Brazil

Brazil’s Under 19 team completed a 32-12 victory over Paraguay today to finish the South American Championship with a win. Brazil had previously lost against both Chile and Uruguay whom contested the 2015 Final also played today. The four nation event was played at the home of Paraguayan rugby, the Estadio Héroes …

Los Teritos edged towards winning the 2015 South American Under 19 Championship by defeating Brazil 27-12 in the second round. Played at the home of Paraguayan rugby, the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty in Asunción, the Uruguayans led throughout and outscored Brazil by five tries to two. Fullback Bautista Mascia opened …

The 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 Argentina History was made in Durban on Saturday as Los Pumas defeated South Africa for the first time, and did …

Chile started the 2015 South American Under 19 Championship strongly by defeating Brazil 32-3 in Asunción, Paraguay earlier today. The fixture was the opening match of the tournament which is being played at the home of Paraguayan rugby, the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty. The junior Condores side scored all five of the …

Having toured Argentina and won matches against club opposition Brazil’s new under 19 Head Coach Damian Rotondo has announced his squad for the upcoming South American Under 19 Championship. The competition will take place in Asunción, Paraguay from August 07-16 with Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay also being involved. Brazil Under 19s Alexandre …

The Sudaméricano Juvenil A (Under 19 South American Championship) will be played in Asunción, Paraguay next month. Played over three rounds from August 7-16 the four team tournament will involve South America’s second-fifth ranked teams Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The 2014 tournament was hosted and won by Uruguay. Los …

The Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (CONSUR) will now be known as Sudamérica Rugby after a renaming exercise in line with World Rugby’s own re-branding last year. “It was a decision approved unanimously by the Annual General Meeting in Santa Fe, Argentina, last month,” explained Carlos Barbieri, Chairman of Sudamérica Rugby. …

Following the history making Bronze Medal winning performance at the Pan American Games in Toronto  the country’s rugby community is buzzing with excitement. Those close to the players themselves gathered to welcome them home from their return flight from Toronto while social media was red-hot with excitement. Those unfamiliar with …

The lack of drama on Day 1 of the Pan Am Games was more than made up for as Day 2 rolled out more than a few thrillers that entertained a very good sized crowd in Toronto. In the end, it was the home sides that took home Gold as …

Day 1 from the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto is in the books. Here’s a recap of all of the matches and how the teams stand as they head into Day 2 and the Medal Rounds. Men’s Division After Day 1 of the Men’s competition the quarterfinals are set. …