Tag Archives: South American B Championship

Colombia Run Riot Against Ecuador

The 2016 South American B Championship is underway. In the opening fixture Colombia ran riot against Ecuador, winning 75-5. Colombia’s impressive win was by 13 tries to 1. It was also a game in which Colombia demonstrated vastly superior discipline. Ecuador’s problems saw four different players yellow carded. Captain Sebastián …

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Mexico breeze past Guyana to win RAN Final

Mexico have claimed the Rugby Americas North title with a comprehensive 32-3 win over Guyana in Coyoacán, Mexico City, on Saturday afternoon. In doing so they also push on to the next round of the 2019 World Cup qualifiers, where they will play the winner of the South American ‘B’ …

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South American B Championship Live Streaming

The 2016 South American B Championship will get underway this weekend. On Sunday afternoon in Lima, Peru two matches are to take place. First up will be Colombia vs Ecuador. The match will see the 2015 champions facing the team that finished bottom. Having been winless Ecuador entered repechage, facing …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Argentina Los Pumas have done it again. Following on from their inaugural Rugby Championship win over South Africa a year ago they …

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Americas Rankings – August 28 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – August 29 2016 sees Argentina extending their lead a the top. As a result of defeating South Africa in Salta on Saturday Argentina has increased its ranking. The South Americans went into the match on …

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Ecuador Narrowly Down Guatemala in Guayaquil

Ecuador will play in the 2016 South American B Championship, it was confirmed today. In narrowing downing Guatemala 26-25 in Guayaquil today Ecuador secured the final place in the upcoming tournament. Lima, Peru will be the setting for this year’s South American B Championship. Like the 2015 edition Ecuador will join …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Colombia, Mexico u18s Peru and Venezuela have been involved in the South American Championship for an awful lot longer than have Colombia. …

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