Uruguay

Peñarol continues to announce recruits for the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). A player for the future to have signed is Maxime Sonneveld, who joins Peñarol from Los Teritos. The Uruguayan u20s player comes from Old Boys Club in Montevideo. Sonneveld played for Uruguay in this year’s Junior …

Eurosport has named German Kessler as the revelation of 2019. The Uruguayan has been described as having been a stand-out performer at RWC 2019. The accolade comes following his recent move from Uruguay to Charente in France’s Pro D2. The 25-year-old, Kessler has 53 caps for Los Teros. He played …

Peñarol have signed Bradley Thain from South Africa. The 22-year-old is the second import player to join the Uruguayan SLAR team, following Colombia’s Danny Giraldo. The signature of the latter was confirmed by Uruguayan rugby expert, Ignacio Chans. Thain is the third scrum-half at Peñarol. He joins Uruguayan Santiago Arata, …

Uruguay’s first professional rugby team, Peñarol has begun announcing its player roster to compete in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The roster is heavily based on Los Teros names from RWC 2019 though it is to also contain players from Argentina, Colombia, Portugal, South Africa, and Tonga. Head …

It’s hard to believe, but another Rugby World Cup cycle has come and gone. For Americas Rugby News, this was the first full cycle and our first time covering each and every match of the flagship tournament. We also had boots on the ground in Japan, no small feat given …

Danny Giraldo is set to join Uruguay’s SLAR team, Peñarol from Colombia. Americas Rugby News has learned that the second-rower is to join the Montevideo-based franchise on January 04 to prepare for the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. Giraldo played against the Uruguay XV in Montevideo earlier this year. He …

The end of 2019 marks the completion of the ten year decade of 2010-2019. 2020 is to therefore be not only the start of the RWC 2019-2023 cycle, but also the start of a new decade of international competition. There were memorable matches played throughout the 2010-2019 period and ARN …

Uruguay’s Andrés Vilaseca is trading Major League Rugby (MLR) for the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) in 2020. The player has departed Austin and will continue his playing career for Peñarol, Uruguay’s first professional rugby team, confirms Ignacio Chans. The 28-year-old Vilaseca is among Uruguay’s most established players. With …

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.   UP Chile and Uruguay host Sevens Challenge Series Chile, and Uruguay are to host the new World Rugby Sevens Challenge Series. The …

The winning side in a rugby match takes the glory though in rugby there are also the heartbreaking moments. The moments live in the memory with many often seeming like they happened yesterday. Below are a sample of five very hard results for teams from the Americas.   1 – …