Five South American countries are to be competing for Youth Olympics places. Taking place this coming Friday and Saturday (March 02-03) will be the Sudamérica Rugby women’s qualifying event for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Buenos Aires 2018 will be played from October 06-18. The global event will feature competitors …
Read More »Chile Prepare for Sudamerica u20’s in Mendoza
Chile is preparing for the Sudamerica u20’s in Mendoza, Argentina. They are doing so ahead of the 2018 South American u20 championship which will take place in Asunción, Paraguay in April. Chile played a series of matches in the Argentine city. First up was a game against Banco Mendoza which Chile …
Read More »South American Professional Rugby Coming in 2019
South American professional rugby is coming in 2019, writes Ignacio Chans. The project is for an 8-team professional league in the region with it being the equivalent of Major League Rugby in North America. Such an idea has only been dreamt about in the past. Yet with the coming together …
Read More »Chile u20’s Play Warm-up Matches in Temuco
Chile u20’s mens team has been preparing for 2018 activities with warm-up matches in Temuco. The Southern Chilean city saw Chile’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ u20’s mens’s team play this past weekend. Chile’s u20’s ‘B’ side defeated a local team by 31-17 while Chile’s u20’s ‘A’ side fell 19-14 against a …
Read More »Paraguay to Host Sudamérica Rugby u20’s
Paraguay is to host the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby u20’s. The tournament will take place in the national capital of Asunción at a yet to be determined date this year. Confirmation of the decision took place at a recent Sudamérica Rugby meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay. There the proposal put forward by …
Read More »Argentina vs Uruguay Test Match Required
Uruguay is going to RWC 2019. This headline made serious noise as it was reflected upon by rugby followers the world over. As impressive as it was it must not be viewed as the end point in the qualification process for Uruguay. Instead what Uruguay and the RWC need from …
Read More »Americas Rankings – February 04 2018
The Americas Rankings – February 04 2018 see changes from the previous week. The rankings are based on the outcomes of this weekend’s Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) matches. Two of the three had points on the line and they have resulted in notable movement. Brazil rise one spot due to …
Read More »Bolivia Rugby Officially Recognized by the National Olympic Committee
Bolivia Rugby has been officially recognized by the National Olympic Committee. It marks a key step in the continued development of rugby in the Andean country. Involved in the process was Chilean Miguel Ángel Mujica, a former President of Chile Rugby, and President of the Chilean National Olympic Committee. Commenting on …
Read More »2018 ARC Preview – Brazil
This last Saturday’s thrilling Rugby World Cup qualifier in Vancouver opened the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. The intensity of the match confirmed this year’s competition as being the highest profile yet. Brazil travel to Chile to begin their campaign this weekend. 2017 FORM Brazil had a dream start to 2017. …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Los Teros are well positioned to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2019. They head into the second of two matches …
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