Uruguay

On Saturday former Puma Benjamín Urdapilleta stared as Castres won in the Alps against Grenoble. The ten-time capped former Argentine international kicked seven goals for the visiting Castres and also had a hand in setting-up two of his team’s tries. Urdapilletta was one of three South Americans playing for Castres at …

All matches in week 5 of the Torneo Clasificatorio Uruguayo have been cancelled. A decision was made by authorities to have no matches this weekend due to strong rainfall that has devastated much of the country and causing the death of four people. The round will be rescheduled for a later date. …

Kicking-off this evening in France will be another round of the country’s national rugby championship. Involved are to be a host of Americas Players in the Top 14. Week 21 will see heated competition throughout with teams fighting for play-offs spots, European Champions Cup qualifiers and, also, for survival. First …

Just five rounds to go in the regular season of the French Pro D2. For some of the Americas players, that means less than two months left with their current club before moving to pastures new. Damian Arias is the first of 18 to see action this weekend, coming on …

In action this weekend are to be Americas Players in the Pro 12. The Celtic-Italian league reaches Week 20, meaning it is the third-to-last round. Yet to be determined are the final four tams to compete in the Semi Finals and the competition’s qualifiers for next season’s European Rugby Champions …

Brazil is to host Uruguay at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, it was confirmed today. The modern stadium is the home of Brazilian soccer giants, Palmeiras and has a seating capacity of 43,000. The fixture is to take place on April 23 with Brazil hosting Uruguay in the South American …

A new round of the Torneo Clasificatorio Uruguayo was played over the past weekend. Like in round three the team to impress the most was Montevideo side, Carrasco Polo. The club’s 64-10 thumping of Ceibos Rugby continues to put Carrasco Polo on track for a place in the 2016 Campeonato …

In Argentina this past weekend there were fixtures played as part of three respective national tournaments. Week 3 of the ICBC Nacional de Clubes was played as was week 3 of the Torneo del Interior B. In addition to both the Torneo del Interior A got underway with the opening …

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 …

The upcoming South American A Championship is to be broadcast on Free-to-air television in Brazil. Confirmation has been made by Brazilian network Rede TV that Brazil’s matches against Uruguay and Chile on April 23 and 30 will be televised, enabling a greatly expanded audience to see test match rugby. It marks …