Four of the six teams in the Americas Rugby Championship played for rankings points this weekend. As of February 15 2016 there are no changes in overall position. There has, nonetheless, been movement in rankings points. Canada’s ranking points have been altered, seeing the 63,62 points decreased to a new ranking of 63,42 points. This …
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Ecuador is to meet Guatemala in South American B Repechage in June, it was confirmed by the Asocatión Deportiva Nacional de Rugby de Guatemala (Guatemalan Rugby Association). The one-off fixture will see the winner of the 2015 South American C Championship, Guatemala, playing away against the bottom placed side from …
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With the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship having kicked-off this past weekend today marks the first update for Americas Rankings of the year. Teams with their rankings on the line were Brazil, Canada, Chile and Uruguay. Argentina and the USA saw no changes due to Argentina’s side being Argentina XV and not …
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Rugby 7’s has been confirmed for the 2017 Central American Games in Managua, Nicaragua. The Comité Ejecutivo de la Organización Deportiva Centroamericana (Central American Sporting Executive Committee – Ordeca) made the confirmation this weekend. At the Crown Plaza Hotel in Managua Ordeca declared that Rugby Sevens is to join the region’s version …
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Today marks the fundamental change in international competition in the Americas. With the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship beginning World Rankings are to be on the line for Brazil, Canada, Chile and Uruguay in their matches. Argentina and the USA are to play too but with it being the Argentina XV …
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World Rugby’s report of growth in Peru this past week was the latest in a series of positive features coming out of Latin America. A Public Relations exercise or not is besides the point as rugby is truly stronger than ever before and, in fact, significantly more so. The sport in …
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In an open letter posted on the Sudamérica Rugby website the organization’s President Carlos Barbieri proclaimed that player numbers have now passed the 500,000 mark in South America Rugby. “we have exceeded half-a-million players throughout the region and we were the second World Rugby region in terms of the Get Into Rugby …
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Brazil’s impressive home victory over Colombia on Saturday sees the Tupis rising in the World and Americas Rankings. The Portuguese speaking country’s 44-0 win over Colombia sees Brazil rising from 9th to 7th in the Americas, to trade places with Colombia, and from 45th to 42nd in the world. It …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Guatemala Los Jaguares are now officially the best Central American country and have the bragging rights for the net twelve months and …
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Peru are the women’s Rugby Sevens champions of the South American C division. Las Tumis backed-up from day one by remaining undefeated, thereby defeating all other countries. Those involved were Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicarágua, Panama, Peru and the host nation of El Salvador. Played on Friday and Saturday, the Rugby …
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