Uruguay

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 Canada 7s Canada made history with their first ever HSBC Sevens Series tournament victory as they defeated the USA by 26-19 in …

Uruguayan club, Carrasco Polo made history on Saturday, winning Argentina’s Torneo del Interior B. The Montevideo club downed the Universitario de Córdoba 25-19, doing so with Jaguar Nicolás Freitas playing. The Uruguayan side delivered a solid 80 minute performance. Based on solid defensive and delivering at the right time, Carrasco Polo …

The Top 14 rolls on this weekend. Round 24 of 26 will be played in France and is to involve a host of players from the Americas. With there being no Friday matches in round 24 the games are to instead be five on Saturday and two on Sunday. There …

This Saturday Montevideo club, Carrasco Polo will take on the Universitario de Córdoba in the Grand Final of the Torneo del Interior B, Argentina’s B league in the Campeonato Argentino. Carrasco Polo earned its place in the Torneo del Interior B by virtue of finishing third in the 2016 Campeonato …

Uruguay has confirmed upcoming international test rugby. Los Teros are to play five matches, all in South America, in May and June. All but one of these are to be at home and they are to be supplemented by two further, non-capped, internationals. The internationals are to be a part of …

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 Houston Strikers The Houston Strikers announced the hiring of former US Eagles Assistant Coach Justin Fitzpatrick as their Head Coach for the …

A 19-7 Semi Final defeat to Germany ended Chile’s hopes of securing Core Status for the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series in Hong Kong. Los Cóndores did not find the same form that saw them win their first four matches of the tournament, with several errors contributing to the disappointing defeat. …

Chile’s perfect run in Hong Kong continued on Day Two as they crushed Hong Kong and cruised past South American rivals Uruguay in the Quarter Finals to book their place against a tough German side in the Semi Finals of the Qualifying bracket of the Hong Kong 7s. The Cóndores …

Just four weeks remain the Top 14 regular season and two sides look a class apart with a swathe of teams sandwiched into a massively congested mid-table. La Rochelle are now 11 points clear of second place Clermont, who are themselves eight above Montpellier. Meanwhile the gap between 3rd place …

Chile emerged unbeaten on Day One of the HBSC Sevens Series qualifiers in Hong Kong on Friday. The Sudamérica representatives are the best hope from the Americas to achieve core status for the 2017-18 HSBC circuit, but their path is far from certain. A dominant win over Sri Lanka saw …