Uruguay

Some new faces will run out for Canada ‘A’ in the upcoming Americas Pacific Challenge. The new tournament will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, with the first round of matches slated for October 8. Included on the Canadian roster are four players entirely new to this level of competition with …

Samoa ‘A’ have named a 32-man roster for the upcoming Americas Pacific Challenge. Set to be played in Montevideo, Uruguay the World Rugby tournament will bring together the ‘A’ teams from  Argentina, Canada, Fiji, Samoa, Uruguay and the USA. The 32 players named for Sama ‘A’ will begin training this …

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 Uruguay Uruguay is close to obtaining home tests vs England and Georgia. The URU is involved in conversations with both unions who are …

Rodrigo Capó Ortega and Benjamín Urdapilleta were in sublime form for Castres yesterday. Both players crossed for tries as their club defeated the 2016 Top 14 champions, Racing 92. Captaining the side the Uruguayan second-rower went over for a first half try. The 27th minute try was Castres’ first and …

Played at the Estadio Charrúa on Saturday Montevideo clubs Old Christians and Old Boys earned the right to compete in the national final. In a great advertisement for Uruguayan rugby two competitive Semi Finals were played at the national home of rugby. Carrasco Polo took on Old Boys in the …

Week 6 of the 2016-17 Top 14 season will see matches played on Saturday and Sunday in France. The competition features world class athletes from around the globe. Included are players from the Americas. This season’s edition is to continue with the importance of Americas players. Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Trinidad & …

Uruguay is close to obtaining home tests vs England and Georgia, writes Ignacio Chans. The URU is involved in conversations with both unions who are to play test matches in Argentina in June 2017. Uruguay seeks to play one match against both of the European countries, doing so before their …

A disappointing performance from Los Pumas against Australia meant only limited representation this week. Thankfully a number of players in Europe stepped up to the mark with one in New Zealand making a notable impression. Technical difficulties have slowed us this week but we’re nearly back to full power! 1 …

A host of players from the Americas are to play in France’s second division this weekend. The fifth round of the league will be played from today, Thursday, through until Sunday. Week 5 of the French Pro D2 gets underway on Thursday evening with Mont de Marsan playing host to …

A year ago to this day Uruguay played their first Rugby World Cup match in twelve years. Los Teros made their England 2015 debut appearance against Wales a Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. The match was the accomplishment of hard work in which an uphill battle was conquered. For Uruguay getting to …