Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP The People and the Rugby in San Diego A Major League Rugby record crowd of 11,423 took in the first rugby …
Read More »Pampas run over outnumbered Cobras in São Paulo
In conditions well known in decades gone by, mud was a feature of Sunday’s Super Rugby Americas match between os Cobras and Los Pampas in São Paulo. It was competitive at times but Los Pampas played at a pace that Os Cobras could not keep up with and cards gave …
Read More »Powerful Selknam romp past Raptors in Santiago
Selknam powered to a strong home victory over the American Raptors on Saturday in Santiago. Selknam were easily the better of the two teams and romped to a 45-10 victory. A good crowd was on hand to see what was some quality rugby. Selknam certainly gave those in attendance reason to …
Read More »Dogos Sneak Home against Yacare in Super Rugby Americas Opener
Córdoba played host to the opening match of Super Rugby Americas 2023. The home fans in attendance were treated to a quality rugby match. They also went home smiling as locals, Los Dogos were 30-24 winners over Yacare from Paraguay. The early going in the match were not pleasant. An …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2023 – Selknam vs American Raptors – ARN Guide
For the first time ever a South American professional team will face a North American professional team in a regular season league fixture. This will happen in Santiago, Chile on Saturday with Selknam having home advantage against the American Raptors. Selknam are a success story of professionalism. The Chileans reached …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2023 – Colombia’s Players
The 2023 Super Rugby Americas will contain teams from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the USA. This sees a change to that of the predecessor, the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) which included a team from Colombia. There will be no Cafeteros Pro in Super Rugby Americas 2023. …
Read More »Chile 7’s ready with big names for Los Angeles and Vancouver
Chile is ready for the Los Angeles 7’s and Vancouver 7’s competitions. The upcoming stages of the Sevens World Series will see Chile fielding a strong roster. Regular test scrum-half Marcelo Torrealba leads a team in which he is joined by other Selknam players. Torrealba was heavily involved in Chile’s …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2023 – Dogos vs Yacare – ARN Guide
Super Rugby Americas 2023 kick-off on Friday in Córdoba, Argentina. The season opener sees two new teams playing in el corazón (the heart) of Argentina. Both will be looking to begin with a win; the pressure is on both to perform. With the season running from February to June teams …
Read More »MLR 2023 Players – Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
Major League Rugby 2023 will involve players from four South American countries. Argentina, Chile, Pargauay and Uruguay will be represented. Capped players will feature including names in the frame for Rugby World Cup 2023. While Canada and the USA missed out on qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2023 there are …
Read More »Michael Cheika Elogia Super Rugby Americas
El entrenador de Los Pumas Michael Cheika colaboró en la Concentración de los referís del Súper Rugby Américas y dejó sus impresiones sobre el mejor rugby de América. Michael Cheika, sus asistentes Felipe Contepomi, Juan Fernández Lobbe y Andrés Bordoy, junto al resto del staff técnico de la Unión Argentina …
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