Next month will see the final competitor for RWC 2019 confirmed. The month will also see widespread international competition involving all of of the 19 qualified countries and many others. Many will play in familiar rivalries. What though are rugby’s overdue test matches? 1 Australia vs Georgia In the Australian-hosted …
Read More »Santiago Arata set to join SaberCats
Uruguayan scrumhalf Santiago Arata will join the Houston SaberCats for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Reported by South American press for several weeks, the 22-year-old Teros star joins three of his international teammates in signing MLR deals – Andrés Vilaseca, Ignacio Dotti, and Juan Echeverría the others. Another nine …
Read More »Americas Rankings – October 21 2018
The Americas Rankings have been updated for October 21 2018. They have been recalculated to take into account the final round of the Sudamérica 4 Naciones B in Guatemala. The competition was played over three match days with Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Peru being the participants. An unfortunate series of …
Read More »South American U18’s 7’s To Debut in November
Inovation continues in the Americas. The latest project sees the South American U18’s 7’s set to debut in November. Santiago, Chile will play host to the new competition with five countries set to compete in the inaugural Sudamérica Rugby U18’s Men’s competition. Taking to the filed in Santiago will be …
Read More »Team of the Week
Late but not forgotten! There was a heck of a lot of games to get through over the past week. Two rounds of the Americas Pacific Challenge, the opening weekend of the Challenge and Champions Cups, the final round of the Mitre 10 Cup, plus the usual RFU Championship and …
Read More »Uruguay send World Cup reps to MLR combine
Uruguay will send nine players to the Major League Rugby combine in Glendale next week. Players from Brazil, Chile, and Canada will also be present for the week-long selection camp that will include a trial match for a ‘Rugby Americas XV’ against the Raptors on Saturday, October 27 at Infinity …
Read More »Ignacio Dotti heads for New Orleans
The New Orleans Gold have moved to shore up their second row by signing Uruguay’s Ignacio Dotti. A veteran of nearly 40 caps since his debut in 2015, the 24-year-old is the latest of an influx of Uruguayan players set to ply their trade in Major League Rugby. Dotti joins the …
Read More »Fiji name strong squad for November tests
John McKee has named an impressive 30-man Fiji squad for the November tests against Scotland, Uruguay, and France. Included are some of the biggest names in European rugby such as Racing lock Leone Nakarawa, Bordeaux midfielder Semi Radradra, and Toulon winger Josua Tuisova. Eight players have been selected from the …
Read More »Uruguay to play Fiji at Hartpury
Uruguay’s neutral-venue test match against Fiji on November 17 will take place at the Gillman’s Ground, on Hartpury University campus. Kickoff is set for 1pm local, 10am Montevideo time. The match will be streamed live by the University. It’s an unusual choice for the fixture as the capacity of the …
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 Americas presence in Europe An impressive 39 Americas players have been registered for the premier European club competitions kicking off this …
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