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From Arica to Puerto Montt the Get Into Rugby program extends north and south within Chile. The World Rugby initiative gives thousands of boys and girls the opportunity to get to know rugby. Adapted into Spanish the Get into Rugby program has been promoted under the slogan ”Ven al rugby” …

Los Teros are to arrive in Tonyo on Wednesday to perpare for the second and final test against Japan which will be played on Saturday with kick-off to be at 6am Uruguayan time. The fixture marks the final match before Head Coach Pablo Lemoine will name his roster for the …

Pablo Lemoine leads Uruguay into the World Cup this year as Head Coach after having scored a try against the host nation, England when Uruguay last played a World Cup match. Like in 2003 the teams will again meet on the final day of pool play, this time at the …

Played under 32ºC (90ºF) heat in the north western Colombian city of La Guajira the 2015 Sudamérica Rugby B Under 19 competition got underway on Sunday. Peru and Mexico competed in the opening fixture which was a Sudamérica vs NACRA match-up and it was the North Americans who came out …

Lynn Howells has named his 31-man squad for the World Cup. The majority come from the group that claimed first place in the Nations Cup, with only seven players added. Mihai Macovei continues as captain, and there is a recall for veteran Ovidiu Tonita, who will be traveling to his …

The Barbarians have named an impressive 25-man roster to prepare for their match against Manu Samoa in London this coming Saturday. This will be the first time rugby has been played at the Olympic Stadium, a prelude to the five World Cup matches slated to take place there starting on …

Colombia’s Women finished 10th at an international Sevens event which took place this weekend in Ireland. The South Americans played matches against opposition from Africa, Europe, Oceania and Asia for the first time in history and completed a win against Samoa. Colombia also had matches against Holland, China and Kenya …

Los Teros fell to a 30-8 defeat to Japan this morning in the opening test of a two match series in Japan. The series is being used by both teams as a warm-up ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2015 which starts on Friday September 18. The Uruguayan team arrived …

Uruguayan international back-rower Diego Magno is currently in Fukuoka, Japan preparing to play in the first of two test matches against the leading Asian rugby nation. This week he took time out of his busy schedule to talk to Americas Rugby News about the upcoming match, Uruguay’s final preparations for …

The countdown to the Rugby World Cup is on. The largest global sporting event of the year is quickly approaching and three of the four teams from the Americas competing in England and Wales are to ply warm-up matches this weekend. Uruguay is to face Japan in Fukuoka in the …