Hosts Brazil and south-western neighbors Argentina went undefeated on day one of the Rio 2016 Rugby Sevens preparatory tournament. Brazil dominated all opponents, winning by 22 or more in all matches and conceding no points in the process. Combined with previous results the Brazilian women’s Rugby Sevens side have, remarkably, …
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Despite their history-making victory over the US Eagles on Saturday, Brazil have made four changes to their starting lineup to face the Argentina XV at São José dos Campos. Another two come on the bench as Os Tupis look to find the inspiration to close their Americas Rugby Championship on …
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Argentina XV Head Coach Pablo Bouza has made three changes to his starting lineup for the final round Americas Rugby Championship fixture against Brazilian Saturday. Having started against Canada, the veteran of three Rugby World Cup’s Juan Manuel Leguizamón will not play. Starting on the side of the scrum in …
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What a difference a week makes! Last time we were lamenting the lack of South American options, and here we are with only two North Americans in our weekly selection. What a terrific competition this Americas Rugby Championship is proving to be. 1 – Lucas Abud (Brazil) Os Tupis started …
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With the stated objective of establishing a solid group of players for the Pre-Olympic Women’s Rugby Sevens tournament, Venezuela are to participate in the Suramericano in Rio de Janeiro this coming weekend. The host city of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games is hosting the Sevens meet as a means of preparing for what …
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Argentina XV Head Coach Pablo Bouza has confirmed a 25-man roster to travel to Brazil to play in the fifth and final round of the Americas Rugby Championship. The Argentina XV is coming off a 54-21 round four victory against Canada in Rosario and has seen changes to the player personal for …
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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 Brazil No prizes for guessing who gets named first in this week’s edition of Up and Under. Brazil completed the biggest upset …
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History was made in São Paulo on Saturday as Brazil faced the USA for the first time ever. It saw the world’s 16th best country, on rankings, playing away to the much lower ranked Brazil who entered the match ranked 42nd in the world. The result of the match sees …
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Four of the six teams in the Americas Rugby Championship played for rankings points this weekend and they have all been effected. While no team has risen or fallen in the Americas Rankings there have been changes in points which see Brazil and Uruguay gaining superior rankings points at the expense …
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Brazil has notched the first big upset of the newly minted Americas Rugby Championship as they upended the USA 24-23 at home. The 42nd ranked Brazil used spirited play to take down the 16th ranked USA in an improbable win. With their victory, Brazil has stamped their mark on the …
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