Brive defeated Castres on Tuesday evening. The Top 14 side’s win featured one try. The scored was Argentine 2016 Olympian Axel Müller. His late try brought Brive back to give them a winning chance. Thomas Laranjeira did the rest. His long-range penalty saw Brive competing a 25-24 win. Müller was …
Read More »RWC 2023 Pools: Best, Worst and Fairest Match Order
Match order is fundamental in sport. Some teams can be eliminated early based on how their matches are distributed. This issue has occurred repeatedly at RWCs. There are a number of reasons for this, none more so than organizers positioning key pool matches at certain points of the pool phase. …
Read More »Italy to host Argentina and Uruguay in November 2021
Italy have confirmed their test calendar for 2021. In addition to their annual Six Nations fixtures there is a two-match series against the All Blacks in July, with a third match against New Zealand in November followed by tests against Argentina and Uruguay. The Azzurri were due to tour the …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby The second edition of the Súper Liga American de Rugby (SLAR) will have …
Read More »Montevideo to host South American RWC 2023 qualifiers
The South American RWC 2023 qualifiers will be played exclusively in Montevideo. Both tournaments scheduled for June and July of 2021 will take place at the Estadio Charrúa. The first round will be a pre-qualifying tournament in June 2021. Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Paraguay will compete with the top two …
Read More »Jaguares to be drafted into SLAR teams
Los Jaguares will not play in Super Rugby in 2021. The team is yet to be confirmed for a competition. The competition that they do play in will not be the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). This past weeks confirmation of the 2021 league noted that there will be …
Read More »Houston returns for back row duo Magno and Booysen
The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the return of two international back rowers for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Uruguay’s Diego Magno and Namibia’s Adriaan Booysen follow previously announced Luke Beauchamp and Cecil Garber in committing to another year in Texas. This will be the third MLR campaign for Magno. …
Read More »Six Team Súper Liga (SLAR) competition set for 2021
A six team Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) competition is set for 2021, Súdamerica Rugby has confirmed. The six tams will be from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The 2021 SLAR season will begin on March 16 and conclude on May 15. It will involve home-and-away matches …
Read More »RWC 2023: France to face Americas 1 at Lyon, Marseille or St Denis
Rugby World Cup 2023 will feature 10 venues in nine French cities. The final confirmation of these venues is forthcoming. France will face Africa 1 and Americas 1 qualifiers plus Italy, and New Zealand in Pool A. The RWC 2023 match schedule is also due out soon. Plans are for …
Read More »World Cup Watch – Uruguay – December 2020
The World Cup Watch series identifies the players most likely to represent their respective countries at the next RWC. The current edition analysis the situation following the completion of international duty in 2020. Following a successful campaign in RWC 2019, Head Coach Esteban Meneses re-signed as Head Coach. The script …
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