Andrés Vilaseca has been handed Uruguay’s captaincy role. The 26-year-old leads Los Teros in their away test match on Saturday against Chile. The match is a round three fixture in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). From Montevideo’s Old Boys club, Vilaseca takes over from Juan Manuel Gaminara. The regular …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week
It was a bit of a weird week in the Americas Rugby Championship. The three favorites all won but none in spectacular fashion. Canada broke out of their duck but left a lot to be desired against a poor Brazilian team. The USA stumbled through the first half before exploding …
Read More »ARC 2018 – USA vs Chile – Full Match Video
The USA hosted Chile at Titan Stadium in Fullerton on Saturday in the third round of the Americas Rugby Championship. It was the last match on home soil for the Eagles before heading on their two-week South American leg. The USA entered the game undefeated while Chile had lost their …
Read More »Injuries Mounting Up for Uruguay
Injuries are mounting up for Uruguay. Having played four matches over consecutive weekends Los Teros have concerns they need to manage for the remainder of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). Uruguay started by playing against Canada in Vancouver. From there they played seven days later against the same opposition in …
Read More »Chile u20’s Play Warm-up Matches in Temuco
Chile u20’s mens team has been preparing for 2018 activities with warm-up matches in Temuco. The Southern Chilean city saw Chile’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ u20’s mens’s team play this past weekend. Chile’s u20’s ‘B’ side defeated a local team by 31-17 while Chile’s u20’s ‘A’ side fell 19-14 against a …
Read More »ARC 2018 – USA vs Chile Match Highlights
The USA hosted and defeated Chile in round three of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). The result kept the Eagles’ Grand Slam dreams alive. Never before has a team gone undefeated in the ARC. Remaining matches will see whether, or not, the USA can write history. Against Chile the …
Read More »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. UP USA A 45-13 win by the Eagles over Chile on Saturday keeps the USA’s Grand Slam hopes alive. The North Americans started …
Read More »Americas Rankings – February 18 2018
Round three of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) has come and gone. Match results from Saturday’s matches have been calculated to determine the updated Americas Rankings – February 18 2018. The first fixture was that of the USA against Chile. With the USA having a much higher ranking than …
Read More »Eagles overcome slow start to smash Chile
The USA overcame a sluggish first half to come away convincing 45-13 winners over Chile in the third round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. Both sides felt the searing heat in Fullerton with water breaks a frequent sight in the opening period. Gary Gold had implored his Eagles …
Read More »ARC Preview – USA vs Chile
Round 3 of the Americas Rugby Championship begins in California where the USA host Chile at Fullerton Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The trajectories of the two sides following their opening matches are almost exact opposites. Chile fell to Brazil in a close match in Santiago before being outclassed by the …
Read More »