Los Pumas are to play in the 2020 South American Championship before traveling to New Zealand to complete in the Rugby Championship. Rosario3 report that the South American competition will be played in Uruguay over fifteen days in September. Argentina will play matches against Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The competition …
Read More »Jaguares in 2021: Australia, South Africa or South America
There are three options for Los Jaguares in 2021: play in Australia, South Africa or South America, writes Lisandro Olearo for El Ciudadano. Indications are that Los Jaguares will not disband; the team will play professional rugby in 2021. The destination of Argentina’s first professional side is presently unknown. The …
Read More »MLR 7s – Complete Fantasy Rosters
The idea of a Major League Rugby Sevens tournament continues to make the rounds. A short time ago we posted Jonny Craenen’s fantasy kit designs and the most recent edition of the Rugby Wrap-Up featured a detailed discussion of what the concept might look like. We’re taking it one further …
Read More »Americas Rugby Championship will act as RWC 2023 Qualifiers
The Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) will act as Americas 1 and Americas 2 qualifiers for RWC 2023, notes Ignacio Chans for Uruguayan publication El Observador. Americas Rugby News has been independently informed that the existing agreement will be implemented as planned. An official announcement is forthcoming from World Rugby. Such …
Read More »Dates confirmed for Rugby Sevens at Tokyo Olympics
The new dates for the Rugby Sevens event at the postponed Tokyo Olympics have been confirmed. As expected the games will take place between July 25-31, 2021, a near identical placement to where the rugby would have been played had the tournament taken place as planned in 2020. Ajinomoto Stadium …
Read More »Chile Sevens to resume training on Monday
Chile’s Sevens are to resume training on Monday. Following four months without activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Cóndores have been granted special authorization to return to train. The training will begin on Monday, July 20. Los Cóndores are preparing for the big prize of earning the right to compete …
Read More »Training squads named for Cóndores 7s and XVs
In preparation for as of yet uncertain competition, Chile Rugby have named Cóndores training squads to train at the National High Performance Academy. Plans are currently to hold a South American Championship in Uruguay in September as the pandemic allows. While the two groups will not yet be able to …
Read More »Americas Rugby tourneys off in 2020, alternatives considered
Rugby Americas have confirmed that the flagship Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) and second-tier Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) will not take place in 2020. The under-20 versions of those tournaments are also off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A formal release from the organization says that discussions are ongoing for …
Read More »Three Chileans pen deals with French club
Three Chileans will play for French club Anglet in the Fédérale 1. They are Javier Meneses, Iñaki Ayarza and Ramón Ayarza. All three players have represented their country in the past. Javier Meneses joins the French club from Bayonne. He does so for the senior roster, a move up from …
Read More »Ramón Ayarza signs for Anglet
Ramón Ayarza has signed for Anglet. He moves to the French Basque club from Montauban, his team last season in the Pro D2. The 26-year-old Ayarza has been in France for a substantial time. In addition to Montauban, He previously spent four years with Bayonne in the Pro d2 and …
Read More »
Americas Rugby News Rugby news from across the Americas!