Uruguay

The contenders are starting to slip away from the pack as the French Pro D2 enters its 8th week of the regular season. Already played on Thursday evening was a match between the two top teams. It was Nevers who got the 24-17 win at home over Mont-de-Marsan. Carlos Muzzio …

An impressive 39 Americas players have been registered for the premier European club competitions kicking off this weekend – the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. Clubs from the French Top 14, the English Premiership, and the Guinness Pro 14 battle it out for European supremacy across two tiers of competition …

Uruguay ‘A’ set down a challenge for the USA Select XV in the second match on Day Two of the Americas Pacific Challenge. Wednesday’s contest featured some exciting attacking play from both sides and also reiterated the value of a strong scrum. The hosts entered on the back of a …

Pacific Island rivals Tonga ‘A’ and Samoa ‘A’ went to battle in an exciting contest at the Estadio Charrúa on Wednesday. It was the first match in the second round of the Americas Pacific Challenge. Both teams entered the match undefeated, with the winner moving to the head of the …

Uruguay continued their fine form at the Americas Pacific Challenge with a 33-18 win over the USA Select XV in Montevideo on Wednesday. The result propels the hosts back into the overall lead in the tournament and sets up a winner-take-all final against Samoa on Sunday. The two kickers exchanged …

Two second-half scores from Johnny Vaili led Samoa ‘A’ to a 23-15 win over Tonga ‘A’ to start the second round of the Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo on Wednesday. Tongan discipline was also to blame as they spent a quarter of the match with only 14 players after receiving …

It was a jam-packed week with the conclusion of the Rugby Championship coinciding with the opening of the Americas Pacific Challenge. Unfortunately not many players stood out from those teams with Uruguay the best of the bunch. Elsewhere we plucked players from Italy, England, Argentina, and New Zealand with a …

Uruguay’s RWC 2019 opponents are to be busy in the November Internationals. Los Teros are to face Australia, Fiji, Georgia, and Wales at RWC 2019 in Japan. All four will be playing a lot of rugby next month.   Australia The Wallabies will be busy in November but less so …

The second round of the Americas Pacific Challenge kicks off at 11am Montevideo time on Wednesday. A high-scoring opening day saw Uruguay, Tonga, and Samoa emerge victorious in the senior ‘A’ competition. Argentina’s two-year unbeaten streak is over and the North American teams are back on their feels after disappointing …

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 Peru Two wins in a week have seen Peru win the 2018 Sudamérica 4 Naciones B competition. A 36-14 win over …