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Americas Rugby Championship: RAN & Sudamerica National/A team Tournament. Teams: USA, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, & Brazil

ARC and ARch Senior and U20s Cancelled for 2020

By djcoilrugby on July 6, 2020 Americas Rugby Championship

Rugby Americas Release 2020 RUGBY AMERICAS COMPETITIONS WILL NOT TAKE PLACE IN CURRENT FORMAT THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC July 6, 2020 – Today, Rugby Americas Chief Executive Officer Dan Payne announced that the 2020 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) and Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) – senior and under-20 – competitions will not take place this year in their current format due to the COVID- 19 pandemic. “We’ve been monitoring the status of each country closely and it has become very obvious this is in the best interest of players, staff and overall public welfare,” said Payne. “World Rugby, CEOs…

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USA Rugby Venues For 2020 Americas Rugby Championship

By djcoilrugby on February 14, 2020 Americas Rugby Championship

The USA will have three home matches for the Americas Rugby Championship 2020. All three matches will be featured LIVE on florugby.com and ticket information will be available soon. Registration for exclusive pre-sale opportunities is available here. The Eagles will play one match in Colorado and two in Texas at the following locations: August 15 vs Canada at Infinity Park, Glendale, CO August 22 vs Chile at Bold Stadium, Austin, TX August 29 vs Uruguay at Aveva Stadium, Houston, TX Infinity Park at Glendale was the first rugby only facility in the U.S. It is known as RugbyTown USA…

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USA Men’s Eagles Edges Canada

By djcoilrugby on March 9, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

The USA Rugby Men’s Eagles scored a try in the 79th minute to edge Canada 30-25 in the finale of the Americas Rugby Championship 2019 on Mar 8 at Starfire Sports in Seattle, WA. The USA moved to second place with a 3-2 record and 17 points, pending the outcome of Uruguay versus Brazil. An Uruguay win would give them second place. Canada finished the ARC in fifth place with a 1-4 record and 7 points. Match Recap The U.S. struck first with a penalty kick by Will Magie for a 3-0 lead. Canada answered back after attacking from a…

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USA Men’s Eagles vs Canada: ARC 2019

By djcoilrugby on March 7, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

The USA Rugby Men’s Eagles and Canada have named their match-day 23 for the finale of the Americas Rugby Championship 2019 this Friday, Mar 8 at Starfire Sports in Seattle, WA. Kickoff is set for 7 PM Pacific Time with the game broadcast live on FloRugby in the U.S. and live in Canada on TSN.ca and on tape delay at 11 pm ET/8 pm PT on TSN3. The match is considered a home match for Canada. Professional rugby commitments in Europe and for Major League Rugby have impacted the availability of players, as well as the consistency of squads from…

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USA Men’s Eagles Suffers Loss to Uruguay

By djcoilrugby on March 4, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

The USA Men’s Eagles faced Uruguay in the fourth round of the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship on March 2 at Starfire Sports Stadium. Uruguay emerged with a 32-25 win, Los Teros first win over the Eagles on U.S. soil. As the result of the loss, the Eagles fell to 15th place in the World Rugby standings, while Uruguay moved to 16th. The Eagles will conclude the ARC against Canada on Friday, March 8 at Starfire Sports with the kickoff at 10:10 pm ET and will be broadcast LIVE on FloRugby. Match Recap Less than a minute into the match, the…

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USA Men’s Eagles vs Uruguay: ARC 2019

By djcoilrugby on March 1, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

USA Men’s Eagles Head Coach Gary Gold continues to juggle his match-day squad as he attempts to cooperate with European and Major League Rugby Clubs. The 13th ranked Eagles will face 17th ranked Uruguay this Saturday, March 2 in the fourth round of the Americas Rugby Championship 2019 at Starfire Sports. Kickoff is set for 10 PM Eastern Standard Time, LIVE on FloRugby. Head Coach Gary Gold has made five changes to the starting roster forwards Joe Taufete’e at hooker and Tevita Tameilau at flanker. Taufete’e is only one try away from passing Keith Wood as the highest scoring front…

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USA Moves to Second in ARC After Beating Brazil

By djcoilrugby on February 24, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

The United States Men’s Rugby National team defeated Brazil 33-28 in Round Three of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) 2019 on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Dell Diamond in Austin, TX. The U.S. is now in second place following their loss to Argentina XV, while Brazil drops to fifth place. The Eagles will travel to Seattle for two final games against Uruguay on March 2 and finish the ARC against rival-Canada March 8 at Starfire Sports. Tickets for all three remaining matches are available at usarugby.org/tickets. All games will be broadcast LIVE on FloRugby, exclusively in the U.S. Match Recap The…

