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Five Compete for Youth Olympics Places

Five South American countries are to be competing for Youth Olympics places. Taking place this coming Friday and Saturday (March 02-03) will be the Sudamérica Rugby women’s qualifying event for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Buenos Aires 2018 will be played from October 06-18. The global event will feature competitors …

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Best of the Rest

Our most recent selections of rugby articles from around the internet. An obituary for a legend, the future of Major League Rugby, an England international coaching Canada, an All Black talks about American rugby, USA Rugby’s national development summit, inside the Eagles camp, the state of Chilean rugby, and the …

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Chile Prepare for Sudamerica u20’s in Mendoza

Chile is preparing for the Sudamerica u20’s in Mendoza, Argentina. They are doing so ahead of the 2018 South American u20 championship which will take place in Asunción, Paraguay in April. Chile played a series of matches in the Argentine city. First up was a game against Banco Mendoza which Chile …

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Up and Under

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 unusually high content of rugby at the moment this week’s Up and Under is a longer than usual edition.   UP …

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South American Professional Rugby Coming in 2019

South American professional rugby is coming in 2019, writes Ignacio Chans. The project is for an 8-team professional league in the region with it being the equivalent of Major League Rugby in North America. Such an idea has only been dreamt about in the past. Yet with the coming together …

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Americas Rankings – February 25 2018

Results from round four of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) have seen changes to the Americas Rankings. The updated Americas Rankings – February 25 2018 see Uruguay now officially ranked higher than the USA. This is unprecedented. Chile’s home defeat against Uruguay sees Los Cóndores dropping 0.41 rankings points …

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Records fall as Uruguay rout Chile

Uruguay got their Americas Rugby Championship back on track with a record-setting rout of Chile at the Estadio de La Pintana in Santiago. Nine tries were their most over against the Cóndores. The final score read 67-15, also setting records in points scored and points differential. The opening quarter was …

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ARC Preview – Chile vs Uruguay

Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship kicks off in Santiago on Saturday as Chile host Uruguay at the Estadio de La Pintana. It’s been a rough go for Los Cóndores, who have dropped all three of their matches thus far including last week’s match against the Eagles in Fullerton. …

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Pro D2 – Week 24 Preview

Week 24 of the Pro D2 season is upon us. The second division of French rugby has long been a competition featuring many players from the Americas. The following is a preview detailing those involved over the coming round of competition. The opening match of week 24 sees Mont de …

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