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The 5 Countries Who Booked their Places at RWC 2019 This Year

Americas Rugby News would like to thank each and every one of our readers for another great year. This was our fourth year of being and 2019 was by far our busiest to date. On the social media front we saw close to a 50% increase in our Facebook followers …

New training facilities have been made available for Chile. Los Cóndores are to prepare inside new doors as Chile seeks to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. Chile Rugby has come to an arrangement with CARR to utilize the closed roof facilities, which includes a wide-range of weights. …

At the age of 34 Gonzalo Camacho has retired. The aggressive Argentine winger has hung up his boots but will remain actively involved with rugby as he turns to coaching. A regular in Los Pumas from 2009-2013, Camacho earned 24 test caps for his country. He would have had many …

On a monuments day for Argentine rugby it has been confirmed that Joaquín Tuculet has signed a new contract with the UAR. The fullback will remain at Los Jaguares on a long-term basis until the end of 2021. Tuculet was one of two big names off contract at the end …

Agustín Creevy is not going anywhere. The former captain of Los Jaguares and Los Pumas will remain a Jaguar for 2019, extending his contract with the UAR. His new deal sees him under contract with the UAR until December 2019. A move to France has been rumored with Stade Français …

What a monumental year it has been for the Eagles. While their test winning streak came to an end against Ireland, they finished 2019 at their highest ever ranking of 12th in the world and earned a first-ever win over Samoa on the November tour. The end-of-year schedule saw some …

Argentina is to face South Africa in a RWC 2019 warm-up match. The fixture will take place in Pretoria after the completion of the Rugby Championship. For South Africa the match is to be just one of two home matches in 2019. The two fixtures will be in Johannesburg and …

Canada and the USA will make a surprise return to the Pacific Nations Cup in 2019. Fiji Rugby CEO John O’Connor confirmed the development at a meeting in Nadi on Saturday. While dates and fixtures have yet to be confirmed, it’s expected that the 2019 PNC will follow a similar …

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 USA Men’s SevensFor the first time in their history the Men’s Eagles are on top of the world. They were defeated by …