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The calendar of international competition for Americas Rugby has been unveiled by Sudamérica Rugby. The annual competition included marks an expansion which will see 2020 being the busiest yet on record for the Americas. In total more than twenty different official competitions are to be played. Included are Sudamérica Rugby …

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 Chile and Uruguay host Sevens Challenge Series Chile, and Uruguay are to host the new World Rugby Sevens Challenge Series. The …

Chile, and Uruguay are to host the new World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series. The competition will begin in February 2020 and see South American hosting legs in Viña del Mar and Montevideo. The men’s Sevens Challenger Series will consist of 13 teams from all six of the World Rugby defined …

Tucumán broke Uruguayan hearts to win the Seven de la República. Played over the weekend the northern Argentine province were 12-8 winners over Uruguay in the final  with Agustín Cortés scoring a try in the final play to claim the Cup Final. Buenos Aires finished the tournament on a high, …

In a blow for Argentina Lautaro Bazán Vélez has been ruled out of playing in the Cape Town Sevens. The scrum-half suffered a sprained left knee while competing in the Dubai Sevens tournament. Bazán Vélez held down a starting position throughout the Dubai Sevens. In the tournament Argentina started with …

Argentina downed Fiji in Dubai earlier today. The result handed Fiji their first loss in nine years of pool play at the Dubai Sevens. For Argentina the 24-21 win ended a long drought of nine straight losses against the Pacific Islanders. There is little time to celebrate as Los Pumas 7’s …