International competition for 2018 is underway. Canada hosted Uruguay on Saturday in the opening fixture of the Americas Rugby Championship. The result of the match sees changes straight away in the Americas Rankings. The January 28 2018 rankings see Uruguay gaining points and Canada losing. Uruguay entered the match with 65.53 …
Read More »Sábato, Pinkelman Named in Sydney Dream Team
Following the completion of the 2018 Sydney 7’s World Rugby has confirmed the competition’s Dream Team. Of the seven players selected two are from the Americas. Franco Sábato of Argentina and Ben Pinkelman of the USA were named in the Sydney Dream Team. Sábato scored six tries in the tournament. Pinkelman …
Read More »Segundo Tuculet Scores 100 meter Try vs Pro D2 Leaders
Segundo Tuculet ran in a 100 meter try vs the Pro D2 leaders, Montauban on Friday. The try would be the only one of the match for Narbonne who fell to a 34-10 defeat. The former Jaguar, Argentina XV and Los Pumas 7’s player caught a cross-kick ingoal and sprinted …
Read More »Match Highlights – Canada vs Uruguay
On Saturday evening Canada and Uruguay played in the first match of 2018 involving the Americas. It was the opening fixture of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. More importantly it was the first of two qualifying matches for Rugby World Cup 2019. The winner, on aggregate, will qualify for Japan …
Read More »Argentina 3rd, USA 4th in Sydney 7’s
Argentina finished 3rd and the USA 4th in the Sydney 7’s. The teams finished in these positions after contesting the Bronze Final in Australia’s largest city. Argentina won the match 31-12 to seal a spot on the podium. Los Pumas 7’s and the Eagles 7’s both had impressive campaigns. Their …
Read More »Uruguay march towards RWC 2019 with win over Canada
A back and forth battle in Vancouver saw Los Teros making history this evening. Uruguay won 38-29 in Vancouver to march towards RWC 2019. With game 2 taking place next Saturday in Montevideo the South Americans go in with a 9-point advantage. Canada must win by 10 or more to secure …
Read More »Jaguares Down Argentina XV
Following extensive training camps Los Jaguares and the Argentina XV have now opened their years on the field. They did so this afternoon, playing warm-up fixture in Buenos Aires. It was a match featuring three periods of 30 minutes. Both teams are coached by former world class players. Mario Ledesma …
Read More »Late Change Sees Estelles Playing today for Northampton
A late change sees Juan Pablo Estelles playing today for Northampton. The 29-year-old was a last minute replacement due to the withdrawal of Wales’ George North. He is to feature from the bench for today’s match against the Sale Sharks. The fixture is a round three match in the Anglo-Welsh …
Read More »Creevy Ruled out of Warm-up Fixture
Agustín Creevy has been ruled out of playing in today’s warm-up fixture. Los Jaguares are to take-on the Argentina XV in a pre-season friendly in Buenos Aires. The Super Rugby franchise will play the match without their former captain. In the absence of Creevy Julián Montoya has been trained on …
Read More »RWC Qualifier Preview – Canada vs Uruguay
The first of two matches to determine the Americas 2 representative at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan will take place at BC Place in Vancouver on Saturday. It’s new ground for Canada, who missed out on qualifying as Americas 1 for the first time when they lost to …
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