A Seleção Brasileira Feminina (as Yaras, como são conhecidas) será anfitriã de um torneio internacional pela primeira vez desde 2016. Neste ano, o Brasil é a sede da 21ª edição do Sul-americano de Sevens Feminino, que será realizada pela Sudamérica Rugby (a confederação sul-americana) nos dias 10 e 11 de …
Read More »Big Names on Scotland Roster to tour Chile and Argentina
Scotland will take a roster of 40 players to South America. The Northern British test side will take-on Argentina in a three match series which will follow a non-capped match between Chile and Scotland A. The tour will begin on Saturday, June 25 and conclude on Saturday, July 16. Regular …
Read More »Emiliano Boffelli Wins Edinburgh Player of the Year
And the Glen Moray Players’ Player of the Season goes to… Emiliano Boffelli. The Puma was voted Glen Moray Players’ Player of the Season by his Edinburgh teammates. In his first season in the United Rugby Championship (URC), Boffelli made more than an impression. Boffelli moved from Racing 92 to Edinburgh …
Read More »Argentina XV add Juan Pablo Castro for tour to Portugal and Georgia
The Argentina XV have added Juan Pablo Castro to their roster. The Argentine next-of-XV will tour Europe next month. Non-capped matches will take place against Portugal and Georgia. Castro’s inclusion comes following the changes affecting Matías Moroni. Moroni was named on the Argentina XV’s roster last week. On Monday this …
Read More »Chile assemble strong roster to face Scotland and USA
Chile has assembled a strong roster to prepare for upcoming international competition against Scotland and the USA. Los Cóndores’ June / July fixtures will involve two matches at home and one on the road. Two of them are the winner-goes-to-France series between Chile and the USA. Los Cóndores are preparing …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Canadian pack too strong for Eagles in New Zealand Canada were intent on making a statement in their opening …
Read More »Colombia’s Andrés Zafra and Brive are safe in Top 14
A Colombia-Argentina second-row helped Brive avoid relegation today. Brive won 33-17 against Stade Français in Paris. Andrés Zafra and Lucas Paulos formed the second-row for the winning team. The vital win sees Brive ending their season in 12th place. What is good news for Brive is bad news for Perpignan. …
Read More »Uruguay’s RWC 2023 gains as Manuel Leindekar will play in Top 14
Bayonne won the Pro D2 Final on Sunday. With it the club earned promotion back to France’s elite, the Top 14. The team defeated Mont de Marsan 49-20, doing so with former Puma Mariana Galarza as captain. Argentine hooker Pablo Dimcheff scored for the beaten finalists. The club will be …
Read More »South Korea Advance to face Hong Kong in Decisive RWC 2023 Qualifier
South Korea were 55-10 winners over Malaysia on Saturday. The result sees South Korea progressing to face Hong Kong in a decisive RWC 2023 qualifier on July 09. That fixture is to be the Asian Final. The match was played at the Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium in Incheon. There was …
Read More »Uruguay Roster Named for Japan Tour
Uruguay will take a 26-man roster to Japan. The South Americans are to play two test matches against the Asian country later this month. Los Teros will also spend time in camp training with the South Korean team. Los Teros face Japan on June 18 at Chichibunomiya Stadium and on …
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