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32 played are in training under the Uruguay XV banner for South American activity. The Uruguay XV will compete in the re-branded South American ‘A’ Championship, a 6 Nations competition which gets underway next month. For further details on the new Sudamérica 6 Naciones ‘A’ click here. The Uruguay XV …

Spain is set to learn its fate today. In the words of Head Coach Santiago Santos “either we are Europe 1 or we are disqualified“. His comments come ahead of the highly important decision from World Rugby following the scandal that has shaken Rugby Europe and RWC qualification to its …

The newest American professional competition – Major League Rugby – officially begins regular season play on Saturday. As there was in PRO Rugby, a number of athletes from outside of the USA have arrived to not only bolster the quality of play but also to experience the American lifestyle. In …

The era of professional rugby has begun in Uruguay writes Ignacio Chans. A revolutionary new age of rugby in the South American country is here. Some 15 Teros players have now been training on a full-time basis at the High Performance Center in the Estadio Charrúa for the past two …

The opening matches for all participating teams at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens are now set. San Francisco’s AT&T Park will host the three-day tournament that begins on Friday, July 20. In total there will be 28 represented between the men’s and women’s divisions, eight from the Americas. A …

The first round of sanctions in the fallout from the European World Cup Qualifying fiasco has been handed out by Rugby Europe. Five players from Spain have been suspended for their participation in an ugly sequence of referee abuse that followed the controversial match in Brussels. The suspensions are effective …

The International Rugby Players Association has asked World Rugby to take on greater control over rugby tournaments following the recent controversial Rugby Europe Championship which doubled as RWC 2019 qualifiers. A statement to World Rugby declared “the players in this situation deserve better than this”. The scandal that has shaken …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Dominican Republic The 2018 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s 15’s competition is underway. The 2018 RAN opener took place at Kaya Mafalda …

Uruguay have officially qualified for the World Rugby u20 Trophy. They did so by winning the South America u20’s in Paraguay this past week. Uruguay’s undefeated campaign included wins over Colombia, Paraguay and Chile. Unlike previous editions of South American u20’s the 2018 competition featured six countries. The evolving face …

It was double gold for New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games as the men’s team proved a class apart in the Men’s Rugby Sevens event. A 14-0 win over rivals Fiji in the Gold Final sealed the tournament win. It’s the fifth time New Zealand have won gold since the …