Brazil

Continued preparation for Rio de Janeiro 2016 saw the Brazilian men’s Rugby Sevens team competing in the Rome Sevens this past weekend. The competition brought together a combination of national and club sides who competed in the Italian capital. Brazil competed well winning five out of six games. Playing in …

The Argentine Rugby Sevens team completed an impressive Olympic Qualifying campaign this afternoon by winning the final match of the three-day tournament in Santa Fé, Argentina. In doing so Argentina joined hosts Brazil in being South America’s representatives at Rio de Janeiro 2016. The twelve team men’s Olympic Games Rugby Sevens …

Former Pumas captain Agustín Pichot believes that the Americas Six Nations concept is not only appropriate at this point in time but also necessary. Without efforts being made the hierarchy in which Argentina has a superior test side than the others will remain unchanged. The former scrumhalf believes in helping …

Argentina’s representative on the World Rugby Council, Agustín Pichot, has taken a proposal to World Rugby to establish an Americas Six Nations competition featuring South American nations Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay together with the two leading North American nations Canada and the United States. As the driving force behind …

Paraguay completed a 21-10 away victory against Brazil earlier this month to finish in third place of the 2015 South American Championship. The result means Brazil must now face the CONSUR B winners Colombia later this year with the winner joining Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay in the 2016 South American Championship. …

The advanced plans for the Americas to have an annual Pan-American Six Nations competition replicating that of Europe are for Brazil to join Argentina, Canada, Chile, Uruguay and the USA. The proposed new tournament is scheduled to be played in February and March which would enable professional players based in …