Brazil

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 …

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 …

Rio de Janeiro’s world famous Ipanema beach is to be the setting for an international Beach Rugby tournament on Saturday. The fifth edition of the competition will be played on Saturday from 4pm-6pm and is to be broadcast in Brazil on SporTV 3. The event will include both men’s and …

It’s been a busy few weeks since our last league-wide update. Most notably the Toronto Arrows have revealed close to their entire roster for the 2019 Major League Rugby season and there have been heaps of sightings elsewhere as players arrive for preseason training. This time we’ve changed up our …

Pushing forward with his move to establish a ‘League of Nations’ World Rugby Vice Chairman Agustín Pichot has further criticized the existing set-up.  The former Pumas captain told L’Equipe that the big countries benefit from the small ones and that there is no solidarity. He seeks to change this by …

The kick-Off Times for Americas Rugby Championship 2019 have been confirmed. The 2019 edition of the Pan-Americas rugby competition is to be the fourth and the last before RWC 2019. The Americas is to account for four of the twenty teams competing in Japan 2019. This is a repeat of …

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 Andrés Zafra History was made in France on Saturday with Zafra becoming the first ever Colombian to score a try in …

On Friday and today the future of South America battled it out in Asunción, Paraguay. The 2018 Sudamérica Rugby U18s involved Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It was the first edition of the competition in the region. The competition took place at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, the home …

This episode features a good chat with Curry Hitchborn to talk about UBC and the pathway from college rugby to the pros. We also cover the last week of the international test window and what lies ahead for the Americas in the coming months. The ARN Podcast is available on: …

The last week of the November test window has now passed and it’s hard to believe it but we’re just a month away from being in a World Cup year. It’ll be mostly European club sides who supply our selections next week. This week we saw four teams in test …