Chile

We’re very late getting our best from last weekend up but in our defense it was a busy week and it took some extra time to review all the footage! It was a rough week for the Jaguares and as such not one player from the team makes our selection. …

25 players have been selected for Chile to face the Argentina XV. The teams are to meet on Saturday in a 2017 Sudamérica Cup fixture. Included in the roster are two of Chile’s France-based professionals in Bayonne pair Ramón Ayarza and Pablo Huete. A third, though, is missing with Francisco de la …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Uruguay It is mission accomplished for Uruguay. Los Teros have advanced to the final round of Americas qualification for Rugby World Cup …

Uruguay overcame the threat of Chile on Saturday to win the South American ‘A’ Championship. In doing so Uruguay also eliminated Chile from the Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifiers. The fixture was the second of two between the countries in 2017. The Americas Rugby Championship has seen them now playing …

Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by Brazil and Uruguay, the respective winners of their South American ‘A’ fixtures. There were, however, no positional rises or falls in the Americas Rankings. Brazil’s record-setting win over Paraguay has given Os Tupis a 0.48 …

Uruguay defeated Chile to advance in Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifiers. Los Teros’ 27-11 victory sees Chile officially eliminated and means Uruguay will face the runner-up of June’s Canada vs USA home-and-away series. Uruguay won the match on the back of an explosive opening quarter performance. The home side took …

Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro is set to make his comeback vs Chile. The Tight Head prop has been out injured since October. His return is to be next Saturday in a Sudamérica Rugby Cup match in Santiago. Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has named a 26-man roster. It contains Tetaz Chaparro in addition …

Brazil routed Paraguay by a score of 57-6 at the Estádio do Pacaembu in São Paulo on Friday evening. The 51-point difference is a record margin of victory for Os Tupis over the Yacarés, eclipsing the previous mark of 51-14 in 2011. Seven different players crossed for eight tries in …

There are Club Finals in the Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro 12 this weekend. There are also the Top 14 Semi Finals. The most meaningful match though is to be in Montevideo, Uruguay. Los Teros have home advantage against Chile in a winner-takes-all Rugby World Cup qualifier. After Saturday’s match …

It was knock-out weekend in European rugby but few Americas players had a say, so it’s the South American World Cup qualifiers that instead get the bulk of the attention. A ‘sneak preview’ of what might be headed our way in Major League Rugby was also worth noting as the …