Two rounds are now in the books and realistically there are two spots yet to be sorted for the finals. Pool A has been all but sorted with Japan only requiring a single bonus point against Kenya to clinch their spot in the Final. Meanwhile it’s a dead heat in …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Uruguay Looking to build well into the final stage of RWC preparations Uruguay have acquired the services of two former Pumas. …
Read More »Americas Rugby Championship to Be RWC 2023 Qualifiers
The Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) is to be used as the Americas RWC 2023 Qualifiers. Confirmation came through in an interview by Eugenio Artesiano with Pancho Rubio on the website Hablemos de Rugby. The fundamental change will mean that Americas 1 and Americas 2 will no longer be separated but …
Read More »Uruguay fall to title favorites Japan
Two teams who won their respective opening matches in the World Rugby Junior World Trophy clashed today in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The result of the match did not go the way of the country from the Americas as Uruguay fell 46-31 to Japan. With the match in effect …
Read More »World Rugby u20 Trophy – Day Two Preview
The opening round of the World Rugby u20 Trophy on Tuesday began to separate the contenders from the pretenders. Three matches ended in one-sided results while Canada fell to Tonga by a single point. Saturday will be do or die for any team hoping to push into the final, or …
Read More »Former Pumas wonder kicker becomes Uruguayan Kicking Coach
Former Pumas wonder kicker Federico Todeschini has become the Uruguayan kicking coach. The 43-year-old began his new role today which is a two-month coaching role during Los Teros’ preparations for RWC 2019. At the Uruguayan rugby national High Performance Center, the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo the 1998-2008 Puma began his …
Read More »Uruguay maul Kenya in blowout win
Kenya were no match for Uruguay at the World Rugby u20 Trophy in Brazil as the Teritos smashed the Chipu by a final score of 63-11. The strength of the Uruguayan forward pack in the scrum and maul proved unstoppable as the Kenyans conceded nine tries to only one on …
Read More »RWC 2019 – The Competitors – Uruguay
RWC 2019 will be the fourth Rugby World Cup involving Uruguay. The South American no2 has improved in recent years with the RWC 2015-2019 cycle showing that Los Teros are a stronger team now than this time four years ago. Uruguayan progress has been enabled by three broad factors – …
Read More »World Rugby u20 Trophy – Day One Preview
It’s make or break from the opening day of the 2019 World Rugby u20 Trophy. A loss of any kind will all but end hopes of reaching the final before the tournament has hardly begun. Four matches on each day leaves plenty of dramatic rugby to be enjoyed by viewers …
Read More »2019 World Rugby u20 Trophy Preview
The second tier of World Rugby’s u20 competitions – the Trophy – kicks off on Tuesday with eight teams touching down in São José dos Campos, Brazil. It’s a chance for young players of smaller nations to go head-to-head and also puts them in the shop window for pro scouts …
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