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Ben Pinkelman will captain the US Eagles at the Las Vegas Sevens this weekend. With regular skipper Madison Hughes ruled out for several months after knee surgery, Pinkelman will lead the charge for a second straight tournament. Also sidelined with a knee injury in Stephen Tomasin. There are two changes …

Rugby Canada has announced a new multi-year partnership with Canterbury. The prominent New Zealand-based rugby apparel company will supply kit for all of Canada’s national teams as well as merchandise for general sale. Canterbury replaces previous kit suppliers Under Armour, who had been the apparel partner since May 2014. The …

Damian McGrath has selected his strongest possible squad to take part in the fast-approaching North American leg of the HSBC Sevens Series. The Las Vegas and Vancouver tournaments are the fifth and sixth stops, respectively, on the 2017-18 circuit and double as seeding qualifiers for the 2018 Rugby World Cup …

Los Pumas 7’s have been dealt a major blow. Franco Sábato has been ruled out of the Las Vegas and Vancouver 7’s tournaments. The loss of Sábato adds to a growing injury list with Fernando Luna also missing out. Sábato is out through a shoulder injury. His place on the …

Argentina is ready for the upcoming Las Vegas 7’s tournament. Los Pumas 7’s Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora has named a 13-man roster for the two upcoming World Sevens events in North America. An injury forced change from Gómez Cora sees the return of Renzo Barbier from La Plata club …

Uruguay has named a 12-man roster for the Las Vegas and Vancouver 7’s. Los Teros 7’s will compete in the upcoming legs of the World Sevens Circuit in the two North American cities. Of the two tournaments the first is to be that of Las Vegas. Pools for the USA …

The USA will play in Pool C at the Las Vegas Sevens, one of four Americas teams that will participate in the fifth stop of the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series. A ninth-place finish as Challenge Trophy winners in Hamilton was consolation for the Eagles after a difficult opening day. Two …

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. With many significant activities this week an extra-long list in both the Up and Under categories is required.   UP Uruguay Uruguay are …

Fiji defeated South Africa 24-17 in a thrilling Cup Final at Waikato Stadium to close out first ever HSBC Sevens Series event held in Hamilton. Alosio Naduva’s third try of the match erased a 12-point halftime deficit and capped of an impressive run for the Fijians, who edged both Samoa …

The Americas endured a difficult Day One at the Hamilton Sevens with none of the three teams qualifying for the Cup Quarter Finals. Canada and the USA each suffered significant injury blows heading into the tournament which affected their performance while Argentina could not escape a competitive Pool C. Perry …