Uruguay

The international rivalry between Uruguay and Spain will continue on Saturday. Los Teros will host Los Leones in their fourth, and final home test match of the June Internationals. For both the fixture will close-out a busy few weeks of activity. Spain goes into the game with two wins on …

From June 29-30 the South American men’s countries will be played in Santiago, Chile. An Olympic qualifying spot is on the line with the winners joining the Brazilian women who successfully qualified for Tokyo 2020. Not only will be winning men’s team in Santiago qualify for the 2020 Olympics but …

World Rugby has officially pulled the plug on its proposed Nations Championship, also referred to as the World League. The new competition would have seen Tier 1 nations grouped in an annual competition with a year-end match to determine a yearly world champion. A similar model would have included several …

Two-time former RWC champions, Australia are a major force in the sport of rugby. The Wallabies have played in every RWC, making the Semi Finals in all but two of the prior eight tournaments. The 2019 team will go into the tournament looking to return home with the title. Do …

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 Women’s Eagles Sevens This was unquestionably the best weekend in the history of the USA Women’s Sevens team. On Saturday they …

Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 16 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday in South America. In Montevideo Uruguay humbled the Argentina XV. The match saw the home side in control throughout …

Uruguay silenced the Argentina XV this evening to claim the Nations Cup. In doing so Los Teros successfully defended the trophy for a second year, making them three-time champions. The match followed that of Russia vs Namibia. The Bears’ 20-0 win over Namibia saw them on 10 points in the …

The rivalry between Uruguay, and the Argentina XV will continue on Saturday. Despite it being a non-capped international the players selected for both countries gives the match a feel of being a true test match. Uruguay’s line-up to face the Argentina XV is close to the genuine article which will …

The second Major League Rugby Semi Final on Sunday took place at Starfire Stadium where the defending champion Seattle Seawolves played host to the Toronto Arrows. As the No2 and No3 seeds heading in, it was expected to be a game of fine margins and it proved to be the …

The bounce of the rugby ball can be unpredictable. Such was the case in Montevideo on Sunday evening as Namibia completed a historic win over Uruguay. If it had not been for a loose ball inside the Uruguayan goal area then a Namibian try would have been avoided. Unpredictability is …