Uruguay will play against three World Cup-qualified teams on their end-of-year tour. Georgia, Romania, and Tonga will be their opponents, with the latter securing their place in the tournament after defeating Hong Kong in Australia yesterday. All three are currently higher than Los Teros on the World Rankings, with Uruguay …
Read More »Tonga Qualify for 2023 World Cup as Asia / Pacific 1
Tonga booked their place at Rugby World Cup 2023 as Asia / Pacific 1. The Pacific Island country overcame Hong Kong, winning the deciding Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifier 44-22. The outcome is that Tonga will play in Pool B at RWC 2023 while Hong Kong now have the fourth, …
Read More »Uruguay hold on to split series with Romania
Uruguay held on to defeat Romania 26-20 on Sunday at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. It sees Los Teros splitting the series against the Oaks and restores some confidence after the disappointing loss at the same venue a week ago. The first score went to the visitors, who had Uruguay …
Read More »July Internationals 2022 – Uruguay vs Romania Game 2 – ARN Guide
Uruguay and Romania meet in game two of a two match series on Sunday. Romania did very well to win game one after an early red card. Uruguay were second best but had fought back from a 17-3 half-time deficit and were leading 22-20 with ten minutes left to play. …
Read More »Uruguay fall to 14-man Romania in Montevideo
Uruguay were defeated 30-22 by Romania in Montevideo on Sunday. A poor opening half saw Los Teros conceding 17 unanswered points, while the visitors overcame an early red card to secure victory in the first of the two-test series. It was a good start for the visitors. The Oaks pinned …
Read More »July Internationals 2022 – Uruguay vs Romania Game 1 – ARN Guide
The Rugby World Cup 2023 bound Uruguay and Romania will play the first of two test matches on Saturday. They will do so at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. The venue is the home of Uruguayan Rugby; yet, it has only previously hosted one of the ten prior test matches …
Read More »Romania squad trimmed for Uruguay tour
Andy Robinson has reduced his Romania squad to 28 players for the two-test series against Uruguay that begins this weekend in Montevideo. It’s a comparatively inexperienced group with eight players who lined up against Italy sitting out the tour including captain Mihai Macovei. There are three uncapped players included. Giant …
Read More »Ivan Nemer creates try of the year candidate
Ivan Nemer created a spectacular try on Friday. Playing for Italy against Romania, the prop from Argentina made a linerbkreak from inside the Italian 22. Nemer ran to half way before passing and one pass later the Italians scored under the posts. Try: Nemer made his test debut for Italy …
Read More »Uruguay roster boosted to face Romania
Uruguay have a boosted roster for the upcoming home internationals against Romania. The roster includes six more players based outside of Uruguay that the number that toured Japan last month. The returnees boost the roster, though there are still some notable absentees. Andrés Vilaseca lead a team that includes returning …
Read More »World Rugby Disqualify Spain from RWC 2023
World Rugby have not changed their minds. Spain have been disqualified from competing at Rugby World Cup 2023. The decision follows an appeal which Spain contested the decision. It means that the April 28 decision to disqualify Spain is upheld. Click here to read outcome from April 28. With Spain …
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