Following Thursday’s announcement of the first five players, an additional five names have now been added. Like the first five, the latest players are also all capped by Brazil. Of the new arrivals the three are backs and two are props. Joining from Curitiba is Douglas Rauth. The 23-year-old scrum-half has …
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The first five Corinthians players have been confirmed. All of the men are regular names in Brazil’s senior men’s test side and all play in the forwards. The highly-regarded prop, Caique Silva joins from Brazil’s most successful club of the 21st century, São José. Aged 27, Silva still has many …
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Los Ceibos have announced their home venue. The second Argentine professional rugby team will play home matches at Club Tala in Córdoba, Argentina’s second largest city. The announcement took place today with Los Ceibos CEO Fernando Riccomi and Club Tala president Pablo Carballo making a presentation. The club’s rugby facilities …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP New England Free Jacks The Free Jacks responded to their snubbing by the pundits with a stunning performance against Rugby United …
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South America’s professional league, the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby begins on March 04. While teams and athletes have been preparing for the season, the rosters of Selknam (Chile) and Corinthians (Brazil) had remained unconfirmed. That has now changed for the former. 27 Chileans have been announced by Chile Rugby …
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Former Utah Warriors scrumhalf Johnny Ika is headed to Chile. The 27-year-old Tonga ‘A’ representative has signed with Selknam for the inaugural Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. He arrives from Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand where he was on the extended Magpies roster. Ika was used primarily in the …
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As reported by Brazilian rugby experts, Portal do Rugby, Brazil’s national governing body, the CBRu has approved Corinthians for the inaugural Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The decision means that at long last, Corinthians is officially going to compete in SLAR and that Brazil now has a professional …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP USA Men’s Eagles Sevens Fiji were crowned champions in Sydney but it was a much-improved showing from the Eagles, who would …
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Chile Rugby’s entry into the new Súper Liga Americana de Rugby has been secretly training for two weeks, according to a social media post by the national union. In what is an increasingly bizarre episode, Selknam’s roster continues to be held from public viewing. External media sources have already confirmed …
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Los Jaguares have released Juan Pablo Zeiss to Los Ceibos. The 30-year-old loose head began training today with the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) side under the watch of Head Coach, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe. A natural loose head prop, Zeiss faces a challenge to gaining time on the park …
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