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The national Olympic Committee of Costa Rica (CON-CRC) dedicated some space to Costa Rican rugby in October’s edition of the country’s magazine ‘Cortos Olímpicos’. Included in the article was the visit of Sudamérica Rugby’s Northern Project and Development Manager Alberto Ruíz Luca de Tena to Costa Rica and the region last month. …

The 2015 South American B Championship gets underway this Sunday with two matches being played in the Peruvian capital of Lima. The home side will take on Venezuela while tournament favorites Colombia will play host to the bottom seeds, Ecuador. The Four Nations tournament will be broadcast live by TV …

Uruguay’s A side, the Uruguay XV will play host to Argentine province San Juan on Saturday in a second round match in the Campeonato Argentino de Mayores. Following the completion of the Valentín Martínez fixtures the Guzmán Barreiro coached side will play at Carrasco Polo at 5pm. Playing in the …

Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club has been crowned the national champions of Venezuela after winning the Venezuelan League Final 25-10 against Mérida Rugby Club at the Hacienda Santa Teresa. A strong second half saw Proyecto Alcatraz capitalize after having been 10-8 ahead at half time. Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club was founded …

The governing body of Brazilian rugby the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) are set to announce an additional test match to bring the year 2015 to a close. Following the two upcoming home matches against Germany Brazil will play host to Colombia at the Estádio do Canindé in São Paulo …

The Colombian women’s Rugby Sevens team, Las Tucanes are in Uruguay preparing for the upcoming Valentín Martínez. They arrived on Wednesday with an eye to gaining vital preparation as the road to the 2016 Olympic Games draws nearer. Las Tucanes will play on Saturday and Sunday and remain in Uruguay until …

Los Teros fullback Gastón Mieres has not returned to his former home of Valpolicella in Italy to play rugby. Instead the Uruguayan is on trial with Coventry RFC, a club currently playing in the National League 1, the third tier of English rugby. Aged 26 Mieres played in all four …

Brazil’s women’s Rugby Sevens team travel today to Uruguay to prepare for the upcoming Valentin Martínez, one of South America’s most traditional and important tournaments in junior, youth and women’s rugby categories. This year’s event is to be the 22nd edition and will take place in Montevideo. For the Brazilian …

The Federación Hondureña de Rugby (Honduras Rugby Federation – FRC) have confirmed the lineup for the upcoming international match against Guatemala. Honduras will face Guatemala on November 28 in a home test match at Las Vegas, Santa Barbara. Head Coach Matthew Harper has named his lineup for the match but is …

With the conclusion of the tournament, it’s time to choose our World Cup XV from the four Americas representatives. Unsurprisingly the overwhelming majority of the side comes from semi-finalists Argentina, who remain the standard bearers for Americas rugby and look set to do so until their friends in the north establish a …