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Argentina have won the Challenge Trophy at the Cape Town Sevens. After being knocked out of Cup contention on Day One, they salvaged the best possible result on Day Two with three wins in succession to finish in 9th place overall. Having running out to a 34-5 lead in their …

Two Canadians have reached historic scoring marks at the Cape Town Sevens. Nathan Hirayama and Justin Douglas each celebrated special moments in their careers on Saturday. Hirayama became just the fourth person in HSBC Sevens Series history to reach the 1,500 points plateau. His third conversion against Wales put him …

The USA Men’s Eagles are off to an ideal start in Cape Town after finishing the pool stage with a perfect three wins from three. They are the only Americas team to qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals with both Canada and Argentina slipping into the Trophy draw. It couldn’t …

Our last podcast of 2018 features US Eagles lock Nick Civetta to talk about the year that was, his professional career, and a little Major League Rugby. Paul Tait also checks in to talk about where things stand and what lies ahead less than a month away from a World …

Halifax native Cooper Coats is set to make his first senior international appearance after being called up to the Canada squad for this weekend’s HSBC Sevens Series event in Cape Town. The 22-year-old flyhalf joined the team during the week as a replacement for Lucas Hammond who was injured in …

Argentina and the USA will collide in Pool B of the Cape Town Sevens this coming weekend. The two Americas teams will collide in their final match of the opening day on Saturday. The Eagles are the top seeds after their historic silver finish in Dubai, with Spain and Japan …

Rugby United New York have signed US Eagles Sevens international Chris Mattina for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old Manhattan native returns to his home state after spending the past year on the HSBC Sevens Series, where he traveled to 8 of the 10 stops on the circuit. …

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 Andrés Zafra History was made in France on Saturday with Zafra becoming the first ever Colombian to score a try in …

The US Eagles might have been finalists for the first time in Dubai, but none of their players have been rewarded with selection to the official HSBC Dream Team. In fact only one player from the two finalists – New Zealand’s Andrew Knewstubb – was named in the select seven. …

Three North American players have been selected to the official HSBC Dream Team for the women’s bracket of the Dubai Sevens. Canada’s Britt Benn and Bianca Farella are selected as is USA co-captain Lauren Doyle. The top four teams contribute all seven players. Canada’s second-place finish sees two players earning …