While the Americas is still nine years away from hosting its first-ever Rugby World Cup, teams from within the Rugby Americas North (RAN) and Sudamerica Rugby (SAR) regions possess a rich tournament history as well as giving us some of the most charismatic players involved.
So far, four teams from the Americas – Argentina, USA, Canada, and Uruguay – have competed on the game’s greatest stage since the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, with Los Pumas’ bronze medal finish at the 2007 edition in France, under the leadership of Agustin Pichot, the undoubted highlight.
Argentina’s place at Rugby World Cup 2023 was assured thanks to a top-three pool finish at the last tournament in Japan and since then they have been joined by two more teams from the Sudamerica region with Uruguay and Chile qualifying as Americas 1 and Americas 2 respectively.