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Rugby Americas have confirmed that the flagship Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) and second-tier Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) will not take place in 2020. The under-20 versions of those tournaments are also off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A formal release from the organization says that discussions are ongoing for …

Colombia Rugby (Federación Colombian de Rugby – FeCo) is receiving notable government investment. The national governing body of rugby is to receive US$300,000 from the Colombian government, creating development and capture centers nationwide. FeCo president, Andrés Gómez Castaño confirmed that the institution will be receiving the above mentioned amount which …

International competition is healthy within the Americas. The Americas Rugby Championship and Americas Rugby Challenge have enhanced test rugby within the region. The upcoming introduction of promotion and relegation will only advance rugby in the region further. A vital part of the international calendar are the incoming and outgoing tours, …

Colombia underlined their progress in 2019. Los Tucanes successfully defended their Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) title, doing so undefeated. The 2019 competition was the second edition of the ARCh and, like the first, it was played in Medellín. In the second round of the competition Colombia faced Mexico. Los Tucanes …

The inaugural under-20 Americas Rugby Championship has been postponed. Set to be hosted by Uruguay in June, the age grade edition of the established Americas competition was also to act as a qualifier for the World Rugby u20 Trophy for Canada and the USA. A target date has not been …

The calendar of international competition for Americas Rugby has been unveiled by Sudamérica Rugby. The annual competition included marks an expansion which will see 2020 being the busiest yet on record for the Americas. In total more than twenty different official competitions are to be played. Included are Sudamérica Rugby …

Every year we seem to say the same thing – “this was the biggest ever for rugby in the Americas” – and this was no exception. In fact we will boldly predict that 2020 is even bigger. This year could be a tipping point with big names signing on for Major …

Colombians Diver Ceballos and Geovanny Carvajal are moving to Uruguay, reports Ignacio Chans. The flanker and center are to join second-rower Danny Giraldo in moving to play for Peñarol from Colombia for the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The trio are all internationally capped players for Los Tucanes. …

It’s hard to believe, but another Rugby World Cup cycle has come and gone. For Americas Rugby News, this was the first full cycle and our first time covering each and every match of the flagship tournament. We also had boots on the ground in Japan, no small feat given …

Danny Giraldo is set to join Uruguay’s SLAR team, Peñarol from Colombia. Americas Rugby News has learned that the second-rower is to join the Montevideo-based franchise on January 04 to prepare for the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. Giraldo played against the Uruguay XV in Montevideo earlier this year. He …