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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 Toronto Arrows Major League Rugby (MLR) is now officially international. Canada is to join the USA’s professional rugby competition in 2019 …

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Chile U20s Champions of South America

Chile are the 2018 u20s Champions of South America. The title was won on home soil on Sunday after a successful unbeaten run in the tournament. Also competing were Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Los Cóndores 7’s defeated Brazil and Paraguay on day one but fell to a 22-19 defeat against …

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Argentina Win Sudamérica U18s 7’s

Argentina are the 2018 Sudamérica U18s 7’s champions. The title was won international competition on Saturday and Sunday in Santiago. Argentina were unbeaten in the two day competition. On day one Los Pumitas 7’s defeated Brazil 33-7, Chile 43-7, and Uruguay also by 43-7. In the Semi Final Argentina once …

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MLR Off-Season Update – November 1, 2018

The Rugby Weekend in Chicago will not just be an international spectacle. It is also an important one for Major League Rugby. The league owners will meet on Thursday in the Windy City to ratify the 2019 schedule. A final draft has already been circulated and barring any unforeseen circumstances …

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Team of the Week

It’s been an interesting week. Our ‘international’ selections come from a Rugby Americas Select side that doubled up on the Glendale Raptors in a Major League Rugby scouting venture. Auckland won the Mitre 10 Cup with two Americas players very prominent while a third starred in the Heartland Championship. Other …

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Americas Selects too much for Glendale Raptors

A high-flying second half gave the Rugby Americas Selects an overwhelming 59-31 win over the Glendale Raptors at Infinity Park on Saturday. The friendly was organized as part of the Rugby Americas combine that saw 26 players from across the Americas come together in a bid to earn professional contracts …

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Argentina Ready for Valentín Martínez

Argentina are ready for Valentín Martínez. Daniel Villen has confirmed the playing roster to travel to Montevideo to compete in the competition on November 9-10. Las Pumas are to be competing for a place at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Already qualified from South America are Brazil and …

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