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Las Teras Name Roster for Valentín Martínez. Uruguay’s women’s Rugby Sevens side will join Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru in this weekend’s tournament. The prestigious tournament will be played in Montevideo at Carrasco Polo Club. Divided into two pools there are to be a total of eight participants. Uruguay …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Colombia Colombia is now ranked just below Paraguay in the Americas Rankings. Saturday’s win over Mexico saw Colombia close the gap to …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following Colombia’s home win over Mexico. In winning by 18 points Colombia gained the maximum points on offer, seeing Mexico fall as a result. The updated Americas Rankings – October 30 2016 are the final rankings before the November International begin. Argentina remains well out …

The Americas Rugby Championship’s six participating teams will have a busy international test window in November when they play a combined 17 full internationals in the continents of Europe and Asia. After a successful inaugural tournament earlier this year, the national teams of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Brazil (from Sudamérica …

The chance of a World 7’s ‘A’ circuit is alive. In an recent interview World Rugby Vice Chairman, Agustin Pichot, confirmed the possibility. World Rugby is seeking to increase international competition by opening the door to a development path. Set to gain from this are countries presently not involved, or rarely …

Uruguay’s premier Rugby 7’s competition is seeking to attract big names. Following two years of low-key competitions there are to be changes for the 2017 tournament. Little by little the competition is seeking to gain greater international relevance. The 7’s will be organized by Old Boys & Old Girls Club and tus …

Reuben Samuel is the new Head Coach of the Brazilian Women’s 7’s team. The New Zealander is to take control of the 2016 Olympians in the upcoming Sevens World Circuit. The competition gets underway in Dubai in December. Samuel arrives with experience to his name. Previous coaches roles include being …

Uruguay is to have a bigger and better schedule in 2017, local rugby specialists Referi have confirmed. Building on from an historic 2016 , Uruguayan rugby will enjoy even more next year. Significant gains are to be felt both by Los Teros and by the nation’s clubs. Clubs The national …

The dates for a two-match tour of the Americas for the Cook Islands in June of 2017 have now been confirmed. Mexico will host the South Pacific nation on June 17, with Brazil welcoming their opponents to São Paulo one week later on June 24. This will mark the first …

Through international competition rugby has expanded significantly. Over the duration of one generation there have emerged increasingly competitive teams from a variety of continents. Indeed Argentina, Japan and Georgia all lit up Rugby World Cup 2015. Yet many facets of rugby being an Old Boy’s Club remain strong. Few leading …