Monthly Archives: June 2019

Test Match Highlights – Chile vs Romania

The historic first ever match between Chile, and Romania took place on Saturday in Valparaiso. For Los Cóndres the opportunity of playing against a test side from the world’s Top 20 was a breakthrough. Prior to the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) Chile struggled to receive regular international competition outside of …

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Up and Under

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 San Diego Legion The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen …

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Americas Rankings – June 09 2019

Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 09 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday, and Sunday in South America. From a regional perspective the weekend was poor with a 0-4 return. The attendance …

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Namibia claim historic win over Uruguay

History was made this evening as Namibia claimed an historic victory over Uruguay. The 30-28 win was Namibia’s first with Uruguay having been victorious in the three prior test matches between the countries. Namibia’s celebrations were Uruguay’s heartbreak. They secured the win with the final play of the match. After …

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Russia shock Argentina XV in Nations Cup

Russia pulled off a shock upset his afternoon, downing the Argentina XV in the Nations Cup. The 48-40 victory was the first for Russia in the Nations Cup. They lost their opening match 48-26 against Uruguay yet today were the superior side and thoroughly deserved their win over the Argentina …

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