The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The November 19 2017 rankings see improvements for Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Uruguay and the USA. A return to winning ways for Argentina sees the South Americans overtaking Fiji in the World Rankings. The 31-15 win sees …
Read More »Nieto Hat-trick Sees Uruguay Overcome Namibia in Windhoek
Uruguay overcame Namibia in Windhoek, winning 52-36 this afternoon. They did so with veteran no 8, Alejandro Nieto running in a hat-trick. The match was just the second in history between the countries. In coming away with a victory Los Teros now hold a 2-0 record. The countries are similar in …
Read More »Top 14 – Week 10 Preview
The November Internationals are into full flight yet there is also elite level club rugby being played. In France week 10 of the Top 14 takes place on Saturday and Sunday. At the same time in which Argentina are playing Italy in Florence there are to be Argentine players taking …
Read More »Match Preview – Namibia vs Uruguay
A rematch 17 years in the making takes place on Saturday when Uruguay travel to Namibia for the first time. Windhoek will host a two-match series between the two closely-ranked sides. Their only previous encounter was in September 2000 when Los Teros defeated the Welwitschias by 23-12 in Montevideo. For …
Read More »Mieres Joins Elite List of Uruguayans with 50 Caps
Gastón Mieres is to join an elite list of Uruguayans with 50 test caps. The 28-year-old has been playing for Los Teros since 2010. His road to 50 caps includes playing in two Rugby World Cup qualifying campaigns, successfully helping Uruguay seal their spot in England 2015. Mieres debuted again …
Read More »SaberCats to play against Uruguay in January
The Houston SaberCats have finalised their pre-season fixture list and it includes a match against Uruguay on January 20. Los Teros will travel to Texas to play a warm-up against the new Major League Rugby franchise one week before their two-match Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Canada. It’s …
Read More »Aiming High – Guest Editorial
In a special feature Americas Rugby News is extremely pleased to offer our readers a special look into Colombian rugby. Joining us in this guest editorial is Sergio Pulgarín. It has been a great year for Colombian rugby so far. The Tucanes won their fifth Sudamericano B title, the …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 15 2017
Chile’s second round Cup of Nations match against Hong Kong sees a mid-week edition of the Americas Rankings. The November 15 2017 Americas Rankings are updated with changes to the Chileans. Los Cóndores’ 13-6 defeat to Hong Kong has resulted in Chile losing rankings points. The updated rankings see Chile …
Read More »France To Host Rugby World Cup 2023
France is to host Rugby World Cup 2023. Confirmation came through in a live announcement this morning from World Rugby. The sport’s governing body made the announcement that France 2023 had won the vote, defeating bids from Ireland and South Africa. The bid was won despite World Rugby having recently …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Chile Los Cóndores got their November campaign off to the best possible start as they defeated Kenya by a convincing score of …
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