Magnificent defense from Los Jaguares saw the Argentine Super Rugby side outlast the Chiefs to secure a home Super Rugby Semi Final. Los Jaguares were 21-16 winners in what was a tightly-fought contest resembling a test match. Gonzalo Quesada’s team got off to a dream start, scoring a try within …
Read More »South American Men’s Olympic Qualifiers Coming Up in Chile
From June 29-30 the South American men’s countries will be played in Santiago, Chile. An Olympic qualifying spot is on the line with the winners joining the Brazilian women who successfully qualified for Tokyo 2020. Not only will be winning men’s team in Santiago qualify for the 2020 Olympics but …
Read More »Super Rugby Quarter Final Preview – Jaguares vs Chiefs
It is Quarter Finals time in Super Rugby. For Argentina’s side, Los Jaguares it marks a second appearance but this time they are to have home advantage. Visiting Buenos Aires are the Chiefs – the 2012 and 2013 Super Rugby champions. Gonzalo Quesada’s Jaguares are much changed from last weekend. …
Read More »World Rugby pulls plug on Nations Championship
World Rugby has officially pulled the plug on its proposed Nations Championship, also referred to as the World League. The new competition would have seen Tier 1 nations grouped in an annual competition with a year-end match to determine a yearly world champion. A similar model would have included several …
Read More »France drop Bastareaud from World Cup squad
Mathieu Bastareaud has arrived in New York, but it looks like he won’t be flying to Tokyo this fall. The superstar center touched down in the Big Apple this past week to formally sign his contract with Rugby United New York for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. In a …
Read More »Argentina title dream ends with Semi Final defeat to Australia
Argentina’s title dreams ended this afternoon with a Semi Final defeat against Australia in the U20 Championship. The South Americans were beaten 34-13 by Australia and will now face South Africa in the Bronze Final on Saturday. Following a competitive, and close, opening half Australia took control in the second …
Read More »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 Women’s Eagles Sevens This was unquestionably the best weekend in the history of the USA Women’s Sevens team. On Saturday they …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 16 2019
Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 16 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday in South America. In Montevideo Uruguay humbled the Argentina XV. The match saw the home side in control throughout …
Read More »Uruguay silence Argentina XV to claim Nations Cup
Uruguay silenced the Argentina XV this evening to claim the Nations Cup. In doing so Los Teros successfully defended the trophy for a second year, making them three-time champions. The match followed that of Russia vs Namibia. The Bears’ 20-0 win over Namibia saw them on 10 points in the …
Read More »Super Rugby Highlights – Jaguares vs Sunwolves
In their final regular season match of 2019 Los Jaguares played host to the Sunwolves. The Argentina vs Japan Super Rugby fixture saw the South Americans completing a comfortable victory, and with it they confirmed themselves as a team that has the potential of damaging the historical roots of the …
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