Brazil

SLAR Preview – Cobras vs Olímpia Lions

Os Cobras take-on the Olímpia Lions on Thursday. The match-up is a round three match in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). It will be the second match for the Brazilian franchise and the third for the Paraguayan team. The team selections are notably different to those from …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Women’s WXV World Rugby have lifted the lid on a new global women’s competition – dubbed the ‘WXV’ – …

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Peñarol secure hard-fought win over Cobras

Peñarol secured a hard-fought victory today over Os Cobras Brasil XV. The win gives Peñarol a 2-0 start to the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. The Brazilian side presently has a 0-1 record. Peñarol started strongly. Center Felipe Arcos Pérez crossed for an early try. His fifth minute score …

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SLAR 2021 – Cobras vs Peñarol Preview

History will be made on Sunday. Brazil will become the latest country to officially have a professional rugby team take to the field in a professional rugby competition. Os Cobras Brasil XV will take-on Peñarol in Santiago, Chile. The match is a second round fixture in the 2021 Súper Liga …

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Two Argentine props fly in for Cobras

Two Argentine props have been added to the Cobras XV Brasil roster. They are Alejandro Luna and Juan Román González. Both players went through Argentina’s High Performance Centers and played for Los Pumitas, Argentina’s u20 team. Luna is from Chaco in Northern Argentina, a product of CURNE. He represented Argentina …

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Major League Rugby launches The Rugby Network

Major League Rugby have officially launched their new digital platform. Created in partnership with RugbyPass, The Rugby Network will offer live streaming access of all of its games for free to fans across the globe. Local blackouts for some games will be in effect based on existing broadcast deals in …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP LA Giltinis Austin hosted LA at Bold Stadium for a surprise preseason tilt on Saturday. The Giltinis won with …

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MLR 2021 – Players from Latin America

The MLR 2021 season will feature players from around the world. This, in part, explains why there is growing interest in the league. One region with a healthy spread of players is the Americas itself. The USA and Canada are joined by a range of players from Latin America. This …

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Se posterga Jaguares XV vs Cobras Brasil XV

Debido a la situación epidemiológica en Brasil, se reprogramará un partido de la primera fecha. Se reprogramó el partido entre Jaguares XV y Cobras Brasil XV. En consecuencia, la primera fecha tendrá los siguientes horarios para los restantes partidos: A las 16:30hs (local) se enfrentarán Peñarol Rugby y Olimpia Lions, …

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