Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) has confirmed that Brazil’s men’s team has pulled-out of the upcoming qualification tournament for the Tokyo Olympics. Brazil was to compete at the Repechage competition on June 19-20 in Monaco. The decision to pull-out is due to the tournament dates. The competition …
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The South American fixtures for the Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers have been confirmed. Five South American countries will have the opportunity of joining Los Pumas at RWC 2023. The new system will enable the possibility of three South American countries to compete at RWC 2023. Argentina has already qualified. …
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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 USA Eagles July 2021 Internationals The USA will play two Tier 1 nations during the upcoming July window. The …
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Peñarol are the first team to qualify for a Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) final. The Uruguayan side booked their place with a 17-14 win over Selknam. The match was a game of two halves; Peñarol scored all 17 first half points and Selknam scored all 14 second half …
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It is the business end of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. In the first Semi Final the second and third placed teams from the regular season will go head-to-head. Uruguayan side Peñarol take on Chilean franchise Selknam in what is historic for rugby. It marks the first …
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The 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season has given players from six countries the opportunity of playing professional rugby in South America. The demanding season featured ten regular season rounds, all of which were played on five-day turnarounds. There is no debate as to which was the leading team …
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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 LA Giltinis Can the Giltinis be beaten? The expansion side are a perfect six-from-six in the 2021 MLR season. …
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Who were the best Argentine players in SLAR playing for foreign teams? Put differently, if there were to be a match between (a) Los Jaguares XV and (b) the leading Argentine SLAR players from teams other than Los Jaguares XV who would the players be? There are no shortage of …
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A late penalty gave Os Cobras Brasil XV a one point victory over Selknam. The win will go down in history as a famous last minute 21-20 victory. The match was the final game of the SLAR regular season. Os Cobras will now return home to Brazil while Selknam turn …
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Os Cobras face Selknam in the final match of the regular SLAR season. The game is an opportunity for Os Cobras Brasil XV to get revenge for their 66-10 hammering against Selknam at the start of April. Selknam, meanwhile, are looking to get through the match and prepare for their …
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