Two teams dreaming of playing in a first Rugby World Cup are to make history this year. Brazil is to face Kenya in June in an international test match, doing so in Macapá city located in Amapá state. It is to be the first time that the northern Brazilian state of …
Read More »Los Teritos Named for Samoa
Coming off a big win over the host nation Los Teritos are focused on making it two-in-a-row when they take-on Samoa on Wednesday in Harare, Zimbabwe. Saturday’s 56-22 win featured enterprising rugby with the Uruguayans using the width of the field to their advantage. Their opponents, Samoa, though enter the …
Read More »Mexico Return Home Victorious from Arizona
Mexico’s senior men’s test side, Las serpientes are back home following a successful visit to the USA. Las Serpientes trained at Arizona State University this past week and had a match against the college team over the weekend. Mexico won the match 30-23. The purpose of the visit was to prepare …
Read More »Guatemala, Panama receive visit from Sudamérica Rugby
In an effort to grow the game Sudamérica Rugby’s Northern Regional Developmental Manager, Alberto Ruiz Luca has been busy visiting Central American countries recently. Following a recent Sudamérica Rugby inspection of El Salvador attention turned to both Guatemala and Panama. Get Into Rugby administrator, Guillermo Signorelli was in Guatemala to see the …
Read More »Fitipaldo scores memorable try in Zimbabwe
Following a break from scrum half Santiago Arata Uruguayan under 20’s speedster Martín Fitipaldo crossed for a memorable try. The length of the field try was one of the highlights from day two, a day in which Uruguay and the USA both won their respective matches. Los Teritos were playing …
Read More »Uruguayan Club Classic Goes International
An Uruguayan club classic goes International as Montevideo clubs Old Christians and Old Boys are to meet in the Quarter Finals of Argentina’s Torneo del Interior, the third tier level of Argentine club rugby. Old Christians finished undefeated and in first place in pool play, outplaying all opponents. Following away …
Read More »South Africa Blocked from Bidding to host Rugby World Cup 2023
In a stunning protest from the South African government, rugby and four other sports have been blocked from bidding to host major sporting events. South Africa’s sports minister Fikile Mbalula has banned rugby, cricket, athletics, and netball federations after they have been deemed to have failed to provide black players with sufficient …
Read More »South American Championship 2016: Brazil vs Uruguay – Full Match
Brazil hosted Uruguay this past Saturday in a fully capped international fixture. The match was a part of the South American A Championship 2016, a four nations competition in which Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay fight for the right to join Argentina in the following year’s Sudamérica Rugby Cup. In front …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana Impressive results for both Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana on Saturday see the two Caribbean countries strongly positioned …
Read More »Americas Rankings – April 24 2016
There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – April 24 2016 see Brazil and Paraguay changing places while both Uruguay and Chile have made slight gains. Uruguay edged slightly closer to Canada by rising from 63,23 points to a new ranking of 63,26. …
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