The host nation of next month’s South American B Championship, Peru has been preparing for the tournament by touring Argentina. It came to a close on Monday with the Peruvian test team playing the final of three matches in Córdoba, a tour which had great focus on coaching. The tour …
Read More »Ecuador Name 25-Man Roster for South American B
The governing body of Ecuadorian rugby the Federación Ecuatoriana de Rugby has confirmed a 25-man player roster for the upcoming South American B Championship. Ecuador’s Head Coach Luis Zamora ehas called upon players from three of the country’s provinces with Guayas and Pichincha accounting for all but one of them. To be …
Read More »Sudamérica Rugby Opens Voting for New Logo
Voting has begun! The governing body of rugby in South and Central America, Sudamérica Rugby has opened voting to members of the public in an effort to determine a popular new logo. The governing body was recently rebranded from CONSUR. The five contenders which can be voted on were created …
Read More »Jíbaros Rugby Club win 2015 Ecuador Grand Final
The 8th annual Grand Final of Ecuadorian rugby was played on Saturday with clubs from the country’s two largest cities – Guayaquil competing for the national title in the capital of Quito. Played at the Hacienda La Querencia the two-time running champions Jibaros Quito Rugby Club took on Tiburones ADN …
Read More »Colombia beat Mexico to win Sudamérica B u19s
Colombia’s impressive year of 2015 continues. Having seen the women’s Rugby Sevens team, Las Tucanes, qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil the junior program continue to deliver results. Colombia hosted and won the 2015 u19 South American B Championship this past week. Los Tucanes began …
Read More »Colombia and Venezuela win South American u19 matches
After two rounds the host nation of the South American B u19 championship, Colombia is now the only undefeated team involved in the four nation tournament. Colombia ran out 39-9 winners over Peru on Wednesday evening to advance to the final. The round’s other match saw neighboring Venezuela win 19-12 …
Read More »Quito and Guayaquil clubs Contest Ecuador Final
The Grand Final of Ecuadorian rugby will be contested this coming Satuday, August 29 and will feature clubs from the country’s two largest cities – Guayaquil and the national capital Quito. The final be take place at the Hacienda La Querencia with the two-time running champions Jibaros Quito Rugby Club …
Read More »Targaryens Host and Win Beach Rugby event in Panama
This past weekend on Sunday August 23 the Playa Corona in Panama played host to this year’s second edition of a friendly Beach Rugby tournament. Participating were 14 teams among whom there were men’s, women’s and youth teams. The Targaryens Rugby Club came out as winners of the women’s section while the Dragones …
Read More »Wins for Mexico and Colombia in South American U19s
Played under 32ºC (90ºF) heat in the north western Colombian city of La Guajira the 2015 Sudamérica Rugby B Under 19 competition got underway on Sunday. Peru and Mexico competed in the opening fixture which was a Sudamérica vs NACRA match-up and it was the North Americans who came out …
Read More »South American B Under 19s kicking-off on Sunday
The Under 19 teams from Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela are to compete in the South American B tournament in La Guajira, Colombia. The four nations competition serves as a repechage qualifier with the winner advancing to face Paraguay who finished bottom of the South American A competition played recently …
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