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The 2019 Sudamérica 6 Naciones A takes place this month. The second edition of the South American Tier 1 competition will see three matches per country. As was the case in 2018 it is to be organized into either one or two home fixtures each. The same six countries return …

Fullback Lucas Tranquez has been named as the Brazilian Player of the Year for 2018. ‘Zé’ won the award at a special ceremony on Monday at Novotel in São Paulo. The awards were the 9th annual edition recognizing excellence in Brazilian rugby. Tranquez played both fullback and wing for Brazil …

Two teams out of playoff contention dueled in front of a passionate crowd at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday. The Utah Warriors were looking for just their second win of the season, while Austin Elite had lost 12 matches in a row dating back to last season. For the first …

Club Olimpia will be Paraguay’s team in the Super Liga Sudamericana (SLAR). Confirmation was made today on twitter by Club Olimpia President Marco Trovato. Written in Spanish Trovato’s tweet read: “Coming next year, the OLIMPIA Rugby franchise is to compete in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby as the only …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Toronto Arrows In their biggest win of their short history, the Toronto Arrows defeated the Seattle Seawolves 29-7 on Sunday. The …

Brazil have been crowned champions of the 2019 Forúm Sudamérica Sevens. The competition was a regional event to serve as a warm-up ahead of Lima 2019, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifiers. Played in Asunción, Paraguay As Yaras eased through the competition, winning all of their matches to continue to be …

The Súper Liga Sudamericana is to start in March 2020, Sudamérica Rugby has confirmed. It comes despite earlier reports having noted that the South American Professional league would begin in 2021. In an official announcement from Sudamérica Rugby today it has been confirmed that the competition will be known as …

The Utah Warriors picked up their long-awaited second win of the season as they defeated Austin Elite 35-19 at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday evening. Two tries from Tongan winger Fetu’u Vainikolo led the way with Utah’s powerful ball carriers proving too much for Austin to handle. Vainikolo’s first try …

Week 14 of Major League Rugby (MLR) will be a busy one for South American players. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay are all to have players taking to the fields. This is the case despite NOLA Gold having a bye. Opening week 14 will be a Friday clash between the …

The playoffs are out of reach for both the Utah Warriors and Austin Elite, but there is still plenty to play for in the closing weeks of the season. Pride being one, future employment could well be another. It’s been a frustrating season for both sides and for those in …