Brazil hosted Uruguay in São Paulo on Friday evening to start the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Os Tupis entered the match undefeated in five matches at the Estadio do Pacaembu, while Los Teros were riding a 12-test winning streak. An entertaining match saw the two sides within one …
Read More »Taufete’e sidelined with knee injury
Joe Taufete’e will play no further part in the Americas Rugby Championship. The US Eagles hooker has returned to his Aviva Premiership club Worcester Warriors but will sit out the next 8-10 weeks with medial collateral ligament (MCL) damage to his right knee. ‘Big Joe’ suffered the injury in the …
Read More »Argentina XV Call Up Santiago Álvarez to Face Uruguay
The Argentina XV have called up Santiago Álvarez to face Uruguay. The battle of Rio de la Plata will take place this coming Saturday in the resort town of Punta del Este. Álvarez joins the Argentina XV after he was left out of Los Jaguares Super Rugby season opening tour of …
Read More »ARC 2018 USA vs Canada – Match Highlights
The USA hosted and defeated Canada in an ARC fixture on Saturday. It was a second round match in the annual competition. The 29-10 win was the latest in what is an impressive winning streak by the Eagles over their northern neighbors. Not only has the USA won all prior …
Read More »ARC 2018 Argentina XV vs Chile – Match Highlights
Playing at home on Saturday the Argentina XV downed Chile. The battle of the Andes saw the countries squaring-off at the bottom of the world in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. Both sides were looking to rebound from opening round losses in the ARC. Argentina XV Head Coach Felipe Contepomi made …
Read More »Uruguay’s Winning Streak
Los Teros are running hot. This is no secret. Uruguay qualified for RWC 2019 last week and ended 2017 with a historic series win over Namibia in Africa. What is less known is Uruguay’s Winning Streak. Los Teros have won their last 13 capped test matches, as recognized by World …
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 Uruguay Uruguay did not play well in São Paulo. Missing several leading players and then having to front up against Brazil …
Read More »ARC 2018 Brazil vs Uruguay – Match Highlights
Brazil had home advantage against Uruguay on Friday. The match was a second round fixture in the 2018 ARC and saw two sides looking to back-up from winning in round one. Brazil benefitted greatly from playing in São Paulo. They also gained from Uruguay’s tired players not yet having recovered …
Read More »Americas Rankings – February 11 2018
The Americas Rankings – February 11 2018 see history having been made. Results from this weekend’s fixtures in the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) see Uruguay officially catching the USA to now have an identical ranking. Uruguay completed a come-from-behind victory over Brazil on Friday. The 27-18 victory sees the teams …
Read More »Dominant second half sees USA defeat Canada
The USA scored 15 unanswered points in a dominant second half to claim a 29-10 win over Canada at Papa Murphy’s Park in breezy Sacramento on Saturday. A shaky first half saw just one score separating the two sides but it was the Eagles who regrouped and controlled possession in …
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