History will be made on Saturday as Uruguay play home to Colombia for the first time in international rugby competition. The fixture will be the second between the Uruguay XV, and Colombia, and will see the home side with a chance of securing the Sudamérica 6 Naciones title. For the …
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The recent Nación Tecla Rugby Sevens event saw the sport continuing its expansion. Played in San Salvador last weekend Belize, Guatemala, and the home country of El Salvador competed in an international competition in which Belize play their first matches abroad. The Nación Tecla Rugby Sevens had both men’s and …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Colombia Los Tucanes made a massive statement in Medellín in humbling Paraguay 43-13 on Saturday. It came following leading 12-6 at …
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Round two of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A saw three matches taking place in South America. Of them one was capped and had Americas Rankings points on the line. The May 19 2019 Americas Rankings have been calculated to take into account the result from Medellín. Colombia’s record 43-13 breaking …
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In round two of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A the Argentina XV hammered Chile in Tucumán. The victory sees the Argentina XV remaining undefeated after two matches and well positioned to claim the title next Saturday away to Brazil. The team which played Chile was changed to that from round …
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Colombia made a massive statement in Medellín today in humbling Paraguay 43-13. The record-breaking victory was the second by Los Tucanes over Los Yákares and comes seven months after the historic 44-29 win in the Americas Rugby Challenge. Colombia’s home win today was hard fought. It saw Los Tucanes converting …
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The Uruguay XV outperformed the South American champions this afternoon, winning 38-19 in Osasco, Greater São Paulo. The victory over Brazil sees the Uruguay XV well positioned with a 2-0 record in the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A. While the final score favors the Uruguay XV it was Brazil who dominated …
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There are to be three internationals in South America on Saturday though only one is capped. The match between Colombia and Paraguay in Medellín thereby carries with it added meaning. For both teams the match is the one they would have targeted pre-tournament. A win will see a boost in …
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A week after a convincing win in Medellín over Colombia the Argentina XV are looking to go 2-0 up in the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A. Their opponents this weekend will be Chile, a team to have lost but competed strongly last Saturday against the Uruguay XV. Argentina XV Head Coach …
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The international rivalry between Brazil, and Uruguay continues on Saturday. The neighboring countries have competed in great contests in recent years but on Saturday their match-up will take-on a new look with Uruguay’s next of XV, the Uruguay XV facing Brazil’s official test side. Brazilian Head Coach Rodolfo Ambrosio has …
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