International competition involving senior side’s has closed for the weekend. In total there were four test matches, two in South America and two in the Caribbean. The Americas Rankings – May 20 2018 have been updated to take into account the points exchanged. Brazil hammered Colombia 67-5 in the opening match …
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Chile ended their 2018 Sudamericano 6 Naciones ‘A’ campaign with a 97-0 thrashing of Paraguay in Santiago on Saturday evening. Los Cóndores scored 15 tries in all as the Yakarés simply could not keep up with the pace of the high-flying Chilean attack. By halftime the score was already past …
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Los Cóndores and Los Yacarés clash in Santiago on Saturday evening. The test sides of Chile and Paraguay do so after both winning last weekend. Chile upset the Uruguay XV in Montevideo while Paraguay completed a come-back to knock-over Colombia in Asunción. Chilean head Coach Mark Cross has named an …
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What an interesting weekend! With Europe’s gaze squarely on the European finals our selections have come entirely from within the Americas this week – specifically via Major League Rugby and the Sudamericano 6 Naciones ‘A’. Even those results, however, have left selection hazy. Brazil earned a famous win but were …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. Due to the volume of rugby played this past week this week’s Up and Under is a Special Edition. UP Brazil Miracles …
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A busy weekend of international competition has come to an end in the Americas. In all seven matches were played. The Americas Rankings – May 13 2018 have been updated to take into account the points exchanged. The opening international of the weekend was played on Friday. Guadeloupe had home advantage …
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Paraguay defeated Colombia in a classic encounter this afternoon at the Héroes de Curupayty, in Asunción. Trailing 26-15 at half time it took a late penalty from Sergio Alvarenga to give Paraguay a 28-26 victory. It would be the Paraguayan fly half who would score the opening and closing points …
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Paraguay have home advantage today against Colombia. The match is a second round fixture in the Sudamericano 6 Naciones A competition. Both countries join the top tier of South America, an important change for both countries. Despite being similarly positioned in the Americas Rankings there has not been a detailed …
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The Sudamericano 6 Naciones A continues on Saturday. Winners from the opening round clash in Buenos Aires with the Argentina XV hosting Brazil. Argentina XV Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has made nine changes to his starting line-up. Of those who started against Paraguay in Asunción two forwards and four backs will …
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What a busy week it was in the Americas. The Sudamerica 6 Naciones ‘A’ kicked off with three matches, Major League Rugby was in Week 3, the Arrows had a dream home opener in Toronto, and that’s not counting a number of players in action across the pond in Europe. …
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