A star performance from Gastón Mieres saw Uruguay past Brazil, winning 36-13 in today’s World Cup qualifier. The result confirms Uruguay as South America 1 and Chile as South America 2. Uruguay await the winner of Canada vs the USA. The North American battle will take place in September in …
Read More »RWC 2023 Qualifiers Preview – Uruguay vs Brazil
All eyes will be on the Estadio Charrúa on Sunday. Uruguay have home advantage against Brazil in the final fixture of South American Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers. Two of Uruguay, Brazil and Chile will advance to face North American opposition. One of the three will be eliminated. A Uruguayan …
Read More »Matías Moroni celebrates 50 caps for Los Pumas
Matías Moroni warned his 50th cap for Argentina on Saturday. He celebrated reaching the mark of 50 test matches by playing in a winning team and scoring a try. Los Pumas were 33-11 winners over Wales in Cardiff. The result gave Argentina a series victory against the 2021 Six Nations …
Read More »Ciaran Hearn retires from rugby
Ciaran Hearn has retired from rugby. The longtime servant of Canada hangs up his boots at the age of 35. His final match came this past weekend in a MLR victory; Old Glory DC were 29-25 winners over Austin Gilgronis. Hearn had a lengthily playing career both as a professional …
Read More »Agustín Ormaechea reaches 50 test caps for Uruguay
Agustín Ormaechea earned his 50th test cap on Sunday. He did so playing for Uruguay against Chile in a RWC 2023 qualifier. The hard-fought victory saw Ormaechea joining an elite group of players to have won 50 or more caps for Los Teros. He follows in the foot-steps of his …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Uruguay set to advance in RWC qualifiers Uruguay were taken down to the wire by Chile in Sunday’s Rugby …
Read More »South America RWC 2023 Qualifying Picture
Brazil, Chile and Uruguay are involved in ongoing matches in Montevideo. They are a triangular series wherein two teams will advance to face North American opposition. What then is the picture for the RWC 2023 qualifiers in South America? The qualifiers began with Brazil defeating Paraguay. This results saw Os …
Read More »Uruguay taken down to the wire by Chile in World Cup Qualifier
Uruguay were taken down to the wire by Chile in today’s Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifier in Montevideo. Los Teros were given a fright by Los Cóndores. The match was won 15-10 with Chile held up in the try zone in the final minutes. The match was South America’s pivotal …
Read More »RWC 2023 Qualifiers Preview – Uruguay vs Chile
South America’s pivotal fixture of the year will take place on Sunday in Montevideo. Uruguay have home advantage against Chile in a Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifier. The two line-ups for the match underline the magnitude of Sunday’s match-up; neither side is taking any chances. Uruguay have named a side …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Chile underline RWC ambitions Los Cóndores are a very different team now than during the RWC 2015-2019 cycle. The …
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