Tag Archives: Sudamérica Rugby

Brazilian free-to-air network, Rede TV’s decision to broadcast live test match rugby has been a tremendous success. Notícias da TV has confirmed that the viewing numbers have surpassed the numbers watching live basketball in Brazil’s domestic professional league, the NBB. With a rating of 0,6 Brazil vs Uruguay in the opening …

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 Uruguay Sitting pretty at the top of the South American A Championship standings is Uruguay. After two rounds Los Teros are the …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – May 01 2016 see improvements for Brazil while the Dominican Republic and Turks & Caicos both rise to new highs. Despite winning big in Asunción there is no change to Uruguay‘s rankings position nor …

Following their opening round win over Brazil in São Paulo Uruguay made it two from two as Los Teros overpowered Paraguay in Asunción this afternoon. In defeating Los Yakarés 60-15 the Uruguayans are now the odds-on favorites to win the South American A Championship. As big as the final scoreline …

Brazil and Chile competed to a 20-20 draw in the second round South American ‘A’ Championship match in São Paulo this afternoon. Despite outscoring the visitors by three tries to two Brazil’s inaccurate goal kicking saw no winner. As was the case against Uruguay one week earlier, Brazil had an …

Uruguay have made five changes to their starting side to play Paraguay tomorrow in Asunción during the second round of the South American ‘A’ Championship. Los Teros will look to build on their impressive 36-14 win over Brazil last weekend ahead of the crucial third-round tie against Chile on May …

Los Cóndores will take-on Brazil for the second time this year. Saturday’s test match will see Chile looking to complete back-to-back wins over Brazil and also make it two from two in the South American A Championship. Coming off a 68-7 hammering of Paraguay on home soil Los Cóndores now …

The Central American Republic of Guatemala is fast-tracking its development programs. The union’s quest to become a full Sudamérica Rugby member in 2017 and eventual World Rugby member has the organization busy in finding ways to develop rugby in the junior, senior, Rugby Sevens and, now, women’s categories. Held in Guatemala …

In an effort to grow the game Sudamérica Rugby’s Northern Regional Developmental Manager, Alberto Ruiz Luca has been busy visiting Central American countries recently. Following a recent Sudamérica Rugby inspection of El Salvador attention turned to both Guatemala and Panama. Get Into Rugby administrator, Guillermo Signorelli was in Guatemala to see the …

Brazil hosted Uruguay this past Saturday in a fully capped international fixture. The match was a part of the South American A Championship 2016, a four nations competition in which Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay fight for the right to join Argentina in the following year’s Sudamérica Rugby Cup. In front …