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World Rugby has confirmed the referees for the Americas 2 Rugby World Cup Qualifying series between Canada and Uruguay. Ireland’s Andrew Brace will take charge of the first match, to take place on January 27 at Vancouver’s BC Place. The second, at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo on February 3, …

Chile, Uruguay and the USA are to open the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship by playing at home. All three are to take to the field on February 03. In what is to be a mouth-watering opening round the top two sides from 2016 and 2017 are to square-off in Los …

As we emerge from the November test window the focus now switches to the HSBC Sevens Series, the Americas Rugby Championship, the inaugural Major League Rugby season, and perhaps most importantly the World Cup Qualification series between Canada and Uruguay.   Major League Rugby nears kick-off – by Martin Pengelly …

Rodrigo Capó Ortega is to return for the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers vs Canada. The two countries are to square-off in a home-and-away series on January 27 and February 03 with the winner qualifying for Japan 2019 as Americas 2. Talking on El Show de Rugby, Capó Ortega declared: “I …

Uruguayan second-rower Ignacio Dotti was cited for foul play by World Rugby on Saturday. He was yellow carded in the first half against Namibia in game two of the two-match series. The citing commissioner required that Dotti appear at a hearing before the independent Judicial Officer Robert Stelzner SC (South …

The Houston SaberCats have finalised their pre-season fixture list and it includes a match against Uruguay on January 20. Los Teros will travel to Texas to play a warm-up against the new Major League Rugby franchise one week before their two-match Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Canada. It’s …

Canada will be without goal-kicking flyhalf Shane O’Leary during their November test series. The 24-year-old underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair ruptured ankle ligaments suffered while on duty with Ealing Trailfinders. It’s a bitter blow for Canada who are already without Connor Braid and alternate kicker Gordon McRorie, so too …

Namibia are missing players to face Uruguay this month, reports the Southern Times. Africa’s no 2 side will play host to South America’s no 2 side in a two match series in Windhoek. The teams play test matches on November 18 and 25. The tour is groundbreaking. Never before has …

Americas 2 has been handed demanding RWC 2019 scheduling. The winner of the upcoming Rugby World Cup qualifying series between Canada and Uruguay is to be required to face Fiji and Georgia with just three rest days in between. Today’s RWC 2019 schedule announcement confirmed that Americas 2 will not …

Uruguay is making final adjustments for Namibia and Canada. Los Teros are to play two November Internationals in Africa before taking-on Canada in the all-important Rugby World Cup Qualifiers. Coming off a win over Rosario this past Saturday, the players are now back training at the Centro Charrúa. The 42-29 …