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USA vs Brazil: ARC 2019

By djcoilrugby on February 22, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

The 13th ranked United States Men’s Rugby National team will face 26th ranked Brazil in Round Three of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) 2019 this Saturday, Feb. 23 at Dell Diamond in Austin, TX. Gary Gold has needed to juggle his squad with the return of several players to Major League Rugby, European, and a couple of college clubs. The squad sees the return of captain Blaine Scully and the full squad has 360 cumulative caps. Kapeli Pifeleti could earn his first cap if he enters from the reserves. The U.S. is currently in third place following their loss to Argentina…

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Men’s Eagles Home Squad Changes: ARC 2019

By djcoilrugby on February 18, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

USA Rugby Release – Aalina Tabani AUSTIN, TX. – The USA Men’s Eagles have announced changes to the full squad for the final three rounds of the Americas Rugby Championship 2019 taking place on home soil. After receiving a red card during the USA’s previous match against Argentina XV, center Paul Lasike’s appeal to the judicial decision was upheld, reducing his original suspension from four weeks to one week. Lasike fulfilled the suspension when he sat out from playing with his professional club (Harlequins) during the ARC 2019 bye week. The athlete will now be available for selection to the…

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Argentina XV Numbers Advantage Gains Win Over USA

By djcoilrugby on February 9, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

The USA Rugby Men’s National Team faced two-time runners-up Argentina XV in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship 2019 on Saturday, Feb 9 in Argentina. Match Recap AJ MacGinty kicked to open the match and Felipe Ezcurra executed a box kick that was tapped back into Argentinan hands. The ball went wide left with Julian Dominguez racing down touch and offloading to Santiago Carreras for a try. Martin Elias slotted the conversion to a 7-0 lead. Argentina XV attacked from a lineout after a penalty, taking the ball inside and Lucas Favre finished the attack with a try…

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ARC 2019: Argentina XV vs USA

By djcoilrugby on February 7, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

The USA Rugby Men’s National Team will face two-time runners-up Argentina XV in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship 2019 this Saturday, Feb 9 at 3 PM ET, LIVE on FloRugby. Eagles Head Coach Gary Gold has made no changes from the previous week’s roster, who beat Chile 71-8. The team has a cumulative total of 365 test caps with 13 of the 23 players having played in last year’s first ever 17-10 win over Argentina XV. Against Chile, nine USA players scored tries with AJ MacGinty scoring three tries and five conversions for 25 points and earning…

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USA Rugby Races Over Chile in 2019 ARC Opener

By djcoilrugby on February 2, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

The 2019 Americas Rugby Championship began on Saturday, February 2 with the USA beating Chile 71-8 at Estadio Santiago Bueras. The match against Chile was broadcast LIVE on FloRugby. As reigning two-time Champions, the Eagles have secured their first win in 2019 as they chase their third consecutive title in the opening of a Rugby World Cup year. Match Recap AJ MacGinty kicked off to begin the match and Hanco Germishuys stripped a Chilean player of the ball. After a lineout after a penalty, the Eagles mauled over the line with Joe Taufete’e grounding the ball for the record-tying 14th…

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2019 Americas Rugby Championship: Chile vs USA

By djcoilrugby on January 31, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

The 2019 Americas Rugby Championship begins on Saturday, February 2 with Chile hosting the USA Men’s Eagles at Estadio Santiago Bueras. The match against Chile will be broadcast live at 1 pm ET LIVE on FloRugby. As reigning two-time Champions, the Eagles will begin the chase to secure their third consecutive title in the opening of a Rugby World Cup year. Backs for the USA include Marcel Brache with 12 caps at wing. he takes the place of Blaine Scully, who is out due to injury. Gannon Moore, who recently earned his first cap in the team’s historic first ever…

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USA Rugby 2019 Americas Rugby Championship Squad

By djcoilrugby on January 17, 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

A The U.S. Men’s National Team Eagles include a squad of 35-players for the annual Americas Rugby Championship 2019 that begins on Saturday, February 2. The Eagles, the reigning two-time champions, will open on the road against Chile and Argentina XV before coming home to play Brazil, Uruguay, and rival-Canada. All but the match against Argentina XV will be test matches. The USA had their most successful year during 2018, winning all five matches in the Americas Rugby Championship 2018 and claiming first-ever wins over then-No. 6 Scotland and Samoa. The ARC is the first competition of the year with…

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