Uruguay

Uruguay have lost Rodrigo Capó Ortega for Rugby World Cup 2019. The star veteran second-rower has ruled himself out of playing for his country in Japan this year as he is yet to return to 100% fitness following surgery. The 38-year-old was injured in January and underwent surgery on a …

The Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium is ready for RWC 2019. Located in Sendai in Japan’s northeast the venue will play host to two pool matches at this year’s Rugby World Cup tournament. With a seating capacity of 16,187 spectators the Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium is the only newly constructed RWC …

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 Jaguares All the talk over the weekend was about Los Jaguares, and rightfully so. The Argentine team hammered the Brumbies to …

Argentina have qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Los Pumas 7’s booked their place today by winning the South American men’s Olympic qualifying tournament in Santiago, Chile. Today marked the second, and final, day of the Olympic qualifiers. To read about events from day one click here. …

Argentina, and Brazil went unbeaten on day one of the Tokyo 2020 qualifiers. Played on Saturday at Old Boys in Santiago, Chile Los Pumas 7’s and Os Tupis 7’s both won all three of their respective pool matches and a re one played going into day two. With a spot …

Georgia have confirmed a squad of 43 players to prepare for the upcoming World Cup in Japan. Milton Haig’s selections include 20 – largely forwards – based in France with one Super Rugby player in Sunwolves hooker Jaba Bregvadze. The squad is largely as expected with 20 returnees from the …

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. With three of four World Cup training squads now revealed, this week we look at the movers and shakers a we head towards …

Spain were too strong for Uruguay, completing a 41-21 victory  on Saturday evening. The result was of note for both teams ahead of RWC 2019. For the hosts it demonstrated that a disjointed performance will cost them notably, while for the visitors it underlined the tragedy of Belgium-gate. Spain outscored …

With the June Internationals completed the Americas Rankings have been upstaged for the final time this month. The Americas Rankings for June 23 2019 take into account Saturday’s test match in Montevideo. Uruguay’s chaotic performance against Spain saw Los Leones completing a 41-21 away victory over Los Teros. With it …

Spain punished Los Teros this evening in Montevideo. A chaotic showing from Uruguay saw the South Americans well beaten, losing 41-21 against Los Leones. Spain’s victory completes a remarkable tour to South America. Los Leones went undefeated, downing Brazil 22-16 in São Paulo; Chile 29-22 in Santiago; and Uruguay 41-21 …