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Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship is in the books and the results were rather lopsided. Los Teros, the Eagles, and the Argentina XV all achieved convincing wins and as such only two players in this week’s team come from losing sides. With fatigue setting in after weeks of …

Five South American countries are to be competing for Youth Olympics places. Taking place this coming Friday and Saturday (March 02-03) will be the Sudamérica Rugby women’s qualifying event for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Buenos Aires 2018 will be played from October 06-18. The global event will feature competitors …

The USA faced Brazil at the Estádio Martins Pereira on Saturday in Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship. It was the first of two matches on the South American leg of the competition for the Eagles, thus far undefeated and aiming for a second consecutive ARC title. After a winning …

For the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) the Argentina XV have added Santiago García Botta. He is one of six changes made by Felipe Contepomi for the final round clash against Brazil on Saturday. García Botta joins the Argentina XV from Super Rugby. He missed out on …

Chile is preparing for the Sudamerica u20’s in Mendoza, Argentina. They are doing so ahead of the 2018 South American u20 championship which will take place in Asunción, Paraguay in April. Chile played a series of matches in the Argentine city. First up was a game against Banco Mendoza which Chile …

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. Due to the unusually high content of rugby at the moment this week’s Up and Under is a longer than usual edition.   UP …

South American professional rugby is coming in 2019, writes Ignacio Chans. The project is for an 8-team professional league in the region with it being the equivalent of Major League Rugby in North America. Such an idea has only been dreamt about in the past. Yet with the coming together …

Results from round four of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) have seen changes to the Americas Rankings. The updated Americas Rankings – February 25 2018 see Uruguay now officially ranked higher than the USA. This is unprecedented. Chile’s home defeat against Uruguay sees Los Cóndores dropping 0.41 rankings points …

The USA scored a convincing 45-16 win over Brazil at the Estádio Martins Pereira on Saturday. It keeps their Americas Rugby Championship title hopes very much alive heading into the final round. The opening quarter did not go well for the Tupis. Mike Te’o crossed with less than five minutes …

The USA’s march towards back-to-back Americas Rugby Championship titles continues on Saturday. Two teams stand between the Eagles and history, the first of whom is Brazil. Os Tupis are in fifth place on the table having endured a miserable outing against Canada in Langford. At home, however, they are always …