Rugby’s continued growth throughout the Americas has seen an important realization in the western South American country of Ecuador. The nation’s capital, Quito has acquired a rugby-specific field at the traditional La Carolina park. Quito is home to more than 300 rugby players. Spread across seven clubs these athletes and …
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Six countries from the Americas had their rankings on the line this weekend. In the Americas Rugby Championship both Chile vs Canada and Uruguay vs USA were for rankings points. In addition the Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifier of St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Jamaica had points on the line. Uruguay’s …
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Four of the six teams in the Americas Rugby Championship played for rankings points this weekend and they have all been effected. While no team has risen or fallen in the Americas Rankings there have been changes in points which see Brazil and Uruguay gaining superior rankings points at the expense …
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The 2016 South American B Championship will be a Four Nations competition involving Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and the winner of the repechage qualifier. Either Ecuador vs Guatemala will qualify as the fourth participant. Their match will be played in June. As the South American B side involved in the play-off Ecuador will have …
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Three rounds into the Americas Rugby Championship and everyone agrees in unison – the competition is here to stay. Where are we? Of the fundamental pillars for the success of a viable sporting competition the competition should be categorized as being off to a very good start with two of …
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Four of the six teams in the Americas Rugby Championship played for rankings points this weekend, nonetheless as of February 21 2016 there are no changes in overall position. Canada’s big win over Brazil had no impact on the ranking of either country. This was the case due to Canada going into there …
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The first Kids rugby school has opened in Ecuador. Jaguars Rugby Club from there country’s largest city, Guayaquil has created the first institution of its kind with training under way from children between the ages of 8 and 13. The practices are taking place on Saturday mornings from 8am-10am on the synthetic …
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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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Ecuador is to meet Guatemala in South American B Repechage in June, it was confirmed by the Asocatión Deportiva Nacional de Rugby de Guatemala (Guatemalan Rugby Association). The one-off fixture will see the winner of the 2015 South American C Championship, Guatemala, playing away against the bottom placed side from …
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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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