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World Rugby has allocated the 2024 U20 Trophy to Scotland. This comes with controversy after Scotland was relegated from the U20 Championship to the U20 Trophy and remains in the competition but did not compete in regional qualifiers. Scotland did not have a good 2023 U20 Trophy campaign in Kenya. …

The Bristol Bears have confirmed the signing of Benjamín Grondona. The teenager joins the English Premiership club which is also home to his older brother Santiago Grondona. Santiago Grondona has 14 caps for Argentina while Benjamín Grondona is presently uncapped. Benjamín Grondona arrives at the Bristol Bears at the age …

Peñarol is preparing for the future. The future is now as evidenced by the Uruguayan side bringing in Santiago Cagnone for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The two-time defending champions will be the home of the Uruguayan-eligible Pumita in the upcoming season. Cagnone is just 18-years-old but has been identified as …

Old Glory have signed one of North America’s most promising young forwards with the acquisition of Logan Weidner on a three-year deal. The 21-year-old lock or loose forward moves to the nation’s capital after spending the past three years in France, first in the Brive academy and then with Narbonne. …

Uruguay successfully qualified for the 2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy. Los Teritos did so by overcoming Chile in the South American u19 Championship in Santa Fé, Argentina. Uruguay were 45-17 winners over the Chileans in the first fixture of the tournament. The team coached by Oscar Durán is safe in …

USA u20 captain Dominic Besag is a surprise inclusion in the Senior Eagles squad for their European tour. The Saint Mary’s College center is one of four players included in the 30-man roster who was not on the initial list of 34 potential tourists, the other three promoted from the …

The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News. It takes a look at the highs and the lows involving the Americas during the past week.   UP South American 4 Nations Locked in for August The 2023 South American 4 Nations is coming in August. Brazil, …

Spain and Uruguay played out a thriller on Sunday. The u20 teams competed in what was an excellent game of rugby to contest the 2023 Junior World Trophy Final. In a match with the lead changing hands, Spain finished as 39-32 winners. The win for Spain represents more than just …

The USA ended their Junior World Trophy campaign on a high. Following a disappointing run of results against Uruguay, Zimbabwe and Scotland, the u20’s Eagles sprang to life with a big win over Hong Kong. The USA’s 47-22 win sees the North Americans handing Hong Kong the wooden spoon. Hayden …

An outstanding performance from Uruguay has seen Los Teritos booking their spot in the Junior World Trophy Final. Uruguay completed an historic 37-26 win over Scotland on Tuesday. Uruguay will face Spain in the final. The teams won their respective pools and will now battle-it-out in the final. Spain defeated …