Uruguay

Schneider named to Nations Cup panel

Argentine referee Damián Schneider is one of four international referees named to World Rugby’s Nations Cup senior match officials panel. Others included are Vlad Iordechescu of Romania, Shota Tevzadze of Georgia, and Scotland’s Lloyd Linton. Schneider was one of five referees named to the senior panel of the Americas Rugby …

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Americas players in Pro D2 – Week 25

Five countries and at least 15 players on 10 different teams will represent the Americas in Pro D2 matches this weekend. Chile’s top professional Pablo Huete got things started on Friday as a replacement for Bayonne in their 26-10 defeat to Perpignan at Stade Aimé Giral. Mont-de-Marsan faces Lyon with …

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New World Rugby Council voting structure

My Forward Thinking column from Monday of last week received a number of inbox responses from both people I know and do not know personally. The overwhelming feedback was that the situation of the Pacific Island unions is unfortunate but they need to take action to break out of the endless cycle they …

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Team of the Week

It wasn’t a great week for the fortunes of Americas players. Few were found in starting lineups across Europe and fewer stood out. The Jaguares weren’t especially sharp against the Blues either, but we think we’ve managed to staple together a half-decent XV between the North and the South. 1 …

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Uruguay Roster Named for World Rugby u20 Trophy

Uruguay’s roster has been named for the Junior World Rugby Trophy. The upcoming international under 20’s competition will be played in the African country of Zimbabwe this month. The national under 20’s side, Los Teritos will travel to Zimbabwe on April 13. Following an impressive campaign in 2015 Head Coach Guillermo Storace …

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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 Tucumán The capital city of the Tucumán province, San Miguel de Tucumán pulled off a spectacular coup in being allocated both of …

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