Against the odds Chile delivered in Cochabamba, Bolivia winning Gold. In doing so Los Cóndores 7’s made history by claiming gold at the Juegos Suramericanos. Uruguay and Argentina won Silver and Bronze respectively. Chile’s road to Gold on Day Three saw Los Cóndores downing Brazil by an embarrassing 52-0. This …
Read More »Brazil Claim Gold in Cochabamba
At the 2018 Juegos Suramericanos in Cochabamba, Bolivia Brazil claimed Gold. Las Yaras completed an unbeaten tournament today, claiming 65-0 and 34-05 wins over Bolivia and Argentina respectively. The results saw Brazil not only claiming a Gold Medal but also qualifying for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. …
Read More »2018 Juegos Suramericanos – Day Two Results
Day two of the 2018 Juegos Suramericanos saw the medals picture taking shape. With one day left to play the competition in Bolivia is proving to be one with many results not going according to historical rankings. For a tournament preview click here. For Day One results click here. In …
Read More »2018 Juegos Suramericanos – Day One Results
Day one of the 2018 Juegos Suramericanos is in the record books. The opening day saw Bolivia officially joining the South American rugby community. Both Men’s and Women’s teams from the host nation competed for the first time in history. For a tournament preview click here. For Bolivia it was …
Read More »2018 Juegos Suramericanos Preview
The 2018 Juegos Suramericanos are almost here. Taking place at 2500m altitude the Bolivian city of Cochabamba host the 2018 edition of the South American Games. This year’s Juegos Suramericanos begin on Friday with Rugby 7’s featuring from Sunday to Tuesday (May 27-29). There are both Men’s and Women’s Rugby …
Read More »Team of the Week
Three one-sided results in the final round of the Sudamericano 6 Naciones gave us plenty of options to pick from but we were also handed another great performance from the Jaguares and a cracking game of rugby in Seattle on Sunday. There are lots of players who didn’t make the …
Read More »Further advancements for Liga Sul Americana de Rugby
Further Advancements for the Liga Sul Americana de Rugby have been made. South America’s professional rugby competition was born with it serving the needs of the four union South American unions in the Americas Rugby Championship – Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. Before the competition became official it expanded to …
Read More »Sudamericano 6 Naciones A – Argentina XV vs Brazil Full Match
The Argentina XV’s defeat against Brazil will go down as one of the least likely results in South American history. Not merely the result itself but exactly what came to happen in the second half. An official ‘A’ side from a World Cup finalists from three years earlier blow a …
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 Brazil History was made on Saturday with Brazil wining the inaugural Sudamericano 6 Naciones ‘A’. Os Tupis did so in style …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 20 2018
International competition involving senior side’s has closed for the weekend. In total there were four test matches, two in South America and two in the Caribbean. The Americas Rankings – May 20 2018 have been updated to take into account the points exchanged. Brazil hammered Colombia 67-5 in the opening match …
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