The port city of Bahía Blanca will host international rugby for the first time on Saturday, with Uruguay arriving to take on the Argentina XV in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Located some 600km to the south of Buenos Aires, the Estadio El Fortín of Club Villa …
Read More »Uruguay Name Side to face Argentina XV
Uruguay’s lineup has been named to face the Argentina XV. The team’s will meet in round two of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. Both Uruguay and the Argentina XV played well in round one. Uruguay pushed the USA hard before falling in the final quarter. The Argentina XV managed to …
Read More »ARC 2017: USA vs Uruguay – Full Match
The USA had home advantage against Uruguay in round one of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Having lost the corresponding fixture in 2016 the Eagles were out for revenge on Los Teros. Played in San Antonio Texas this past weekend the Eagles and Teros both held the lead at differing …
Read More »Contepomi Makes Six Changes for Uruguay
Argentina XV Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has made six changes for Uruguay. Both teams are back from opening round matches in North America to square-off in round two in Bahía Blanca on Saturday. Contepomi has made five changes to the pack. Francisco Ferronato, Marcelo Brandi, Santiago Medrano, Ignacio Larrague, and …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week – Round 1
It’s time for our first weekly selection of the best from the Americas Rugby Championship. This particular side took extra time to complete, as the rough conditions on the weekend made it difficult to compare one player from another. After some re-watches we think we’ve just about got it down. …
Read More »Argentina XV bolster squad for Uruguay match
Pumitas star Lautaro Bazán has been summoned from HSBC Sevens Series duty to bolster the Argentina XV squad ahead of Saturday’s match against Uruguay at Bahía Blanca. The quicksilver scrumhalf replaces Juan Manuel Lescano in the group that also sees five other changes to the squad that defeated Canada in …
Read More »World Rugby Deserve Questioning Over Anglo Monopolized Refereeing
World Rugby deserve questioning over Anglo monopolized refereeing. In response to the past weekend’s Six Nations fixtures social media was alive with people opposed to monolingual officiating. Played on Saturday and Sunday, the opening round of the 2017 Six Nations Championship featured referees from the Top 14, Super Rugby and Aviva …
Read More »Los Jaguares’ Freitas Joins Uruguay Roster For Argentina XV
Los Jaguares winger Nicolás Freitas has joined Uruguay’s roster to face the Argentina XV. Los Teros take-on their western neighbors in Bahía Blanca on Saturday. Freitas is one of 24 players selected by Esteban Meneses for the match. Uruguay’s squad is to travel to Bahía Blanca today. They will settler in …
Read More »Americas remember Joost
The rugby world is today in mourning following the passing of Springbok great Joost van der Westhuizen. Considered by peers and pundits alike to be among the greatest scrumhalves to have played the game, the man colloquially known by his first name suffered from debilitating motor neuron disease since being …
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 North American Women’s 7s What an exciting weekend for Americas rugby, especially on the Sydney leg of the HBSC Women’s Sevens Series. For …
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