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The Americas nations will not be playing their traditional year-end tours this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead Argentina will take part in the Tri Nations, while Uruguay has just wrapped up a short two-match series against Spain in Montevideo. For fans in Canada and the USA it’s been …

Colombia has formalized professional rugby. The South American country’s first professional rugby team will be Los Cafeteros PRO. The team will enter the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) in 2021. Los Cafeteros PRO will be the sixth team in SLAR. They join existing teams from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and …

The inaugural World Tens Series event is now behind us and despite a number of speed bumps along the way, it can only be described as a success. Perhaps a pleasant surprise was the standard of play. Some lesser-known talents showed up well and most of the high profile players …

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 Uruguay Los Teros bounced back to defeat Spain on Friday. The 19-10 win leaved the series 1-1 and ends …

Our last update was on October 4 so now is a good time to get caught up on everything that has happened over the past month or so. Perhaps the most notable from a league standpoint is the creation of several academy and development programs that will see franchises widening …

For just the second time in 2020 the Americas Rankings have been updated. Changes have been made following the completion of international activities this weekend. There were two matches involving the Americas, one of which was capped. Uruguay were home winners of Spain on Friday. The 19-10 result sees Uruguay …

The inaugural World Tens Series event reached its conclusion in Bermuda on Saturday. Seven teams took to the field with a team from South Africa – SX10 – ultimately crowned champions. Played over three weeks, the tournament overcame numerous obstacles to ultimately be deemed a success. Saturday’s action included some …

Los Pumas finalized their warm-up this morning. They did so against the Australia XV the Sydney. The match was the second of two matches between the sides. The games were very different. Game one was a tight contest, but game two was far more open in terms of style and …

Uruguay played for the final time in 2020. Los Teros did so against Spain in Montevideo on Friday. The match was the second of a two match series. Spain won game one, making game two a must-win for the home side. Both teams were below full-strength, but as are eyeing …

A second half rally from SX10 saw them defeat the Ohio Aviators 21-14 in the Grand Final of the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda on Saturday. The knock-out rounds brought the three-week tournament to an exciting conclusion in front of a limited but appreciative local crowd who were …