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Daniel Hourcade, the High Performance Manager for Sudamérica Rugby, recently visited Colombia for the Rugby  Super Week. Impressed by what he saw the former Head Coach of Argentina noted that high performance is operational in Colombia. The regional governing body of rugby in South and Central America, Sudamérica Rugby posted …

Brazil have been crowned champions of the 2019 Forúm Sudamérica Sevens. The competition was a regional event to serve as a warm-up ahead of Lima 2019, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifiers. Played in Asunción, Paraguay As Yaras eased through the competition, winning all of their matches to continue to be …

The physical powerhouses that are Samoa are a well-respected international competitor. All but one World Cup involving Samoa has either seen them causing an upset or coming very close to doing so. In 1991, and 1999 Samoa shocked Wales; in 2003 Samoa pushed champions England for 70 minutes; in 2011 …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada Women’s Sevens A last-gasp try from captain Ghislaine Landry gave Canada a 7-5 win over England in the Cup Final …

Paraguay’s proposed professional team for the Liga Sudaméricana de Rugby is to consist predominantly of Argentine players, noted Daniel Hourcade. Following Paraguay’s heavy defeat against Tucumán the Head of the Sudmaérica Rugby High Performance and former Head Coach of Argentina made the statement. Paraguay were beaten 95-8 by Northern Argentine …

Week 13 is to be a busy round for (Major League Rugby (MLR) with four league matches. The fixtures are to be a two-two split over Saturday and Sunday with the Austin Elite having a bye. The opening fixture will be the San Diego Legion vs the Glendale Raptors. The …

World Rugby’s desired world league, the Nations Championship is in danger. Recent meetings held in Europe to agree to the terms of the competition did not go well for World Rugby, reports Fermín de la Calle. for Revista 22. de la Calle writes that a meeting on Tuesday (April 16) …

Former Head Coach of Argentina and current Head of Sudamérica Rugby High Performance, Daniel Hourcade has slammed Chilean rugby. Hourcade pulled no punches in declaring that “Chilean Rugby is Social, Without Any Commitment“. The declaration came in an interview with Ignacio Chans in Referí. His crude analysis of Chilean rugby …

Tournament hosts New Zealand took-on France in the 1987 RWC Final. The fixture was the deciding match of the inaugural Rugby World Cup. It would be the first of two RWC Finals between the All Blacks and Les Bleus at Auckland’s Eden Park. With it being the first ever RWC …

Tucumán were far too good for Paraguay today, winning a friendly 95-8. The Northern Argentine province played at a great pace to run Paraguay ragged as former Jaguares Head Coach Raúl Pérez watched on. Los Naranjas firmly controlled  possession, forcing Paraguay to do little more other than defend throughout much …