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A stunning second-half showing took Selknam to a 41-19 victory over the Olímpia Lions on Saturday in Montevideo. The Chileans rebounded from a half-time deficit to end the contest with an impressive bonus point win. In the first half not only did the Olímpia Lions outscore Selknam on the scorecard, …

The Rugby Americas North Sevens begins tomorrow in Nassau, Bahamas. Along with the prestige of the tournament itself, there are qualifying spots on offer for both the Commonwealth Games and September’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. Following the withdrawals of both St. Vincent & The Grenadines and the …

Peñarol have home advantage against Os Cobras Brasil XV on Saturday. The round six SLAR fixture sees the competition leaders taking-on the winless Cobras from Brazil. The teams met in round one of the season with the Uruguayans winning a low-scoring contest by nine points in Chile. Peñarol have opted …

Nobody predicted Los Cafeteros Pro to have surpassed expectations and Los Jaguares XV to have failed to reach them; yet, this is how the first half of SLAR 2022 unfolded in Chile and Paraguay. Now the teams battle-it-out in Uruguay in a round six clash on Saturday. Los Cafeteros Pro …

The second half of SLAR 2022 begins with the Olímpia Lions vs Selknam. The teams are tied for 3rd position on 14 competition points. Based on prior results between the sides and SLAR 2022 results, it is a match that could go either way. The Olímpia Lions have the upper …

President Joe Biden has officially declared his support for the USA’s Rugby World Cup Bid. Final documents have now been submitted to World Rugby with USAR seeking to host both the 2031 Men’s and 2033 Women’s events. World Rugby Council will formally determine the hosting rights on May 12. The …

Argentina will play host to Scotland in a three-match-series in July. The test matches wil be the first under Michael Cheika. The former Wallabies coach has the task of turning around Los Pumas’ fortunes in time to peak at RWC 2023. There are two reasons that suggest rookies may feature …

Rodrigo Capó Ortega will be honored in France this coming weekened. The Uruguayan defended the colors of Castres for a staggering 18 years before reriring in 2000. His career will be paid tribute to ahead of Castres vs Clermont on Saturday. Rodrigo Capó Ortega retired from rugby at the age …

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 Argentina victorious in Vancouver Los Pumas weren’t just the best Americas team at the World Sevens Series event in …

Hong Kong are out of the Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. Citing player safety issues, the Hong Kong Rugby Union pulled the Men’s test team out of the Asia Rugby Championship. The tournament is to take place in May and June in South Korea. It is the second of such …