Uruguay

With summer almost having arrived in Europe France’s domestic championship is into the final rounds of the regular season. This weekend will see a number of clubs scrambling to win competition points so that they can secure their places in the play-offs and in the 2016-2017 European Champions Cup. The …

The Argentina XV and Los Pumitas are to meet in a Friendly on Friday at the Hindú club in Buenos Aires. The purpose of the fixture is to ´repare players and test out options ahead of upcoming international activities. Los Pumitas are to travel to Manchester England in several weeks …

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 USA It has taken decades but at long last the USA is to having voting power on the World Rugby Council. The …

Uruguay lost in a valiant Effort against Fiji this afternoon in Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa. Los Teros’ 42-28 defeat in the first of two non-capped internationals between the teams was a solid opening performance. In winning the Fijians demonstrated their renowned inconsistency as spontaneity was at the forefront of their victory. …

Uruguay will host the Fiji Warriors – the national ‘A’ side – on Saturday at Estadio Charrúa in the first of two matches set to take place between the two sides. The arrival of the Fijians follows on last year’s nearly identical tour that saw the Warriors win both matches …

Chilean prop Ramón Ayarza came on as a 29th minute substitute for Bayonne against Béziers on Thursday evening to make his first appearance in Pro D2. The 22-year-old is one of 16 Americas players suiting up in France this weekend, including Argentine teammate Benjamín Macome, who started at no8. Dax …

Wednesday’s announcement from World Rugby was extremely warmly received. But did the election of Bill Beaumont and Agustín Pichot to Chairman and Vice-Chairman signal in a fresh approach or is it to be more of the same from World Rugby? In order to consider this very question I have put together the …

With Los Jaguares taking a week off and not so many European players jumping up and down for selection, this week was a little trickier than anticipated. Thankfully a few players from within the Americas had good enough games to justify their inclusion. 1 – Hubert Buydens (San Diego) It’s …

The Rugby World Cup 2019 draw is officially  set for 2017, World Rugby confirmed today. It signifies a change to the process from that of Rugby World Cup 2015 as the seeding will be delayed by six months. For Rugby World Cup 2015, hosted by England and Wales, the draw …

The governing body of rugby in South and Central America, has put together the statistical information to detail the women’s playing numbers throughout there region. The organization received information from the national unions. From Guatemala in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south the organization is intercontinental and …