Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) has confirmed that Brazil’s men’s team has pulled-out of the upcoming qualification tournament for the Tokyo Olympics. Brazil was to compete at the Repechage competition on June 19-20 in Monaco. The decision to pull-out is due to the tournament dates. The competition …
Read More »RWC 2023 Qualifiers: South American Fixtures Confirmed
The South American fixtures for the Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers have been confirmed. Five South American countries will have the opportunity of joining Los Pumas at RWC 2023. The new system will enable the possibility of three South American countries to compete at RWC 2023. Argentina has already qualified. …
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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 USA Eagles July 2021 Internationals The USA will play two Tier 1 nations during the upcoming July window. The …
Read More »SLAR: 2021 All-Stars
The 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season has given players from six countries the opportunity of playing professional rugby in South America. The demanding season featured ten regular season rounds, all of which were played on five-day turnarounds. There is no debate as to which was the leading team …
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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 LA Giltinis Can the Giltinis be beaten? The expansion side are a perfect six-from-six in the 2021 MLR season. …
Read More »SLAR Argentina XV without Jaguares
Who were the best Argentine players in SLAR playing for foreign teams? Put differently, if there were to be a match between (a) Los Jaguares XV and (b) the leading Argentine SLAR players from teams other than Los Jaguares XV who would the players be? There are no shortage of …
Read More »Olímpia down Cafeteros in final round of regular season
A confident Olímpia Lions were 51-33 winners over Los Cafeteros Pro this afternoon. The in-form Olímpia go in to their Semi Final against Los Jaguares XV looking to cause an upset. Their win over Los Cafeteros Pro was the first match of the final round of the SLAR regular season …
Read More »SLAR Preview – Cafeteros Pro vs Olímpia Lions
The Olímpia Lions and Los Cafeteros Pro meet in the final round of the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The Paraguayan team go in to the match with a final opportunity ahead of the Semi Finals; the Colombians are seeking their first win of the campaign. Los …
Read More »Cobras defeat Cafeteros Pro to avoid wooden spoon
Os Cobras Brasil XV defeated Los Cafeteros Pro today. The round nine win was sufficient for the Brazilian side to avoid the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby wooden spoon. The 22-14 win was Os Cobras’ second win of the SLAR season. Their earlier win was also against the Colombian franchise. …
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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 Toronto Arrows The red-hot Arrows left Jersey City with a stunning 53-12 win over New York on Sunday. It …
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