Playing in green Brazil competed a hard-fought 32-21 away victory over Paraguay in Asunción this afternoon. Superior fitness and skill levels saw the visitors returning home with a win which sends Paraguay into repechage against the winner of this year’s South American ‘B’ Championship. Winger Sergio Alvarenga had three early …
Read More »PRO Week 4 – Sacramento vs Ohio
Ohio will hope to continue where they left off against San Francisco as they begin a two-week road trip at Bonney Field where they take on Sacramento on Sunday. The two sides enter the match with identical 1-1 records with Sacramento earning their victory in Week 1 against San Francisco. Sacramento …
Read More »PRO Week 4 – San Francisco vs San Diego
San Francisco will try to right their creaking ship against San Diego at Boxer Stadium in PRO Rugby Round 4 on Sunday. It’s been a difficult start for the home side with three losses coming out of the gate and facing one of the stronger teams in the competition makes …
Read More »Paraguay Name 23 Players for Brazil
Paraguayan Head Coach Eduardo Acosta has named 23 players for Saturday afternoon’s test match against Brazil in Asunción. Los Yakarés will have home advantage in the battle to avoid the wooden spoon of the South American A Championship. The following 23 are the same players who trained today in the …
Read More »Uruguay Name side with Six Changes for Chile
Uruguay Head Coach Esteban Meneses has made six changes to his starting lineup for Saturday’s home international against Chile. Mateo Sanguinetti is recalled at loosehead prop, taking the place of Ignacio Secco. He will join Germán Kessler and Carlos Arboleya who both started against Paraguay past Saturday. In the second-row …
Read More »Brazil Change Six for Paraguay
Brazil has made six changes for Saturday’s final round fixture of the 2016 South American A Championship. Brazil face Paraguay in Asunción with the winner avoiding the wooden spoon and, also, securing their place in the 2017 edition of the tournament. The loser will have a close watch on the …
Read More »Americas players in Pro D2 – Week 28
Javier Rojas is one of 19 Americas players set for duty in the French Pro D2 this weekend. The Argentine midfielder will travel with Albi to Bayonne before joining the Pumas for the Paris and London legs of the HSBC Sevens Series. Martín Bustos Moyano will start at fullback for …
Read More »Chile Make Four Changes for Uruguay
Four changes have been made by Chile for Saturday’s test match against Uruguay in Montevideo. The third and final round fixture of the South American A Championship will see the two undefeated sides squaring-off at the Estadio Charrúa. Benjamín Soto is to be in charge of an unaltered back row with …
Read More »Team of the Week
It was another great week for Americas rugby, which made us pause for thought on several positions. PRO Rugby gave us two exciting games, Los Jaguares romped to a first-ever home win, and a few others in Europe did not go unnoticed. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (Leicester) Played a supporting …
Read More »Free-to-Air Test Rugby Attracts Record Numbers in Brazil
Brazilian free-to-air network, Rede TV’s decision to broadcast live test match rugby has been a tremendous success. Notícias da TV has confirmed that the viewing numbers have surpassed the numbers watching live basketball in Brazil’s domestic professional league, the NBB. With a rating of 0,6 Brazil vs Uruguay in the opening …
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