Chile have qualified for the Las Vegas, Vancouver and Hong Kong 7’s. Los Cóndores defeated the USA Falcons 26-10 at the Quarter Finals stage in Viña del Mar to advance to the Semi Finals. Chile has been continuing on their good form from Punta del Este. In last weekend’s international …
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Argentina and Fiji are again the top dogs at the end of Day 1 at the second leg of the Sudamerica 7s Series in Viña Del Mar. Neither side had any trouble with their competitors and the pair now look certain of meeting again in the Gold Final in what …
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The major European leagues including the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro 12 and Top 14 take a break this weekend. In place will be week 5 of the Challenge Cup. Here we let you give you an Americas Weekend Guide – detailing who will be in action. The opening match will be …
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Los Pumas 7’s have been confirmed for Viña del Mar. The champions of last weekend’s Punta del Este 7’s will look to make it two from two to start 2017. The notable inclusion for Viña del Mar is Ramiro Finco. He has prior experience playing for Los Pumas 7’s on …
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Rugby has been given a wake-up call as the FIFA World Cup has expanded to 48 teams. Tuesday’s announcement that the 2026 FIFA World Cup would be increased from 32 to 48 participants sees it having more than double that of rugby’s showpiece event. FIFA World Cup Expansion The FIFA …
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The pools have been released for the Viña del Mar 7’s. This weekend’s international competition in Chile will be the second of two legs of the South American Sevens circuit. Los Pumas 7’s won in Punta del Este this past weekend. In having done so Argentina will lead Pool A …
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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 Argentina 7’s A spectacular second half performance saw Los Pumas 7’s downing Fiji to win the Punta del Este 7’s on Saturday. …
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Argentina have defeated Fiji in the Punta del Este 7’s Final. The come-from-behind 22-21 victory sees Argentina claiming the first of two legs of the 2017 South American 7’s. The same eight countries will compete again next weekend, this time in Viña del Mar, Chile. Argentina’s path to the title was challenging. …
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Top seeds Argentina and Fiji impressed on Day One in Punta del Este. The two countries won their respective pools and were the only undefeated sides on the opening day. Olympic Gold Medalists, Fiji opened with a 33-0 win over Colombia. They went on to down Chile 24-7 and Canada 50-0. The …
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Chile is to Host the Argentina XV in Concepción. The third round Americas Rugby Championship match will take place at the Estadio CAP Talcahuano on February 18. The venue seats up to 10,500 spectators. It is pictured below. Concepción is the third largest city in Chile after Santiago and Valparaiso. …
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