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Paraguay Rugby has begin the transition to professional rugby. For the first time in history there are now players contracted as profession rugby players on full-time deals. The Unión de Rugby del Paraguay (URP) has contracted nine players who will train six hours a day from Monday to Friday year-round. …

There is a pathway for Peru to have players involved in the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). South America’s regional high performance manager, and former head coach of Los Pumas Daniel Hourcade notes that efforts are underway to exposure Peruvians to SLAR. “It is something that has some …

Nicaragua are ready for upcoming international competition. Both the Men’s and Women’s teams will be involved in tournaments in foreign lands. Both tournaments are to be 7’s. They will bring together competing teams from Central America. The tournaments will resume international competition. There was no possibility of matches in Sevens, …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The July 18, 2021 edition considers …

A star performance from Gastón Mieres saw Uruguay past Brazil, winning 36-13 in today’s World Cup qualifier. The result confirms Uruguay as South America 1 and Chile as South America 2. Uruguay await the winner of Canada vs the USA. The North American battle will take place in September in …

All eyes will be on the Estadio Charrúa on Sunday. Uruguay have home advantage against Brazil in the final fixture of South American Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers. Two of Uruguay, Brazil and Chile will advance to face North American opposition. One of the three will be eliminated. A Uruguayan …

There is an ongoing player exodus from Argentina. Players from the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) have been recruited to continue their careers abroad. Player movement has seen Jaguares XV players in addition to Argentine players who played for other SLAR teams, departing for Europe. The exodus follows that …

Agustín Ormaechea earned his 50th test cap on Sunday. He did so playing for Uruguay against Chile in a RWC 2023 qualifier. The hard-fought victory saw Ormaechea joining an elite group of players to have won 50 or more caps for Los Teros. He follows in the foot-steps of his …

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.   UP Uruguay set to advance in RWC qualifiers Uruguay were taken down to the wire by Chile in Sunday’s Rugby …

Brazil, Chile and Uruguay are involved in ongoing matches in Montevideo. They are a triangular series wherein two teams will advance to face North American opposition. What then is the picture for the RWC 2023 qualifiers in South America? The qualifiers began with Brazil defeating Paraguay. This results saw Os …