World Rugby have acted to try to calm the massive public criticism of the proposed World League. Contrary to initial reports the new annual competition is being put forward as the ‘Nations Championship’ and will be based on World Rankings. To view the proposal in video format click here. World …
Read More »Uruguay boosted by Berchesi return for Brazil
Uruguay have been boosted by the inclusion of fly half Felipe Berchesi to face Brazil. The French-based play-maker returns to Los Teros for the first time since November’s last-gasp away win over Romania. In the absence of Berchesi Uruguay’s usual starting outside center, Juan Manuel Cat has been playing fly …
Read More »Joaquín Montes Retires From Refereeing
Leading Uruguayan official Joaquín Montes has retired from refereeing. The 39-year-old has been a regular for South American test matches and is undoubtedly among the leading officials from the Americas. Capable of refereeing at the same standards in both Spanish and English, Montes has taken charge of key matches with …
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 Officially at an all-time high are Uruguay. Los Teros are now ranked 16th in the world, a placing higher than …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 03 2019
The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The March 03 2019 rankings take into account the results from the latest round of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). In the first fixture of the round Canada fell to a 39-23 home defeat against theArgentina …
Read More »Uruguay stun USA on historic night in Seattle
It was an historic night in Seattle on Saturday but probably one the Eagles would like to forget. Uruguay stunned the USA by a score of 32-25 to secure their first ever win on US soil. In the wake of the ‘World League‘ controversy that came to light this week, …
Read More »New York cruise to dominant win over Houston
Rugby United New York bounced back from their loss in Seattle with a dominant 35-8 win over the Houston SaberCats on Saturday evening. The visitors outscored their hosts by five tries to one and looked in complete control throughout though they never quite got out of cruise control. The first …
Read More »Uruguay Raises Concerns About World League
The President of the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) Pablo Ferrari has published a letter on the union’s website raising concerns about the proposed World League. Rugby’s global governing body is seeking to make friendlies both more interesting and more profitable. This has led the organization to press for …
Read More »ARC Preview – USA vs Uruguay
As the USA‘s rugby future is being tossed around in board rooms across the globe, their present lies in Seattle on Saturday evening when they welcome Uruguay for the first ever international at Starfire Stadium. Los Teros effectively sacrificed the match against the Argentina XV by running out an inexperienced …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week
It was an interesting week in the Americas Rugby Championship as Brazil nearly knocked-off the pre-tournament favorites USA. The now-favorite Argentina XV continued their march towards the title but didn’t look especially sharp in the second half against Uruguay. Canada meanwhile had some pep in their step against Chile and …
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