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Bolivia’s historic first international match in Yacuiba is not to be an isolated match. To the contrary there are plans for additional international competition this year. The first fixture being developed is for Bolivia to play a match against a developmental side from  southeastern neighbor, Paraguay. The fixture is being …

Last week saw history made as the Bolivian national rugby team competed in international competition for the first time. Bolivia did so on home soil against a development side from the northern Argentine province of Salta. While the occasion was tremendous for Bolivia it was also costly. Without any funding …

Zebre captain Tommaso Castello has officially been ruled out of Rugby World Cup 2019. The 18-time capped Italian center suffered a fractured fibula while playing against England in the Six Nations Championship and will be unable to complete his recovery in time to participate in the warm-up phase or the …

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 Bolivia Rugby’s growth saw Bolivia playing international rugby for the first time this past week. In their official debut appearance, Los …

Canada outperformed their neighbors to win Gold at the Pan American Games. In a one-sided final Canada were 24-5 winners over the USA to thoroughly deserve their victory. The Canadian women and men were both Gold Medal winners at the 2015 Pan American Games on home soil in Toronto. Four …

In a stunning upset result Colombia defeated Brazil to claim the Bronze Medal at the 2019 Pan American Games. Taking place in Lima, Peru the Bronze Final saw As Yaras facing Las Tucanes with the Brazilians being firm favorites. Lima 2019 is the third edition of the Pan American Games …

International competition is officially off the ground involving Los Colorados. An historic first match for Bolivia took place on Friday against a developmental side from the northern Argentine province of Salta. Playing in red uniforms to combine with the team name, the Bolivians were the home side against Salta. The …

Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been updated for July 28 2019. They take into consideration results of capped test matches involving countries from the Americas. Australia’s 16-10 over Argentina represents a gain of 0.23 points for the home side at the expense of …

Three close contests closed out the second day of Rugby Sevens action in Lima with Brazil earning an upset over the USA and Jamaica defeating Uruguay in the men’s draw. Argentina took a narrow win over Canada to end the day that was otherwise as predicted. Naya Tapper and Ariana …

New Zealand and South Africa competed to a 16-16 draw this morning. The match was a round two fixture of the Rugby Championship. The result combined with Australia’s win over Argentina means that this year’s tournament is wide open. The home side, New Zealand, had been in control only for …