Tag Archives: Sudamérica Rugby

Peru are the women’s Rugby Sevens champions of the South American C division. Las Tumis  backed-up from day one by remaining undefeated, thereby defeating all other countries. Those involved were Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicarágua, Panama, Peru and the host nation of El Salvador. Played on Friday and Saturday, the Rugby …

Guatemala Made history on Saturday evening, winning the South American C Championship in San Salvador. Defeating El Salvador 26-8 Los Jaguares completed a three wins from three matches to return home with a first ever international tournament trophy. The title deciding fixture was against the 2014 tournament winners and in their …

Costa Rica made history on Saturday by defeating Panama by a record scoreline of 95-3. The win was the biggest ever in the history of Costa Rican rugby and sees Los Guarias finishing the South American C Championship on a high after losing against Guatemala in round one. The loss …

With a spot on the line in the 2016 South American A Championship Brazil overcame Colombia this evening. The result was a welcome victory not only for Brazil but for the upcoming Americas Rugby Championship as the Tupis went into tonight’s game ranked below non-participants Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago and …

The women’s teams from Costa Rica and Peru were very impressive on Day 1 of the Sudamérica Sevens in San Salvador. Both countries went undefeated while putting big scores on their opponents. Costa Rica’s women defeated El Salvador 22-5, Nicarágua 46-0 and Panama 34-7 while the Southern most competitors, Peru, …

Seeking to continue growing the Unión de Rugby del Paraguay (Paraguayan Rugby Union – URP) have released a Strategic Plan from 2016-2020. Together with guest Francisco Rubio, the Sudamérica Rugby deevlopment Director the URP administrative committee put together the ambitious project. Working with Sudamérica Rugby and World Rugby The URP seeks …

The Chilean men’s Rugby Sevens team will compete in the upcoming Seven de Punta del Este, Uruguay’s biggest Sevens event of the year. This year’s tournament is to be played from December 26-27 at the Punta del Este Polo & Country Club in the balneario uruguayo. The Chileans competed well in …

With 100% of the votes of Uruguayan rugby cubs, Sebastián Piñeyrúa has been re-elected as President of the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. The remainder of the 10 positions have also gone to members of the team led by Piñeyrua. With unanimous support Piñeyrua will begin a new term in charge of a …

The Central American Republic of Guatemala made it two wins from as many matches by defeating Panama 73-12 in San Salvador on Wednesday evening. The win confirms that Los Jaguares will play in the South American C Championship final this coming Saturday. Guatemala led Panama from early on, holding a …

The future is bright for Uruguayan rugby. Progressive plans coming to bare in the aftermath of the World Cup are to give Uruguay a better prepared team than ever before and have a notably larger list of matches for both the senior and A side. This new dawn is part …