Los Tucanes are the 2015 South American B Rugby Champions. The Colombian men’s national team went undefeated throughout the Four Nations tournament to complete a third consecutive tournament victory and set up a repechage play-off against Brazil, the bottom placed side from the 2015 South American A Championship. With Colombia having completed …
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Just before Los Condores fly out from Santiago to Spain Americas Rugby News had the opportunity to talk with fly half Francisco González Moller. Having played club rugby in New Zealand the pivot has experienced first hand how well organized systems result in quality returns. The experience not only shaped …
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The pools have been drawn for the opening round of the HSBC World Series in Dubai on December 4-5th, 2015. Coming off of their 2014/2015 Championship, Fiji heads up Pool A in the Men’s bracket. Women’s Champions, New Zealand, lead up Pool A in the Women’s bracket. The USA men have …
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Los Condores Head Coach Paul Healy has selected a 26-man roster for the upcoming international matches in Spain. The South Americans will play against the Basque Country on Tuesday November 17 and an official test match against Spain on Saturday November 21. Included for the tour are French based players …
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Irish Pro 12 side Connecht opens up their European Challenge Cup campaign in Siberia as they take on Enisei-STM in a historic match in Russia. Enisei-STM is the first Russian side to ever qualify for the Challenge Cup. Connacht touched down in Siberia to frigid below zero temperatures and expect more …
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Chicago may not be getting a PRO Rugby team during the first go around, but have secured a fixture even more precious. The Windy City continues their run of hosting marquee matchups as it has been confirmed that Ireland will face off against the All Blacks on November 5th, 2016 …
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Spanish Rugby Head Coach Santiago Santos has confirmed a 23-man roster for his team’s home test match against Chile in Torrelavega, Cantabria on November 21. Included are nineteen players who play in France, predominantly in the Pro D2. With both Chile and Spain now knowing what they must do to …
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The Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (Brazilian Rugby Confederation – CBRu) has confirmed a 29-man roster for the upcoming two-match test series against Germany. Despite failing to reach the national club final, the Super 8 São Paulo’s SPAC has the highest number of athletes selected. The club’s seven players is staggeringly …
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The governing body of rugby, World Rugby has unveiled an altered qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2019 which will be held in Japan. Revealed are where the 8 qualifying countries will come from with some continental regions having advantages over others. The 8 qualifying teams will join the 12 …
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Ranked 31st in the world Germany will be looking to complete an important intercontinental series victory when the central Europeans play two tests in Brazil on November 28 and December 4. Having finished bottom of the European Nations Cup (ENC) Germany is in search of developing ahead of further international competition …
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