Chilean international Pablo Huete has extended his contract with Aviron Bayonnais for a further two seasons. The 26-year-old second row joined the Pro D2 club from Massy in the off-season and his good form has seen him appear in 17 matches since August, starting in 13. This is Huete’s fifth …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Ben Cima Goal kicking matters so much that it can win and lose matches. Regardless of the team a specialist is mandatory …
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Four of the six teams in the Americas Rugby Championship played for rankings points this weekend. As of February 15 2016 there are no changes in overall position. There has, nonetheless, been movement in rankings points. Canada’s ranking points have been altered, seeing the 63,62 points decreased to a new ranking of 63,42 points. This …
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A home win in San Juan this evening saw the Argentina XV completing a bonus point victory. What had been an error-ridden performance, involving a high number of unforced errors and multiple tries blown turned into a comfortable 52-15 victory following a late flurry. A strong start from the home …
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Los Cóndores have confirmed their lineup for Saturday’s match against the Argentina XV at Estadio Bicententario in San Juan. Three changes have been made to the run-on side, with another four coming among the reserves. Claudio Zamorano and Luis Sepúlveda are promoted from the bench to fill in for unavailable …
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Pablo Bouza has confirmed his team to play Chile at the Estadio Bicentenario in San Juan on Saturday. The starting lineup shows a whopping 10 changes the side that played to a 35-all draw against the US Eagles in Houston, with six more new names on the bench. Loosehead prop …
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Five new players have joined Los Cóndores as they cross the Andes into San Juan to face the Argentina XV in round two of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. The Chileans edged out a scrappy Brazil 25-22 in their opening fixture last weekend, while Argentina fought to a draw against …
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It’s here at last! The new Americas Rugby Championship finally got underway this past weekend and it did not disappoint, with three very entertaining rugby games ushering in a new era of Americas rugby. Of course it also means we have the pleasure of selecting from more than 100 international …
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Pablo Bouza has made wholesale changes to his Argentina XV squad for their second match of the Americas Rugby Championship against Chile at the Estadio Bicentenario in San Juan on Saturday. More than half the team that finished in a 35-all draw against the US Eagles in Houston have been …
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With the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship having kicked-off this past weekend today marks the first update for Americas Rankings of the year. Teams with their rankings on the line were Brazil, Canada, Chile and Uruguay. Argentina and the USA saw no changes due to Argentina’s side being Argentina XV and not …
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