On the whole it was a very positive year for teams in the Americas. Good showings at u20 level and on the sevens circuit especially put a number of sides into contention, and then there were some lesser lights such as Chile’s victory over Uruguay, who in turn finally defeated …
Read More »Americas players in Top 14 Week 12
The Americas will have a contingent of players in action this weekend in Week 12 of the Top 14. Unlike the Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro 12 matches will all take place on Saturday and Sunday. For this reason the naming of teams has been delayed by the clubs. The …
Read More »Americas players in Pro 12 Week 11
The Americas will have a number of players in action this weekend in Week 11 of the Pro 12. With it being the second round of matches during the holiday season it again sees derby matches being played in exclusivity. As such all six matches will be between teams from the …
Read More »Maple Leafs named for South America trip
Canada has named their Maple Leafs squad to travel to Chile and Argentina in January. The national development side will take part in the Mar del Plata (Jan 9-10) and Vina del Mar (Jan 16-17) tournaments, with eyes not only on winning, but of elevation to a senior side that …
Read More »63 named in Uruguay High Performance list
63 Uruguayan players have been named on the new Estadio Charrúa High Performance Centre list. Those named are to begin preparations for 2016 next week, meeting on January 4 in Montevideo. The cited players are a mixture of Los Teros, Uruguay XV and Teros Sevens and all will train at the …
Read More »Team of the Week
With Pro D2 on a mid-season break and a number of Americas players getting the week off elsewhere, things were a little sticky this week, but we’ve just about managed to throw together a group of players to take the pitch for us… almost anyway… 1 – Matías Agüero (Leicester) …
Read More »Rosters named for Americas Seven in Mar del Plata
Rosters of competing nations have been named for Americas Seven in Mar del Plata. The Rugby Sevens tournament will take place on January 9-10 and serve as both Olympics preparation and Hong Kong Sevens preparation for those involved. Hosts Argentina named their roster this past week. The 12-man squad features a combination …
Read More »Argentine Clubs Come out on top in Punta del Este 7s
Built on solid defense Córdoba Athletic took out the honors in the 27th edition of the Punta del Este Sevens, Uruguay’s premier Rugby Sevens event. Played this past weekend in the resort town the Argentine club became the first from outside of Buenos Aires to be crowned Punta 7s champion. …
Read More »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 Los Jaguares The roster of Los Jagures has people talking. Indeed this past week the head of Australian rugby Bill Pulver came …
Read More »Uruguay to host Argentina in Punta del Este, USA in Montevideo
Uruguay is to host Argentina in Punta del Este and the USA in Montevideo in the upcoming Americas Rugby Championship. The two home matches will take place in rounds three and five of the Six Nations tournament. The three remaining matches will be away matches for Los Teros with visits …
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