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Bernard Charreyre has been unveiled as the new Head Coach of Chile. The Frenchman will officially take over Los Cóndores next Monday. Charreyre arrives with vast experience behind him. He comes from the rugby stronghold of Perpignan and has vast playing and coaching history. Following Romania’s disastrous 134-0 loss against …

Following on from an unbeaten three match tour last month Georgia is looking to repeat this in 2017. The Lelos played in the Pacific Islands, returning home with wins over Fiji and Tonga and a draw against Samoa. The tour was the first of its kind for the Caucasus country. …

Spain is to join Uruguay in the Nations Cup later this year. This is the case despite Russia having earned the right to compete at the World Rugby organized tournament by finishing third in the European Nations Cup, relegating Portugal in the process. Russia ultimately finished with 27 competition points to technically seal the …

Uruguay is to play 9 Further Test Matches in 2016, it has been confirmed by Ignacio Chans writing for Referi. Los Teros have already played four test matches for three wins, defeating Brazil 22-29, Chile 23-20 and the USA 29-25 in the Americas Rugby Championship. South American A Championship  First up …

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 Brazil No prizes for guessing who gets named first in this week’s edition of Up and Under. Brazil completed the biggest upset …

Spain have named three Argentine-born players in their group of 23 to face Russia in the opening match of the European Nations Cup, or Six Nations B, on February 6 in Sochi. Head coach Santiago Santos is yet to name his starting lineup, but has included prop Fernando López, second …

The first ever international rugby match between Brazil and Germany was won well by the Europeans today in Blumenau, Santa Catarina. The 29-12 result places the Europeans in a strong position to win the series. Germany was the stronger of the two sides but Brazil did, nonetheless, compete well. It was the Brazilian …

The Tupis Head Coach Rodolfo Ambrósio has named his roster for tonight’s home international against Germany in Blumenau. In what is to be the first of a two-test series the countries will meet for the first time in history on a rugby field. The Argentine coach has gone for a …

The 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 Argentina In years gone by Argentina has suffered greatly from the transition process which occurs in the year after Rugby World …