Chile

The Toronto Arrows have signed Ramón Ayarza. The Canadian Major League Rugby (MLR) franchise will be home to the Chilean for the 2023 MLR season. For Ayarza the move comes at the age of 29. It will be the third continent in which the Chilean has played professional rugby. Ayarza …

ARN counts down the Top 10 of Americas Rugby in 2022. The list consists exclusively of results from capped rugby internationals. There are no next-of-XV nor Rugby Sevens performances included. All outcomes in the test match arena in the year 2022 were considered.   10 – USA dominate Kenya and …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Two Argentine professional teams in Super Rugby Americas Argentina will have two teams – Los Dogos XV and Pampas in …

Super Rugby Americas is set to formally launch on Friday. The revamped competition replaces the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. Dramatic changes will see Los Jaguares replaced, while Canada’s proposed entry – the Pacific Pride – will not in the end be included. Argentina will have two teams – Los …

South Africa will host two tournaments in April that will help determine a new core team for the 2023-2024 World Sevens Series. Next year’s Challenger Series will see a dozen teams in each of the women’s and men’s competitions that will be played at Markotter Stadium in Stellebosch. The stakes …

Franco Molina will play for Argentina’s new professional rugby team, Los Dogos XV. Molina is to be unveiled as a signing for the Córdoba-based team. In doing so, Molina will establish a record as being the first player to play for four professional South American teams. An official announcement of …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Chicago Hounds land Dream Centers Major League Rugby newcomers Chicago signed two-time Back of the Year Billy Meakes from …

Chile’s opening match venue at Rugby World Cup 2023 may change. Los Cóndores are scheduled to play against Japan on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Le Stadium in Toulouse. Nine months out from the World Cup, doubts have surfaced in France concerning whether the stadium will in fact be ready …

Uruguay qualified for the World Rugby Junior World Trophy. Los Teritos did so by completing an impressive home win 62-14 over Chile at Paysandú on Sunday. The match was the final fixture of the South American u19’s. In early matches Uruguay and Chile had both fallen to defeats against Argentina. Los …

Argentina are the 2022 South American u19 champions. Los Pumitas secured the title on Wednesday with a dominant display against Chile. Argentina won the match 99-0 at Paysandú, Uruguay. It followed a 47-15 win over Uruguay also at Paysandú on Saturday. Argentina’s place as the very best in South America, …