Tag Archives: November Internationals

South American rugby coaches made history in 2021. First, Esteban Meneses coached Uruguay to Americas 1. The Argentine made history as a North American country was unable to qualify for a Rugby World Cup as Americas 1 for the first time. Second, Chile are closer than ever to participating in …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Golden Brazil seal spot in 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup Brazil won the 2021 South American Sevens. The tournament …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The Americas were represented by Argentina …

Italy ‘A’ were 31-13 winners over Uruguay today. The non-capped international was the first of two occasions wherein Uruguay take-on Italy prior to their RWC 2023 meeting. Uruguay rotated heavily for the match today and the home side put on a strong performance to complete a convincing victory. Italy ‘A’ …

England underlined their spot at the top of the world rankings with a dominant 51-12 win over Canada at The Stoop on Sunday. The home side recorded seven tries in all, with the Canadians falling off the pace and conceding 31 unanswered points in the second half. It was a …

Brazil and Zimbabwe met for the first time earlier today. The South America vs Africa clash was the opening game of the Stellenbosch Challenge. The South African city is hosting the tournament which also includes Kenya and Namibia. Brazil had a poor start to the match; indeed, the South American …

Canada’s Senior Men’s team defeated Belgium 24-0 at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Brussels on Saturday. The victory came despite a red card to flanker Michael Smith which forced the Canadians to play shorthanded for over an hour. An early line breach resulted in a try for Canada. Ben LeSage took …

Argentina regained momentum today. The South Americans were big winners over Italy at the Stadio Monigo in Treviso. The 37-16 win was the first since July and put to an end what was a seven match losing-streak. The five tries to one victory was Argentina’s largest over Italy since 2002. …

Canada will play their first of two overseas tests in London on Sunday as they renew a friendly rivalry against England. The two sides have met nine times since colliding at the 2014 World Cup Final in Paris. England were the better side on that day and have only lost …

Ireland celebrated their first ever match at the RDS Arena in Dublin with a 20-10 win over the Women’s Eagles on Friday. Individual errors were largely to blame for the USA, who squandered several chances to score though a controversial moment in the second half will also be a point …