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Colombia have named their side to face Peru. The teams face-off this afternoon in the opening match in the 2017 South American C Championship. With Sudamérica Rugby having announced restructuring this year’s tournament is to be the last before a fresh-look takes over in 2018. The opening match of the …

Uruguay will use the 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge as part of their World Cup Qualifying preparations and will begin their tournament against Tonga in the first round on Saturday. Uruguay will field an ‘A’ side of test strength while Tonga name just one capped player in their largely domestic-based squad. …

Jerónimo de la Fuente has been ruled out of facing Australia tomorrow. This has resulted in a late call-up for Santiago González Iglesias who will start at outside center. The change means González Iglesias will play in the mid-field together with Matías Orlando. Slotting in on the bench will be …

Round 7 of the Top 14 will be played this weekend. France’s premier division will see five matches played on Saturday and two on Sunday. Taking to the field will be a number of players from the Americas. First up will be Stade Français at home to Montpellier in Paris. …

Round 6 of the Aviva Premiership takes place this weekend. With the November International swiftly approaching it is an opportunity for Canadian and USA players. The changed philosophy from Argentina also means that eyes will be on their men playing in England. First up will be the Harlequins at home …

Round 6 of the Celtic-Italian-South African League takes place this weekend. Four fixtures will be played on Friday and the remaining three on Saturday. Involved are to be a sprinkling of players from the Americas. Opening the round will be a match in the Scottish capital. Looking to continue their …

Argentina host Australia tomorrow in the final fixture of the 2017 Rugby Championship. The tournament has not been memorable for either side. Between them they have managed just a solitary victory. Australia’s one win was over Argentina in Canberra in week four. Either side of that match the Wallabies competed …

Week 7 of the Pro D2 is underway. The second division of French rugby is back after no matches last weekend. Argentina, Chile and Uruguay all have capped players featuring this round. The opening game of week 7 was a Thursday fixture. Perpignan had home advantage against Dax. Uruguayan fly …

Venezuela is ready for the South American B Championship. Taking place this month, the 2017 edition is to be the final one before rebranding sees it replaced with the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A and 4 Naciones B and C tournaments. The Federación Venezolana de Rugby (FVR) has confirmed a 23-man …

Uruguay will use the Americas Pacific Challenge to audition a number of senior players for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers. Only two of the 28-man ‘A’ side are yet to win test caps and there are eight members of the 2015 Rugby World Cup team named in a squad brimming …