Uruguay

The Uruguay XV defeated Brazil in a training match on Thursday. Played in São José dos Campos, the visitors were 41-36 winners. The match was the final hit-out before the Americas Pacific Challenge which takes place in Uruguay in October. The match was not played under usual restrictions. As such …

The Pro D2 continues in France with Week 3 taking place from Thursday to Sunday. The competition is important for many countries who will playing RWC 2019. From the Americas the qualified Uruguay and USA both have hopefuls involved in the league. The same is true of Canada, a country …

There would be no repeat of last year’s win as Fiji put Uruguay to the sword by a final score of 55-34 in Bucharest on Tuesday. The power of the Fijian runners was too much for the Teritos to handle, instantly elevating the Pacific Islanders to favorites status in the …

The World Rugby u20 Trophy kicks off on Tuesday with two Americas teams involved. Uruguay plays Fiji in the second match of the day. It was the Teritos who came out victorious in last year’s fixture amidst terrible wet weather. In the dry conditions of Bucharest the story could be …

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 Argentina Los Pumas returned to winning ways on Saturday, defeating South Africa 32-19 in Mendoza. A week after losing to the …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following completed of international competition this weekend. The August 26 2018 edition sees movement in the rankings with Argentina, Paraguay, Panama, and Colombia all having won matches. In Mendoza Argentina won for the first time in 2018. Los Pumas’ 32-19 victory over South Africa …

Americas players Rodrigo Capó Ortega and Benjamín Urdapilleta scared for Castres in the club’s season opening victory over Montpellier. The Uruguayan scored a try while the Argentine set-up Scott Spedding in what was a 25-20 victory. The fixture was a repeat of the 2018 Final, a match won by Castres …

The 2018-2019 Top 14 season begins on Saturday. The richest and league in rugby will see six matches played on Saturday and one on Sunday to open the season. Involved are to be players from the Americas. Below is a preview outlining the involvement from the Western Hemisphere. The season …

Professional rugby in France continues with the second division, the Pro D2 seeing week 2 of the season taking place from Thursday to Sunday. Week 1 saw wins for Mont de Marsan, Béziers, Montauban, Biarritz, Bayonne, Colomiers, and Aurillac. In Week 2 there are to be RWC hopefuls involved for …

In this week’s edition of Team of the Week a range of players make the selection. These include players involved in club activity, test matches and everything in between. Six Pumas make the side while both Canada ‘A’ and the Uruguay XV also feature. 1 – Francisco Ferronato (Belgrano) Another strong …