Chile

With the June Internationals completed the Americas Rankings have been upstaged for the final time this month. The Americas Rankings for June 23 2019 take into account Saturday’s test match in Montevideo. Uruguay’s chaotic performance against Spain saw Los Leones completing a 41-21 away victory over Los Teros. With it …

From June 29-30 the South American men’s countries will be played in Santiago, Chile. An Olympic qualifying spot is on the line with the winners joining the Brazilian women who successfully qualified for Tokyo 2020. Not only will be winning men’s team in Santiago qualify for the 2020 Olympics but …

World Rugby has officially pulled the plug on its proposed Nations Championship, also referred to as the World League. The new competition would have seen Tier 1 nations grouped in an annual competition with a year-end match to determine a yearly world champion. A similar model would have included several …

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 Women’s Eagles Sevens This was unquestionably the best weekend in the history of the USA Women’s Sevens team. On Saturday they …

Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 16 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday in South America. In Montevideo Uruguay humbled the Argentina XV. The match saw the home side in control throughout …

Chile and Spain continued their international rivalry on Saturday. In the sixth test match between the countries Los Leones were 29-22 winners. Prior matches date back to 1995. The first international between the teams was won by Chile 28-23. Los Cóndores also won the second fixture, doing so 20-18 in …

Spain were successful in game two of their South American tour as they defeated a feisty Chile 29-22 this evening at the Estadio La Granja in Curicó. The win sees Los Leones traveling to Montevideo with an eye on a perfect 3-0 tour. Early on Spain had control of the …

In the second weekend of the June Internationals Chile play host to Spain. The capped test match will see two aspiring countries battling it out, both of whom have the dream of qualifying for RWC 2023. Chile go into their second of two home June Internationals with a strong Cóndores …

The historic first ever match between Chile, and Romania took place on Saturday in Valparaiso. For Los Cóndres the opportunity of playing against a test side from the world’s Top 20 was a breakthrough. Prior to the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) Chile struggled to receive regular international competition outside of …

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 San Diego Legion The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen …