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Belize are set for their first ever appearance in a World Rugby tournament. The Central American country will participate in the upcoming Rugby Americas North (RAN) tournament in Turks & Caicos in October. The 2021 RAN Sevens will take place at Meridian Rugby Fields on October 16 and 17. This …

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 Colombia are ready for Kenya Las Tucanes are ready for Kenya. Colombia’s Women’s test side take on Kenya in …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The current edition considers the result …

Uruguay has confirmed a 25-man roster to train together at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. The players will train in the country’s High Performance Rugby Center to prepare for the upcoming RWC 2023 qualifiers against either Canada or the USA. As the winners of the South American RWC 2023 qualifying …

Hot on the heels of a home series victory over the British and Irish Lions, South Africa play host to Argentina on Saturday. The fixture is an opening round match in the 2021 Rugby Championship. It marks the return of the Springboks after South Africa pulled-out of the 2020 competition. …

EL próximo 25 de agosto, a las 10 a.m (COT), Colombia jugará contra Kenia en su clasificatorio de repechaje para la Copa Mundial de Rugby Nueva Zelanda, en el Estadio Nacional Nyayo en Nairobi. Este evento se programó inicialmente para el sábado 18 de abril de 2020, antes de ser …

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 Restructuring approvals put Brazil in good light Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) approved a new model …

Paraguay Rugby has begin the transition to professional rugby. For the first time in history there are now players contracted as profession rugby players on full-time deals. The Unión de Rugby del Paraguay (URP) has contracted nine players who will train six hours a day from Monday to Friday year-round. …

There is a pathway for Peru to have players involved in the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). South America’s regional high performance manager, and former head coach of Los Pumas Daniel Hourcade notes that efforts are underway to exposure Peruvians to SLAR. “It is something that has some …

Argentina face South Africa in Port Elizabeth next weekend. Mario Ledesma’s enforcers will be well prepared for the fixture, though the head coach will be without some players. Fullback Emiliano Boffelli, loose head Facundo Gigena, and tight head Joel Sclavi will arrive a week later than intended. South Africa follow …