Only four teams will suit up in Week 5 of the inaugural Major League Rugby season. Saturday’s match is another first for the startup league, the first rematch. The New Orleans Gold host the Houston SaberCats in a repeat of the first game on opening day, a match won 35-26 by …
Read More »Match Preview – Chile vs Paraguay
Los Cóndores and Los Yacarés clash in Santiago on Saturday evening. The test sides of Chile and Paraguay do so after both winning last weekend. Chile upset the Uruguay XV in Montevideo while Paraguay completed a come-back to knock-over Colombia in Asunción. Chilean head Coach Mark Cross has named an …
Read More »Team of the Week
What an interesting weekend! With Europe’s gaze squarely on the European finals our selections have come entirely from within the Americas this week – specifically via Major League Rugby and the Sudamericano 6 Naciones ‘A’. Even those results, however, have left selection hazy. Brazil earned a famous win but were …
Read More »Up and Under Special Edition
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. Due to the volume of rugby played this past week this week’s Up and Under is a Special Edition. UP Brazil Miracles …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 13 2018
A busy weekend of international competition has come to an end in the Americas. In all seven matches were played. The Americas Rankings – May 13 2018 have been updated to take into account the points exchanged. The opening international of the weekend was played on Friday. Guadeloupe had home advantage …
Read More »Seattle escape New Orleans with slim victory
A back-and-forth struggle in searing heat at Archbishop Shaw Field saw the Seattle Seawolves earn a narrow 31-29 victory over the New Orleans Gold on Saturday. Despite conceding five tries while scoring only four, 11 points from the boot of Seawolves kicker Peter Smith proved the difference with NOLA left …
Read More »Uruguay XV vs Chile – Match Highlights
The Uruguay XV played host to Chile on Saturday. The fixture was the first of its kind as it broke with the tradition of capped internationals between the countries. With Uruguay having qualified for RWC 2019 the focus for the remainder of 2019 is expanding the player base. The leading …
Read More »Uruguay XV Beaten At Home By Chile
The Uruguay XV have been beaten at home by Chile. Los Cóndores conquered the Estadio Charrúa, winning a thriller 22-20. The win gives both Chile and Uruguay a 1-1 record in the 2018 Sudamericano 6 Naciones A. While not being Los Teros the Uruguayans went into the match with four …
Read More »MLR Preview – New Orleans Gold vs Seattle Seawolves
Major League Rugby‘s fourth week continues on Saturday when the New Orleans Gold play their home opener against the Seattle Seawolves. After a promising start against the SaberCats, the Gold stumbled against Austin Elite last weekend and will be keen to get back on track but face a formidable Seawolves …
Read More »Match Preview – Uruguay XV vs Chile
One of the classic South American rivalries takes a new twist on Saturday. At the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo the Uruguay XV play host to Chile in a second match match in the inaugural Sudamericano 6 Naciones A. The Uruguay XV did not have their finest afternoon of rugby last …
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