Uruguay

It was a good week for Americas rugby, with action all over the globe. Players involved in Asia, Europe, North and South America all vied for selection in one of the most contentious teams we’ve ever had to pick. Only 15 make the final cut, but many more were in …

Los Teritos fell 56-22 to Samoa this morning in a third round match in the World Rugby Junior World Trophy in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was back-against-the-wall for the Uruguayans throughout as Samoa dominated the early exchanges with their physicality. Los Teritos, though, fought-hard to improve the scoresheet late in the …

The LNR have named Agustín Ormaechea’s try from this past weekend as being among the best scored in round 27 of the Pro D2. The Uruguayan scrum half crossed for the opening try of the second half for Mont de Marsan who defeated Carcassonne 39-10. Ormaechea was in the right place …

Coming off a big win over the host nation Los Teritos are focused on making it two-in-a-row when they take-on Samoa on Wednesday in Harare, Zimbabwe. Saturday’s 56-22 win featured enterprising rugby with the Uruguayans using the width of the field to their advantage. Their opponents, Samoa, though enter the …

Following a break from scrum half Santiago Arata Uruguayan under 20’s speedster Martín Fitipaldo crossed for a memorable try. The length of the field try was one of the highlights from day two, a day in which Uruguay and the USA both won their respective matches. Los Teritos were playing …

An Uruguayan club classic goes International as Montevideo clubs Old Christians and Old Boys are to meet in the Quarter Finals of Argentina’s Torneo del Interior, the third tier level of Argentine club rugby. Old Christians finished undefeated and in first place in pool play, outplaying all opponents. Following away …

Brazil hosted Uruguay this past Saturday in a fully capped international fixture. The match was a part of the South American A Championship 2016, a four nations competition in which Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay fight for the right to join Argentina in the following year’s Sudamérica Rugby Cup. In front …

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 Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana Impressive results for both Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana on Saturday see the two Caribbean countries strongly positioned …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – April 24 2016 see Brazil and Paraguay changing places while both Uruguay and Chile have made slight gains. Uruguay edged slightly closer to Canada by rising from 63,23 points to a new ranking of 63,26. …

Guyana overpowered Barbados in a Rugby World Cup qualifier on Saturday, winning 48-17 at the National Park in Playfield, Guyana. The comprehensive victory means Guyana has one foot in the door in the subsequent round of the Americas qualifying series. The victorious Guyana will take to the field again on …