Nicolás Bruzzone is now the Head Coach of Selknam. The former Argentine 7’s player will be in charge of the Chilean franchise in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Bruzzone replaces Pablo Lemoine who, in 2020, was Head Coach of both Selknam and Chile. Bruzonne becomes Head Coach …
Read More »Los Pumas 7’s roster named for pre-season
Argentina has named an 18-man roster for the 2021 pre-season. Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora has included familiar players as well as names from the Argentina XV and one from the 2020 Tri Nations. Lucio Cinti was an unused replacement in Argentina’s historic win over New Zealand. The 20-year-old is …
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. This week’s Up and Under is the first edition of 2021. UP Los Cafeteros Pro Rodolfo Ambrosio is to coach …
Read More »Newcastle Falcons recruit Mateo Carreras from Pumas Sevens
The Newcastle Falcons have recruited Mateo Carreras from the Argentina Sevens side. As such the English Premiership side will now be the home of two Tucumán players: Matías Orlando and Mateo Carreras. The 21-year-old Carreras’ regular position in the 15-a-side game is on the wing. Mateo Carreras confirmed the move …
Read More »South American 2020 Sevens Highlights: Brazil vs Argentina
Brazil recorded an upset win over Argentina on Saturday. The win was just the second time in which Brazil’s men’s team have defeated Los Pumas 7’s. Unlike the 2011 match, this time around the Argentine side was not fielding a development team. Brazil took its strongest roster to Chile for …
Read More »Mateo Carreras named on Los Pumas 7s roster for Valparaiso
Argentina have confirmed an 18-man roster for the upcoming South American Sevens. The roster features Argentina XV players including Lautaro Bazán Vélez, Matías Osadczuk, Santiago Mare, and Mateo Carreras. Los Pumas 7’s will be competing in the tournament as preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. They will take-on Brazil, …
Read More »Chile to host 2020 South American Sevens in December
Chile is to host the 2020 South American Sevens in December, Sudamérica Rugby has confirmed. The competition will feature Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile. Edit: Colombia and Paraguay will not participate due to travel issues. The two-day tournament will take place on Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13. It …
Read More »Brazil travel to Portugal on European Mission
Brazil’s Women’s team are traveling to Portugal. As Yaras are officially doing so on a European Mission. The trip sees the Brazilian Olympic Committee sending players to normalize their training. In the case of the Women’s Rugby team there are 18 players. They are to remain in Portugal until October …
Read More »Peru name Emilio Amadeo as new head coach
The Federación Peruana de Rugby has named Emilio Amadeo as the new head coach of the men’s test team. The Argentine will have a role that sees him overseeing multiple representative sides including juniors and sevens. Amadeo will also be involved in preparing local coaches nationwide. The native of Salta …
Read More »Former Argentina XV scrum-half Mauro Perotti joins Alcobendas
Ongoing player recruitment has seen Mauro Perotti joining Alcobendas. The former Argentina XV scrum-half was among the leading players in last season’s División de Honor, the elite Spanish rugby competition. Perotti moves to the Madrid club from División de Honor rivals Bathco Rugby Santander. He comes from Gimnasia y Tiro …
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