Brazil

Wednesday evening will be another historic first for Brazil they host the Barbarians in São Paulo. It’s an especially meaningful occasion for the invitational side who have never before played in South America. The match will take place at the spiritual home of the Tupis, the Estádio do Morumbi, and …

Canada’s Tyler Ardron has been named as captain of the Barbarians for Wednesday’s international match against Brazil in São Paulo. The Chiefs Super Rugby player will lead the side from the second-row and is to be joined in the Barbarians by three further Americas players. Named to start at fly …

The Americas Rankings for November 17 2019 take into account Saturday’s test match between Chile and Portugal. The match brought to a conclusion Portugal’s two match tour of South America. In game one Portugal fell to a narrow defeat against Brazil. The outcome of that match brought with it a …

Spain have been named hosts of the World Rugby u20 Trophy for 2020. The second-tier age-grade competition will take place in Villajoyosa between September 14 and 27, with regional qualifying tournaments taking place throughout the year to determine final participants. Brazil were hosts in 2019, an event that saw Japan …

Three Pumas have been named in the Barbarians roster for upcoming international duty. The Barbarians are to play three November Internationals, doing so against Fiji, Brazil, and Wales. The matches will be played on November 16, 20, and 30 in London, São Paulo, and Cardiff. The three Pumas included are …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Brazil Men With a 26-24 win over Portugal Brazil are up to 25th in the world rankings. It furthers the progress …

Following the completion of international competition for the week the Americas Rankings have been recalculated. The November 10 2019 edition of the Americas Rankings see a gain for Brazil. Os Tupis played host to Portugal in São Paulo on Saturday. The home side’s 26-24 victory saw Brazil obtaining a 1.049 …

Brazil’s women were crowned champions of the 2019 Valentín Martínez in Montevideo. In doing so they furthered their long-standing supremacy in Sudamérica Women’s competition by winning the South American women’s title for the 17th time. The title came by completing a 19-10 win over Argentina in the final. Coming in …

Brazil edged past Portugal this afternoon, completing a 26-24 victory in São Paulo. The home victory sees Os Tupis beginning their two match November International series in style. The result will see Brazil rising to 25th in the world rankings which are to be updated on Monday. The narrow victory …

Brazil return to action two months after their one-off match against the Uruguay XV on August 30 for their first test match since June. Portugal are their opponents, a country with close ties not least in language. This will be the fourth match between the two, with Brazil’s only win …