Uruguayan prop Diego Arbelo has signed for Rouen from Colorno. The move from Italy to France sees the front-rower joining shortly after hooker Germán Kessler also signed for Rouen Normandie. Arbelo, like Kessler, joins the Nationale club on a two year deal from 2024-2026. Arbelo is a product of the …
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Argentina will be without captain Julián Montoya against Uruguay on Saturday. Montoya suffered a rib injury in the win over France in Buenos Aires. He was replaced very early by Ignacio Ruiz. The Perpignan hooker played three-quarters of the match. Los Pumas are preparing for the test match by spending …
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Up and Under is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Canada Outplay Romania Canada turned the tables on the form guide to earn a 35-22 win over Romania in Ottawa on …
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Uruguay notched up a 32-16 win over the Netherlands on Friday. The result of the match sees Los Teritos into the Bronze Final of the World Rugby U20 Trophy. Uruguay will face either Scotland or Japan with the other side facing the USA in the tournament final. The Netherlands will …
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Uruguay’s first home match against a Tier 1 opponent in many years went well. Both teams scored four tries with Los Teros proving to be competitive in a number of areas but lacked the class of France who were 43-28 winners. This was a much different battle than that of Canada …
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History will be made on Wednesday as Uruguay host France for the first time in a capped test match. It is Uruguay’s first match of 2024 and France’s second of their three match tour of South America. France opened with a convincing win over Argentina in Mendoza. The fixture is …
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Wednesday, July 10 sees Santiago Arata earning his 50th test cap. Arata starts at scrum-half for Uruguay against France. The match is the first since Rugby World Cup 2023. It is also the first ever home test match for Uruguay against France. Arata, who plays his rugby in France, will …
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Uruguay has finalized twelve players for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The Uruguayan roster sees no surprises; established regular players have been selected. The South American countries joins Argentina at the the Olympics. Argentina won Bronze at the Tokyo Olympics while Paris will see Los Teros 7’s debuting. Uruguay’s team …
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Up and Under is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Powerful First Half Proves Sufficient for Chile in Win over Hong Kong In their first match since their debut Rugby World …
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A place in the World Rugby u20 Trophy Final is now just one win away for the USA after they secured a convincing 32-15 win over Uruguay on Sunday. While the two sides shared two tries apiece, the American goal kickers combined for six penalty goals that proved the difference …
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