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The year 2018 was one of further progress for Uruguay. Both on and off of the field there were breakthroughs made as the rugby future continues to look prosperous for the eastern South American country. The year began with a highly demanding assignment – Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifiers against …

Despite being just ahead of a World Cup year, 2018 mimicked 2017 with 66 players capped for the first time by one of the Americas Rugby Championship nations. Some of these names may not appear again on senior international team sheets but others are certain to make their mark over …

Giant South African lock Paul Willemse is among five uncapped players named by France coach Jacques Brunel to prepare for the Six Nations Championship. The 26-year-old represented his home nation up to u20 level but received his French citizenship on November 30 and now qualifies for his adopted country on …

Canada’s opening opponents in the World Cup have named their squad for the Six Nations. Conor O’Shea has included just one uncapped player on his Italy roster as he looks to narrow in on his final 31 for the flagship event in Japan. Zebre lock David Sisi is the newcomer. …

Today sees Uruguay’s preparations for international competition in 2019 officially underway. Uruguay Begin their 2019 regime today at the High Performance Training Center at the Estadio Charrúa with new names and a few surprises. The 33 players training today under coach Esteban Meneses include returnees Mario Sagario, Nicolás Freitas, and …

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 …

The 5 Countries Who Booked their Places at RWC 2019 This Year

Americas Rugby News would like to thank each and every one of our readers for another great year. This was our fourth year of being and 2019 was by far our busiest to date. On the social media front we saw close to a 50% increase in our Facebook followers …

New training facilities have been made available for Chile. Los Cóndores are to prepare inside new doors as Chile seeks to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. Chile Rugby has come to an arrangement with CARR to utilize the closed roof facilities, which includes a wide-range of weights. …

At the age of 34 Gonzalo Camacho has retired. The aggressive Argentine winger has hung up his boots but will remain actively involved with rugby as he turns to coaching. A regular in Los Pumas from 2009-2013, Camacho earned 24 test caps for his country. He would have had many …