Brazilian professional rugby celebrated their most significant win in its five year history. Os Cobras were deserved 25-19 winners over Peñarol in Montevideo on Friday. Os Cobras’ glory comes with Peñarol in a serious crisis; the reigning Super Rugby Americas Champions have 2 wins and 5 losses this season. The …
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Argentina has confirmed a 31-man roster for the u20 Rugby Championship. Coached by former Pumas flanker Álvaro Galindo, Los Pumitas will face Australia, New Zealand and South Africa at u20 level in May in Australia. The competition comes in the lead-up to the World Rugby u20 Championship. South Africa will …
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Super Rugby Americas leaders Pampas play host to Yacare on Friday. The match sees two of the form teams of the competition batting it out in Buenos Aires. Los Pampas are running red-hot while Yacare are coming off a break following an upset road defeat against the Raptors in Colorado. …
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All South American rugby eyes will be on the Estadio Charrúa on Friday. In a repeat of the opening round, Peñarol play host to Os Cobras. On that occasion, the Brazilian side upset the champions. Os Cobras have not won since while Peñarol are in the middle of their worst …
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The wait is over. Uruguay and Argentina will resume international competition at the elite level. Los Teros will have home advantage against Los Pumas in a capped test match. As part of the July 2024 Internationals, the neighboring countries will compete in Maldonado on July 20. The current best two …
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Con el objetivo de mejorar el Súper Rugby Américas, elevar el tiempo de balón en juego, preservar la competitividad y reforzar el respeto, el Board del SRA aprobó una serie de modificaciones y reafirmaciones reglamentarias. Estas modificaciones se dan previa a la octava fecha, en el punto medio del torneo. …
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Colombians have joined Super Rugby Americas 2024. April sees the number of Colombians in the South American league increasing from one to six. These players are spread across three different teams in the competition. Yacare and Peñarol both now have two Colombians each on their rosters. Yacare welcomes center / …
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Uruguay have a new Head Coach. After a lengthily search, the URU have name Argentine Rodolfo Ambrosio as the new coach of Los Teros. Ambrosio replaces Esteban Meneses who was in charge of Uruguay from 2016-2023. The 62-year-old is well known in South American Rugby. Ambrosio coached Brazil during the …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP USA Women claim Silver in Hong Kong The USA Women’s Eagles won Silver at the Hong Kong Sevens. The North …
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In what will not go down in history as a classic, Selknam completed a road victory in Denver over the American Raptors. The 26-07 victory sees Selknam climbing up the standings to now be in the play-off’s Zone. Two ugly early incidents put a stain on the match. First, Tommy …
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