Nicaragua Rugby has achieved Federation status. The Federacion Nicaraguense de Rugby is now an official acknowledged governing body. The feat is a critical development in the expansion of the sport throughout Central America. It marks an important step in Nicaragua following regional countries in obtaining World Rugby membership. Guatemala was …
Read More »Americas Rugby – 2018 Timeline Review
What a year it was for rugby across the Americas in 2018. Historic victories, individual records, and some truly monumental developments that could shape the regions for years to come. Below we take a chronological look back at the incredible year that was. January 7 – Chile defeat South Africa …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Argentina Los Pumas returned to winning ways on Saturday, defeating South Africa 32-19 in Mendoza. A week after losing to the …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 26 2018
The Americas Rankings have been updated following completed of international competition this weekend. The August 26 2018 edition sees movement in the rankings with Argentina, Paraguay, Panama, and Colombia all having won matches. In Mendoza Argentina won for the first time in 2018. Los Pumas’ 32-19 victory over South Africa …
Read More »Panama Defeat El Salvador to Win 2018 Centroamericano
Panama defeated El Salvador 51-26 this afternoon to win the 2018 Centroamericano. With it the official third division of the South American Championship (Mayor C) has a new champion. Never before in history has Panama won a title. As a participant in the South American C Championship since 2014, Panama …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada Behind the scenes Canada will be celebrating Namibia’s qualification for RWC 2019. There are two reasons for this – (a) …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 19 2018
Calculations have been made following the completion of international competition this weekend. The August 19 2018 Americas Rankings see El Salvador gaining points at the expense of Honduras. Taking to the field on Friday was Canada. The North Americans did so as the Canada Selects, the national ‘next of XV’. …
Read More »El Salvador Down Honduras in a Thriller
El Salvador downed neighbors Honduras in a thriller, winning 27-24. The fixture was the second of three matches in the 2018 Centroamericano, the rebranded South American C Championship. In the opening match Honduras hosted Panama. At the game’s midway point Honduras were well placed, leading 20-12. Panama, though, mounted a …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Panama Panama mounted a second half come back to topple Honduras on Saturday in Tegucigalpa. The 39-27 victory came after Honduras …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 12 2018
International competition resumed on Saturday. In the first test match since the June Internationals, Honduras played host to Panama to open the 2018 Centroamericano. Following the result of the match the Americas Rankings have been updated for August 12 2018. For Honduras the match was the first since Americas Rankings …
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