership to the international stage along with another returnee, Connor Braid. …
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