Three teams from the Americas went unbeaten on Day One of the Dubai Rugby Sevens. Argentina’s Men’s side and both Canada and the USA Women’s sides won all of their matches. The tournament is match preparation ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Los Pumas 7’s opened against Uganda. Argentina won …
Read More »Jaguares XV survive early scare to hammer Olímpia Lions
Los Jaguares XV survived an early scare this evening. In their round five match of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR), the Argentine side pulled-off a 77-13 victory. Yet, as impressive as the final scoreline was it took 30 minutes before Jaguares XV scored points and the Olímpia Lions …
Read More »Cobras topple Cafeteros Pro to claim first SLAR victory
Os Cobras now have a win to their name. The Brazilian franchise were 30-14 winners today against Los Cafeteros Pro. The match was a fourth round fixture in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Os Cobras gained an early lead and were never behind their Colombian opponents. The Brazilian …
Read More »SLAR Preview – Olímpia Lions vs Jaguares XV
The Olímpia Lions and Los Jaguares XV battle-it-out in round four of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The round four match will see two winning teams from round three facing-off in Santiago’s Estadio Nacional. The Olímpia Lions continue to predominently field Argentine players. Notwithstanding, there continue to be …
Read More »SLAR Preview – Selknam vs Peñarol
Selknam host Peñarol in a mouth-watering clash on Tuesday. The Chilean and Uruguayan teams meet in the fourth round of the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Both teams have impressed in the early stages of the SLAR competition. Selknam have rotated heavily for Peñarol, making nine changes. The …
Read More »SLAR Preview – Cobras vs Cafeteros Pro
The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) continues on Tuesday. The fourth round of the season begins with Os Cobras Brasil XV taking on Los Cafeteros Pro. The match will be a first ever professional rugby match between teams from Brazil and Colombia. Os Cobras will run on to the …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Peñarol With a 3-0 record, Peñarol have the most wins on the field in the Súper Liga Americana de …
Read More »Georgia beat Romania to close in on qualifying for RWC 2023
Georgia move towards securing their place at Rugby World Cup 2023. In today’s RWC 2023 qualifier, the Lelos were 28-17 winners over Romania. The outcome gives Georgia a 4-0 record in the Rugby Europe Championship. Romania are in second position with a 2-2 record. Today’s match was the second of …
Read More »España pierde en las eliminatórias ante Portugal
En el tercer partido de España Los Leones perdieron 43-28 ante Portugal. De este modo, el camino al Mundial de Francia 2023 se complica para España. Ahora Portugal tiene 5 puntos, Rusia 4 e España 2. Georgia tiene 14 e Rumania 9. España comenzó muy bien. Los Leones anotaron dos …
Read More »Diver Ceballos fue sancionado por una semana
El jugador de Cafeteros Pro Diver Ceballos fue sancionado por una semana tras ser citado por el Oficial de Citaciones Andrés Herbozo (Chile) al finalizar el partido número 7 de la Superliga Americana de Rugby entre su equipo y Peñarol Rugby, en el Estadio Elías Figueroa de Valaparaíso. Se lo …
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