The Sudamérica Rugby Sevens circuit is just around the corner. 2019 will kick-off with international competitions in Uruguay and Chile in the beach resort destinations of Punta del Este and Viña del Mar. The two tournaments are to have the representation of six countries from South America – Argentina, Brazil, …
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Los Jaguares Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada praised Argentine players in Europe. On Argentina Scrum the man in charge of the Argentine Super Rugby franchise responded to a question asking for which player from Europe he would incorporate into Los Pumas? The answer given was not direct. Instead he responded by …
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With 2018 coming to a close the final touches are being put into place ahead of the 2019 Super Rugby pre-season. Los Jaguares new Head Coach, Gonzalo Quesada has pressing issues to resolve. At the top of this list is the position of fly half. The departure of Nicolás Sánchez …
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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. This week’s edition is the final for the year. Up and Under will return in January ahead of the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship. …
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Racing 92 remain undefeated in the 2018-2019 European Champions Cup. Scoring two tries in today’s win was Juan Imhoff. The Argentine flier scored in both halves of the away match against the Leicester Tigers in England. Today’s 34-11 victory underlines the Top 14 side as Champions Cup title contenders. For …
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Argentina made history in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday by securing titles in both the men’s and women’s Beach Rugby competitions. The men successfully defended their title while the women ended Brazil’s hegemony in completing a first ever tournament victory in Ipanema. Played under the scorching heat of 40 degrees …
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Benjamín Urdapilleta kicked eight points for Castres who downed Munster 13-12 today in France. The match was a round four fixture in the European Champions Cup. Urdapilleta played the match in his usual position of fly half. He converted his team’s only try and also landed three penalties. Canadian Taylor …
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The match officials for the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) bring new light to the growing importance of the tournament. For the fourth edition of the competition there are to be referees from all six countries, something that has never happened before. Representing Chile will be Frank Méndez. He joins …
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While the top flight clubs are participating in Europe the RFU Championship has been on hiatus since the end of October. Those clubs have instead been participating in the new Championship Cup, essentially a reserve grade competition that has replaced the British & Irish Cup. With league fixtures set to …
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Week 4 of the European Champions Cup begins today. In the fourth of six rounds of the regular season matches will be played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The following preview documents the involvement of players from the Americas. In the opening fixture Gloucester are at home against the Exeter …
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