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Marcelo Torrealba has been named the Chilean Rugby Player of the Year for 2017 by the independent Chilean Circle of Sports Journalists. The 21-year-old playmaker received the prestigious ‘Cóndor de Oro’ award in a ceremony on Tuesday evening. Rugby is one of 50 sports recognized by the organization. Torrealba was …

A new annual competition for Americas nations outside the Americas Rugby Championship will begin in August 2018. As initially reported in August of this year, the new tournament will provide regular fixtures for developing nations outside their regular regional competitions. World Rugby Vice-Chairman and Americas Rugby President Agustin Pichot confirmed …

Referees from six different national unions have been appointed to take charge of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. All but one match will be adjudicated by officials from the Americas. Andrew Brace of Ireland will take charge of the tourney opener which will double as the first leg of the …

Argentina will send a development side to Punta del Este, the first stop of the Sudamérica Sevens series, to take place over two days beginning on January 6. Los Pumas are in Pool C at the competition along with the Canada Maple Leafs, Ireland, and Colombia. San Luis forward Renzo …

International rugby will return to Ushuaia and Brazil will host only one match at their iconic Fortress Pacaembu. Those dates and venues have now been confirmed for the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. Only one match remains at a venue to-be-confirmed, the fourth-round meeting between the Argentina XV and Canada. [EDIT: …

The international season is over for 2017 but that doesn’t mean Uruguay’s top players are on vacation. Los Teros have been hard at work at the National High Performance Center at the Estadio Charrúa ahead of their historic Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Canada. It’s the first time …

The Champions Cup is the pinnacle of club rugby in Europe and never fails to present compelling matchups. This week is no exception with a number of teams in do-or-die situations as they vie for one of the biggest prizes in the sport. The good news for the Americas is …

The French Pro D2 stepped into the second half of the season on Thursday with an incredible 15 games of the regular season already on the books. Montauban remain slightly ahead but there are now three clubs within two points after Perpignan’s win at Bayonne on Thursday evening. It wasn’t …

One of the more enjoyable teams to choose this year came after a fine week for Americas players in Europe. Nearly all of them made positive contributions and a few came away with Man of the Match or Dream Team selections. Players from the European competitions, the Pro D2, Spain’s …

The Brazilian Rugby Confederation (CBRu) has won the prestigious Sou do Esporte Award for a third consecutive year. More than 30 national Olympic sporting bodies are considered for the award, which is given by the independent Sou de Sports group to the management team that displays excellent in transparency, equity, …