The third edition of the Americas Rugby Championship comes to a close this Saturday in São José dos Campos. Brazil host Argentina in the third and final fixture of the final round. They do so in the heartland of Brazilian rugby and are looking for widespread support from the locals. …
Read More »2018 Women’s Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers – Preview
The Brazilian city of São José dos Campos takes center stage on Friday and Saturday for Women’s rugby. The heartland city of Brazilian rugby is the setting for this weekend’s qualifying tournament for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The Youth Olympic Games are to be played in October in Buenos …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week
Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship is in the books and the results were rather lopsided. Los Teros, the Eagles, and the Argentina XV all achieved convincing wins and as such only two players in this week’s team come from losing sides. With fatigue setting in after weeks of …
Read More »Five Compete for Youth Olympics Places
Five South American countries are to be competing for Youth Olympics places. Taking place this coming Friday and Saturday (March 02-03) will be the Sudamérica Rugby women’s qualifying event for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Buenos Aires 2018 will be played from October 06-18. The global event will feature competitors …
Read More »ARC 2018 – Brazil vs USA – Full Match Video
The USA faced Brazil at the Estádio Martins Pereira on Saturday in Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship. It was the first of two matches on the South American leg of the competition for the Eagles, thus far undefeated and aiming for a second consecutive ARC title. After a winning …
Read More »Santiago García Botta Added for ARC Duty vs Brazil
For the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) the Argentina XV have added Santiago García Botta. He is one of six changes made by Felipe Contepomi for the final round clash against Brazil on Saturday. García Botta joins the Argentina XV from Super Rugby. He missed out on …
Read More »Chile Prepare for Sudamerica u20’s in Mendoza
Chile is preparing for the Sudamerica u20’s in Mendoza, Argentina. They are doing so ahead of the 2018 South American u20 championship which will take place in Asunción, Paraguay in April. Chile played a series of matches in the Argentine city. First up was a game against Banco Mendoza which Chile …
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. Due to the unusually high content of rugby at the moment this week’s Up and Under is a longer than usual edition. UP …
Read More »South American Professional Rugby Coming in 2019
South American professional rugby is coming in 2019, writes Ignacio Chans. The project is for an 8-team professional league in the region with it being the equivalent of Major League Rugby in North America. Such an idea has only been dreamt about in the past. Yet with the coming together …
Read More »Americas Rankings – February 25 2018
Results from round four of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) have seen changes to the Americas Rankings. The updated Americas Rankings – February 25 2018 see Uruguay now officially ranked higher than the USA. This is unprecedented. Chile’s home defeat against Uruguay sees Los Cóndores dropping 0.41 rankings points …
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