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. Due to the unusually high content of rugby at the moment this week’s Up and Under is a longer than usual edition. UP …
Read More »South American Professional Rugby Coming in 2019
South American professional rugby is coming in 2019, writes Ignacio Chans. The project is for an 8-team professional league in the region with it being the equivalent of Major League Rugby in North America. Such an idea has only been dreamt about in the past. Yet with the coming together …
Read More »ARC 2018 – Argentina XV vs Canada Match Highlights
The Argentina XV went 3-1 in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) with a convincing win over Canada on Saturday. The result keeps the Argentina XV’s chances alive of winning the 2018 ARC title. The Argentina XV opened with a defeat against the USA in California. Since then they have …
Read More »Reggiardo and Agen Conquer Paris
The Mauricio Reggiardo coached Agen conquered Paris on Saturday. Playing an away Top 14 fixture, Agen completed a sunny come-from-behind victory against the 2015 Top 14 champions, Stade Français. In what was a round 18 fixture, Agen completed a late 36-34 victory to return home with unlikely bonus points. The …
Read More »Super Rugby 2018 – Lions vs Jaguares Match Highlights
The Lions hosted Los Jaguares on Saturday in a round two Super Rugby 2018 fixture. In what was there 5th game overall between the sides the Lions won to officially have a 3-2 record over the Argentine franchise. The result was a heavy defeat for Los Jaguares. The South Americans …
Read More »Capó Ortega, Urdapilleta Star in Castres Victory
Rodrigo Capó Ortega and Benjamín Urdapilleta both started in Castres’ victory. Playing at home against Lyon, Castres won 33-22 to move into 4th position in the Top 14. Both players started the match with Capó Ortega captaining the club from the second-row and Urdapilleta playing fly half. The Uruguayan veteran …
Read More »Axel Müller Scores as Oyonnax Shock Clermont in Top 14
Axel Müller scored a try for Oyonnax on Saturday. The club pulled off a shock way win over Clermont in a round 18 Top 14 match. Not only did Oyonnax defeat the reigning champions but they did so on the road at the Stade Marcel-Michelin, one of the hardest places …
Read More »Americas Rankings – February 25 2018
Results from round four of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) have seen changes to the Americas Rankings. The updated Americas Rankings – February 25 2018 see Uruguay now officially ranked higher than the USA. This is unprecedented. Chile’s home defeat against Uruguay sees Los Cóndores dropping 0.41 rankings points …
Read More »Argentina XV knock down Canada in Jujuy
The Argentina XV knocked down Canada by a score of 40-15 in Jujuy on Saturday evening. The win sees Argentina going to an overall record of 3-1 in the Americas Rugby Championship and gives them a shot at the title, but they’ll need a big game from Uruguay against the …
Read More »USA earn dominant win over Brazil
The USA scored a convincing 45-16 win over Brazil at the Estádio Martins Pereira on Saturday. It keeps their Americas Rugby Championship title hopes very much alive heading into the final round. The opening quarter did not go well for the Tupis. Mike Te’o crossed with less than five minutes …
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