With Brazil being one of six countries from the Americas included in the historic Americas Rugby Championship there has been an explosion of interest in the Tupis from throughout the region. To most North Americans, in particular, Brazil is largely unknown as neither Canada nor the USA have ever faced Brazil …
Read More »Women’s Sevens gets Clermont boost
World Rugby have officially added a fifth stop to the 2015-16 HSBC Women’s World Sevens Series, confirming what was already announced a week ago in the introduction to the opening round of the series in Dubai. Clermont-Ferrand will play hosts on May 28-29, the first official stop in France on …
Read More »Team of the Week
A full plate of European action saw lots Americas players impress, and a few performances from Brazil’s test against Colombia were also noteworthy. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (Leicester) No surprise that the Pumas stalwart is a staple in this weekly selection. Another quality performance against Munster that even included a …
Read More »Brazil Rises to 7th in the Americas
Brazil’s impressive home victory over Colombia on Saturday sees the Tupis rising in the World and Americas Rankings. The Portuguese speaking country’s 44-0 win over Colombia sees Brazil rising from 9th to 7th in the Americas, to trade places with Colombia, and from 45th to 42nd in the world. It …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Guatemala Los Jaguares are now officially the best Central American country and have the bragging rights for the net twelve months and …
Read More »Brazil outplay Colombia in South American A Repechage
With a spot on the line in the 2016 South American A Championship Brazil overcame Colombia this evening. The result was a welcome victory not only for Brazil but for the upcoming Americas Rugby Championship as the Tupis went into tonight’s game ranked below non-participants Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago and …
Read More »Monaco and Dublin to host Olympic Qualifiers
The city-state of Monaco and Dublin, Ireland, will host the final Olympic Sevens qualification tournaments in June. World Rugby has set the dates for the men on June 18-19 at Stade Louis II and the women a week later on June 25-26 at the UCD Bowl. Only the winning team …
Read More »Argentina 2016: Super Rugby, International Staff and Games
The announcement of the eagering awaited details concerning Argentina and Super Rugby are less than a week away. Being revealed will be everything – the name of the team, uniform, venue and coaching staff. Also being made official will be the test schedule for Los Pumas and the ‘A’ side, …
Read More »Colombia Arrive in Brazil Targeting South American A
The national men’s team of Colombia, Los Tucanes have arrived in Brazil to prepare for this coming Saturday’s promotion / relegation match-up. The winning team will earn the right to compete in the 2016 South American A Championship while the loser will play in the South American B competition. Colombia’s …
Read More »Ambrósio and Brazil Focus on Overcoming Colombia
Os Tupis Head Coach Rodolfo Ambrósio has announced a 33-man training squad to prepare for this coming Saturday’s vital home international against Los Tucanes in São Paulo. Brazil will take-on north-western neighbors, Colombia in a repechage match with the winner playing in the South American A Championship in 2016 while …
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