Despite being just ahead of a World Cup year, 2018 mimicked 2017 with 66 players capped for the first time by one of the Americas Rugby Championship nations. Some of these names may not appear again on senior international team sheets but others are certain to make their mark over …
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Argentina’s roster has been named with one change for the Viña del Mar 7’s. Maximiliano Fillizola replaces Marcos Elizagaray who had been named in the original roster which was released last month by the UAR. The 12-man roster for the Viña del Mar 7’s is entirely different to that from last …
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The pools have been confirmed for the 2019 Viña del Mar 7’s. The Chilean city will play host to the second leg of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Series competition on January 13-14. The 2019 Seven Viña falls one weekend after the 2019 Seven Punta. Played this weekend in the Uruguayan …
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Unbeaten Chile have been crowned 2019 Seven Punta Champions. Los Cóndores 7’s defeated Argentina 7-5 in the tournament final inn Punta del Este, doing so with a try from Lucas Westcott with time up. The conversion saw Chile winning the match and securing the title. In being crowned champions Chile …
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Argentina, and Chile impressed on day one of the 2019 Seven Punta. Played today in Punta del Este, Uruguay the opening day of the two day competition saw some high quality rugby being played in what is the 30th edition of the annual tournament. In Pool A Chile went undefeated. …
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Colombia has named a 12-man roster for the upcoming Sudamérica Sevens Series. Played over two legs in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and Viña del Mar, Chile the overall winner from South America (excluding Argentina) will qualify for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and to play in the 2019 Hong Kong …
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Each year brings a new crop of talent to international rugby and 2018 had plenty of newcomers. Between the six countries represented in the Americas Rugby Championship there were 66 players handed their first senior caps over the past 12 months. Their ages ranged from 18 to 31 with five …
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International rugby competition for 2019 begins this coming Saturday. Punta del Este, Uruguay is to be the setting for Uruguay’s annual tournament the Seven Punta. Competing will be twelve countries, one of which is Germany. Germany’s Sevens team, the Wolfpack are to compete in both legs of the 2019 Sudamérica …
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What a year it was for rugby across the Americas in 2018. Historic victories, individual records, and some truly monumental developments that could shape the regions for years to come. Below we take a chronological look back at the incredible year that was. January 7 – Chile defeat South Africa …
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Austin Elite have announced the signing of Chilean scrumhalf Marcelo Torrealba for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old joins from the Old Boys club in Santiago having impressed as part of the Americas Selects side against the Glendale Raptors in October. Previously a standout sevens specialist for Chile, …
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