Los Cóndores have a target for 2025: qualify for Rugby World Cup 2027 as South America 1. The pathway to making this happen is to win the South American Finals. Chile will face Brazil in the Semi Finals with the winner taking-on either Uruguay or Paraguay in the final. The …
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Argentina Development were crowned champions this weekend at Newbery Athletic in Mar del Plata. Playing under the development name, rather than Los Pumas 7’s, Argentina defeated Mar del Plata 14-5 in the tournament final. Argentina Development opened with a 26-14 win over Tucumán but fell 12-15 ante Mar del Plata. …
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Selknam have gone big for Super Rugby Americas 2025. A deep roster of 48 players will be under the command of Head Coach Jake Mangin for a second campaign. The New Zealander will have Argentines Nicolás Bruzzone and Eduardo Acosta as his assistants. Bruzzone was a long-time servant of Los …
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The New Year begins with plenty to look forward to and also plenty to wish for. This article has a quick look into different areas of rugby involving the Americas that would be desirable in 2025. Are they possible or simply wishful thinking? Perhaps a mixture. So, the Seven Americas …
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As calendars turn from 2024 to 2025, rugby’s attention swings sharply to Rugby World Cup 2027. The year 2025 will see all the competitors finalized for Australia 2027. Attention will be firmly on who can secure remaining places. 2025 will also feature unraveling of venue planning and the tournament draw …
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The Americas had players from Argentine, Canada, Chile and Uruguay involved in Europe’s elite over the weekend in the latest round of the European Champions Cup. Of them, Argentines left their mark. Round two action featured matches played in England, France, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland and South Africa. The competing …
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Americas players were try-scorers over the weekend in Europe. Round two of the Challenge Cup saw players from Argentina and Canada scoring tries. Tries from Americas players took place from players representing teams who play in the United Rugby Championship (URC) and France’s Top 14. Argentine loose head prop Rodrigo …
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The Americas is eyeing a record number of places at Rugby World Cup 2027. The eleventh edition of the Men’s Rugby World Cup will be played in Australia. It is a return to the country that also hosted the tournament in 2003 and co-hosted, with New Zealand, in 1987. Those …
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The Head Coach of Brazil’s test team has now also taken the reins of Os Cobras. Brasil Rugby have appointed Emiliano Caffera to take charge of the Brazilian competitor in Super Rugby Americas. The Uruguayan will thus be in control of the professional team and the test side. He replaces …
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Chile played seven test matches and two non-capped matches in 2024. The fixtures were played in South America and Europe. They came in three different slots: (i) July Internationals, (ii) Rugby World Cup Qualifiers and (iii) November Internationals. The non-capped fixtures were against the Argentina XV before the Rugby World …
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