Guatemala Made history on Saturday evening, winning the South American C Championship in San Salvador. Defeating El Salvador 26-8 Los Jaguares completed a three wins from three matches to return home with a first ever international tournament trophy. The title deciding fixture was against the 2014 tournament winners and in their …
Read More »Costa Rica defeat Panama with record score
Costa Rica made history on Saturday by defeating Panama by a record scoreline of 95-3. The win was the biggest ever in the history of Costa Rican rugby and sees Los Guarias finishing the South American C Championship on a high after losing against Guatemala in round one. The loss …
Read More »Brazil outplay Colombia in South American A Repechage
With a spot on the line in the 2016 South American A Championship Brazil overcame Colombia this evening. The result was a welcome victory not only for Brazil but for the upcoming Americas Rugby Championship as the Tupis went into tonight’s game ranked below non-participants Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago and …
Read More »Costa Rica and Peru dominate Sudamérica C Sevens Day 1
The women’s teams from Costa Rica and Peru were very impressive on Day 1 of the Sudamérica Sevens in San Salvador. Both countries went undefeated while putting big scores on their opponents. Costa Rica’s women defeated El Salvador 22-5, Nicarágua 46-0 and Panama 34-7 while the Southern most competitors, Peru, …
Read More »Paraguay 2016-2020 Strategic Plan
Seeking to continue growing the Unión de Rugby del Paraguay (Paraguayan Rugby Union – URP) have released a Strategic Plan from 2016-2020. Together with guest Francisco Rubio, the Sudamérica Rugby deevlopment Director the URP administrative committee put together the ambitious project. Working with Sudamérica Rugby and World Rugby The URP seeks …
Read More »Kenya women replace South Africa for Rio
In a stunning decision that comes only a day after World Rugby announced the details of the final Olympic repechage tournaments, South Africa has withdrawn its women’s side from Rio, with African runners-up Kenya now added in their place. The decision comes not from the South African rugby union, but …
Read More »Americas players in B&I Cup Round 3
Several Canadians, an American prospect, and two South Americans will be in action in round 3 of the British & Irish Cup this weekend. Cornish Pirates lead the way with all three Canucks in their starting lineup. No8 Aaron Carpenter skippers for the 4th week in a row, which suggests …
Read More »Americas players in Pro D2 Week 12
While Top 14 clubs return to European action this weekend, it’s business as usual for the French Pro D2 as they enter week 12 of the competition. Lyon and Bayonne currently reside in 1st and 2nd place, respectively, while Tarbes sits at the bottom of the barrel after being docked …
Read More »Monaco and Dublin to host Olympic Qualifiers
The city-state of Monaco and Dublin, Ireland, will host the final Olympic Sevens qualification tournaments in June. World Rugby has set the dates for the men on June 18-19 at Stade Louis II and the women a week later on June 25-26 at the UCD Bowl. Only the winning team …
Read More »Chile Roster Named for Punta del Este
The Chilean men’s Rugby Sevens team will compete in the upcoming Seven de Punta del Este, Uruguay’s biggest Sevens event of the year. This year’s tournament is to be played from December 26-27 at the Punta del Este Polo & Country Club in the balneario uruguayo. The Chileans competed well in …
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