Tag Archives: Sudamérica Rugby

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 Costa Rica The South American C Championship title has changed hands. The reigning two-time title holders, Guatemala, handed over the title to …

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Americas Rankings – September 03 2017

The final round of the 2017 South American C Championship was played on Saturday. Nicaragua faced Panama in the Bronze Final while Costa Rica took-on Guatemala in the championship decider. Following match results the Americas Rankings have been updated. The September 03 2017 rankings see changes. Nicaragua’s historic 46-36 win over …

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Costa Rica Win South American C Championship

The South American C Championship title has changed hands. The reigning two-time title holders, Guatemala handed over the title this afternoon to Costa Rica. Costa Rica had home advantage for all of this year’s South American C Championship. The country made the most of it to record a huge win …

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Nicaragua Claim Historic Win over Panama

Nicaragua claimed an historic win over Panama today. The 46-36 victory was the first victory by Nicaragua in test match rugby. The Central American republic joined the South American C Championship this season, facing Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama. All three of Nicaragua’s opponents are established teams in the South …

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Americas Rankings – August 31 2017

Round two of the South American C Championship saw further movement in the Americas Rankings. The updated rankings to close out August of 2017 see Costa Rica and Guatemala rising, doing so at the expense of Nicaragua and Panama. The second ever test match involving Nicaragua was against Costa Rica. …

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Costa Rica Overcome Nicaragua

Costa Rica Overcame Nicaragua today, completing a 58-07 home victory. The fixture was a round two match of the 2017 South American C Championship. Costa Rica went into the match as heavy favorites. In addition to playing at home Los Ticos were coming off an authoritative win over Panama on …

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2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy – Preview

The 10th edition of the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy will be played over the coming weeks. Montevideo and Punta del Este are the host cities for the tournament, a competition involving eight countries from around the world. Taking place from August 29 to September 10, countries from all of …

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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 Guatemala Guatemala got their South American Championship C title defense off to a strong start on Sunday. Los Jaguares downed newcomers Nicaragua …

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Americas Rankings – August 27 2017

This weekend featured three capped matches involving teams from the Americas. Five teams in total were in action, four of them playing in round one of the South American C Championship. Nicaragua’s historic first ever test match sees the country move for the first time in the Americas Rankings. The 57-19 …

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