Chile

All eyes were on Argentina in the opening day of the South American section of Olympic Games qualification. The country’s long-lasting dominance within the continental region places great expectation on the silver medalists from the 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup. With a place in the Olympic Games on the line Argentina took …

The eagerly awaited Olympic Games qualifiers are underway in South America. With rugby not having been an Olympic sport for 91 years this weekend’s three-day event in Santa Fé offers young male and female athletes much more than a once in a lifetime opportunity. Rugby’s return to the Olympics, albeit …

Los Condores Head coach  Paul Healy and the national men’s Rugby Sevens coach Edmundo Olfos have selected a squad of players for the upcoming Olympic Games Qualification taking place this weekend in Santa Fé, Argentina. The three day event will feature men’s and women’s qualifiers with the top side in each …

The Chilean women’s rugby selectors have confirmed the country’s 12 women who will compete in the upcoming Olympic Games qualification tournament in Santa Fé, Argentina. The three day tournament will see the Chileans  competing against Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The Chilean women’s, or Las Cóndores, will begin …

Former Pumas captain Agustín Pichot believes that the Americas Six Nations concept is not only appropriate at this point in time but also necessary. Without efforts being made the hierarchy in which Argentina has a superior test side than the others will remain unchanged. The former scrumhalf believes in helping …

Argentina’s representative on the World Rugby Council, Agustín Pichot, has taken a proposal to World Rugby to establish an Americas Six Nations competition featuring South American nations Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay together with the two leading North American nations Canada and the United States. As the driving force behind …

Chile bested Uruguay for the first time with a memorable 30-15 home victory earlier this month. The result sent shock waves to players and officials involved in Uruguayan rugby as Los Teros are just over four months away from playing in the World Cup in England and Wales. The match …

The advanced plans for the Americas to have an annual Pan-American Six Nations competition replicating that of Europe are for Brazil to join Argentina, Canada, Chile, Uruguay and the USA. The proposed new tournament is scheduled to be played in February and March which would enable professional players based in …