Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup Qualification

Ecuador Begin Preparations for Guatemala

Ecuador has begun preparation for the all-important Americas repechage fixture. A roster of 40 players trained from Friday to Sunday at Fedeguayas field in Pascuales, Guayaquil. Los Piqueros will play host to Guatemala in a one-off match in Guayaquil on August 27. The winner will join Colombia, Peru and Venezuela in the 2016 …

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Americas Rankings – July 03 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – July 03 2016 see Mexico gaining rankings points at the expense of the Cayman Islands. Before the fixture Mexico had 44.62 points and was 56th in the world. This was a narrow advantage …

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Americas Rankings – June 12 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 12 2016 sees Bermuda gaining rankings points at the expense of the Bahamas. Argentina’s 30-24 win over Italy had no impact on the Americas Ranking of the home side. This is the case …

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Cayman Rugby Scale New Heights

By Phil Pretorius The RHSW Cayman National XV’s rugby team scaled new heights on Saturday by beating a powerful USA South Panthers team in Florida by 28-21. This was the Cayman team’s eighth consecutive win this season and they remain unbeaten. USA South was up until Saturday also unbeaten and …

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Americas Rankings – June 05 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 06 2016 sees Bermuda gaining rankings points at the expense of the Bahamas. The nations squared-off in this weekend’s only Rugby World Cup Qualification fixture. Played in Bermuda the home side obtained revenge …

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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 Mexico Mexico is now two wins from two appearances in the Rugby Americas North section of Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifying. Las …

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