Uruguay

The Olympic Games scheduled to begin on July 24 in Tokyo have been officially postponed. Just two days after the International Olympic Committee had set a four-week deadline to make a final decision, the decision has been made to move the world’s largest sporting event to 2021. A new date …

Uruguay booked their tickets to England and Wales with a home win over Russia in October 2014. The match was the return fixture of a home-and-away series in the final round of RWC 2015 repechage qualifying. In game one of the series, Russia won by a single point in the …

One of the lasting moments from RWC 2019 was Uruguay’s famous win over Fiji in Kamaishi. The historic upset was a rematch from RWC 2015 when the teams met in Milton Keynes, England. On that occasion Fiji were playing their fourth, and final, pool match and Uruguay were playing their …

Canada will not be participating on the Tokyo Olympics if the games go ahead as planned on July 24. An official statement from the Canadian Olympic Committee has called on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the games for one year. The announcement comes just hours after IOC President Thomas …

Uruguay used the 2015 South American A Championship to prepare for RWC 2014. It was their first RWC tournament appearance since 2003. Chile were looking to cause an upset and they succeed in doing so, winning 30-15 at the Parque Mahuida in Santiago, Chile. The upset result gave Chile their …

August is the target for international competition in the Americas. The annual mid-year internationals are set to be cancelled as World Rugby will inevitably call-off the 2020 July Internationals. Uruguayan rugby journalist Ignacio Chans spoke with Sudamérica Rugby President, Sebastián Piñeyrúa about all things Sudamérica Rugby. The region is presently …

The inaugural under-20 Americas Rugby Championship has been postponed. Set to be hosted by Uruguay in June, the age grade edition of the established Americas competition was also to act as a qualifier for the World Rugby u20 Trophy for Canada and the USA. A target date has not been …

World Rugby have confirmed that the remainder of the World Sevens Series has been postponed. FFR President Bernard Laporte had announced earlier this week that the Paris Sevens was off. The European leg in its entirety has now been tentatively moved to September with London also called off, with the …

Major League Rugby has called a halt to the stricken 2020 season. A final decision was made on a conference call this afternoon that will see no league games played until the 2021 campaign. Americas Rugby News understands that an official announcement will be made on Thursday. The league initially …

The opening match of the 1996 Pan American Championship saw hosts Canada taking on Uruguay in Ottawa. It was the 8th test of the year for Canada, who entered with a 6-2 record post-RWC 1995, and just the second test for Uruguay having lost to Argentina in Montevideo three months …