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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP RWC 2023 Rest Days RWC 2023 will have a minimum of five rest days between matches. The change comes …

An experienced Cobras roster will compete in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). A longlist of 39 players is presently preparing for the upcoming season. The 2021 SLAR will begin on March 16. The roster contains Brazil’s regular test squad members across all positions. The five most capped …

The RWC 2023 match schedule is favorable for some and unfavorable for others. The organizers have provided a more even spread of fixtures than in prior RWCs; however, there are teams with friendlier match schedules than others. In the case of the Americas there are four places to consider. They …

Santiago, Valparaíso and Montevideo will host the 2021 Superliga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The announcement confirms that the competition will see matches played in two Chilean venues and one Uruguayan venue. The Chilean venues will be the Estadio Municipal de La Pintana in Santiago and the Estadio Elías Figueroa in …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Los Pumas Sevens Argentina were round champions of this weekend’s Madrid Sevens. Los Pumas 7’s went undefeated in the …

Brazil has been forced out of the Madrid 7’s. As Yaras were due to travel to the Spanish capital this month to compete in the World Rugby tournament. Instead, no trip will be made. Brazil’s women’s team will miss the tournament due to the global pandemic. The Madrid 7’s will …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Uruguay 2021 2021 looms as a potential breakthrough year for Uruguay. In a year like no other Los Teros …

Cobras Brasil XV have replaced Corinthians as Brazil’s professional rugby team. Cobras Brasil XV will compete in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The Brazilian franchise is one of six teams. The 2021 season starts next month. The team’s player roster is forthcoming. For the time being the …

World Rugby has officially opened the process to determine hosts for the next four World Cups. Expressions of interest for the hosting of the women’s tournaments in 2025 and 2029, and the men’s tournaments in 2027 and 2031 will be tabled through May of this year. The second phase of …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP USA to open Women’s Rugby World Cup The match schedule for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 took …