UAR President Carlos Araujo has made it known through comments that Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise will play home games at Vélez Sarsfeld. The 50,000 capacity stadium is to be leased by the UAR after attempts at constructing or using an already existing rugby ground were unsuccessful. Also known as the Estadio José Amalfitani, …
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With news starting to trickle in from various sources, Americas Rugby News can confirm the full schedule for the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup. The new tournament, involving six Americas nations, will run on consecutive Saturdays from February 6 to February 27, with the final round falling on Sunday, March 6. …
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Yesterday we looked at the status of international front row players in the Americas, and saw that Argentina – with or without Los Jaguares – have a clear advantage over their friends to the north and neighbors Uruguay. Today we move to the second row, and find the numbers a little …
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Los Pumas will play tests in Wales, Scotland and England in November 2016 it was confirmed today by the UAR on social media. The South Americans will complete a record-setting year of international competition in 2016 by playing three test matches in the U.K. It will bring to an end …
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URU President Sebastián Piñeyrúa has confirmed Uruguay’s international program for the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup (Americas Six Nations) competition. Set to be played in February and March Uruguay will join fellow Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, Canada, the USA in addition to Brazil and Chile in a new, annual tournament. …
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As the promise of professional rugby reaches North American shores for the first time, coinciding with the inaugural season of Super Rugby in Argentina, there’s no better time to take a look at how the Americas teams might benefit from becoming full time rugby players. While most Tier 1 nations …
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Today’s announcement from French Top 14 club Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) that uncapped Australian fly half Brock James will be joining them for the next two seasons sends mixed messages to the UAR. On the one hand it will ensure greater game time to a current Argentine colleague of James while on …
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Argentina will be sporting a new-look uniform at the upcoming opening round of the World Sevens Series in Dubai. Taking place next weekend the Pumas Sevens team will wear a predominantly black uniform, changing from last season’s look of white and orange. As shown below the uniform continues with the advancement …
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It’s a first for ARN as players from five different Americas nations make the cut in this week’s offering. Some excellent individual performances from the weekend put a number of players in the frame, though there were a couple blind spots that needed some versatility to make it work. 1 …
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The 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 Aaron Carpenter The former Canadian captain has worn the skipper’s armband for the past two weeks for Cornish Pirates, and led …
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