Brazil have called up four players for their two-match tour of Argentina, two of them uncapped. Os Tupis will play against provincial powerhouse Tucumán on Friday evening with a match against Salta on Tuesday. The first will be played at Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club with the second venue to be …
Read More »Belize To Play First Ever Test Match
Belize will play their first ever test match on Sunday, playing host to Guatemala. The neighboring Central American countries will go to battle as a special attraction on a day also featuring the national champion finals. Sunday’s test match will see the debut of the Belize Macaws. The parrots are …
Read More »Match Preview – England Academy vs Canada ‘A’
Canada will continue their four-match UK tour with a mid-week friendly pitting their ‘A’ side against England Academy at Cobham RFC on Wednesday. It was the senior England side who came out on top by 27-19 in Sunday’s test, and Canada will be hoping to follow the USA’s success against …
Read More »Uruguay Add Ormaechea for Romania
Uruguay have added Agustín Ormeachea to their roster to face Romania. Los Teros will bring to an end their November Internationals and 2018 dates in Bucharest on Saturday. The 27-year-old Ormaechea missed out on Uruguay’s matches against the Cardiff Blues, Ulster, and Fiji to play for his French club. With …
Read More »Ireland without seven for USA match
Ireland have sent seven players back to their clubs to recover from various knocks following their historic win over New Zealand in Dublin on Saturday. None will be involved in the final test of the year against the USA at the Aviva Stadium this coming weekend. Missing out will be …
Read More »Romania recall captain Macovei for Uruguay test
Romania have welcomed back 79 caps of experience for their match against Uruguay on Saturday. Regular captain Mihai Macovei has returned to the squad from club side Colomiers. The addition of the 32-year-old is the only change to the squad that prepared for this past weekend’s test against the USA. …
Read More »Spain call for Colombian Mauricio Londoño Guañarita
Spain have called-up Colombian Mauricio Londoño Guañarita. The winger has been added to the roster to face Samoa this coming Saturday. Los Leones are looking to make amends for their RWC qualifying disqualification. They are straight back to work and are developing a roster for RWC 2023. This past weekend …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada After months of stress Canada are on the verge of retaining their record of qualifying for every World Cup. The …
Read More »England outmuscle Canada at Doncaster
England’s used brute force to overcome the Canadian challenge at Doncaster on Sunday, the final score 27-19 in favor of the hosts. While the result didn’t quite go their way, the Canadian staff will be very pleased with the effort having suffered three lopsided defeats to England just a year …
Read More »Women’s Eagles end tour with win over Ireland
The USA Women’s Eagles ended their overseas tour in a high with a 19-10 over Ireland at Donnybrook on Sunday. After opening their first campaign since the 2017 World Cup with two heavy defeats, the team heads home with two wins in the space of a week after the Selects …
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