Costa Rica

Week two of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship saw no changes in the Americas Rankings. The six best teams from the Americas played in the first of five rounds with two of the three matches being capped. In defeating Chile by more than 15 points Canada gained maximum rankings points. No …

The opening round of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship sees test rugby underway for the year. The six best teams from the Americas played in the first of five rounds with two of the three matches being capped. The opening fixture in São Paulo saw the lower ranked Brazil gaining …

Rugby has been given a wake-up call as the FIFA World Cup has expanded to 48 teams. Tuesday’s announcement that the 2026 FIFA World Cup would be increased from 32 to 48 participants sees it having more than double that of rugby’s showpiece event. FIFA World Cup Expansion The FIFA …

2017 is just hours away from arriving in the Americas. With that in mind let us take a look into a 2017 Top 10 Wishlist. These desires for the year feature both feasible projections and dreams. The Top 10 list is in no particular order. 1 Juan Imhoff back for …

With the completion of the South American C Championship international competition has concluded for 2016. The final weekend of international competition saw Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama all taking to the field in Guatemala City. Panama’s historic first-ever victory over El Salvador sees one side rising and …

Nicaragua’s emergence as a future South American C Championship competitor is gaining force. Rugby in the Central American republic has been experiencing growing popularity. Efforts from clubs have seen the national governing body work together with Sudamérica Rugby. In July Nicaragua obtained associate membership status of Sudamérica Rugby. A place in …

Guatemala Crowned Back-to-Back South American C Champions. Los Jaguares won the title this afternoon, defeating Costa Rica 24-16 in the Grand Final in Guatemala City. The tournament title sees Guatemala qualifying for South American B repechage. Los Jaguares will face Ecuador with the winner joining Colombia, Peru and Venezuela in …

History has been made in Guatemala City. Panama has completed an historic first ever victory, downing El Salvador. The match was the Bronze Final of the 2016 South American C Championship. Having both fallen to Costa Rica and Guatemala today’s match was their one opportunity for a win. El Salvador’s triumph …

Costa Rica saw off Panama in the South American C Championship on Wednesday. In winning 41-10 Costa Rica secured its place in the tournament final against Guatemala on Saturday. Panama will face El Salvador in the Bronze Final. Costa Rica were made to work hard for their win. Panama started strongly with …

Guatemala hammered El Salvador to reach the 2017 South American C Championship Final. Playing at home Los Jaguares underlined their progress in recent years by defeating Los Torogoces 53-0. Guatemala was the better team for the duration. The home side scored three first half tries to lead 19-0. In the …