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Bermuda played host to the Cayman Islands in a rugby test match on Saturday. Played at North Field at the National Sports Centre, the Cayman Islands were 44-12 winners. The fixture was part of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) qualification pathway. The competition is being played over a three year …

Yacare were convincing winners over on Saturday. The Paraguayan side feasted on Os Cobras; the convincing win sees the team edge closer to securing a place in the play-off’s. The win came with bursts of brilliance in what was an on-again; off-again performance. Played in the heat of São Paulo …

Peñarol are back on track. The Uruguayan franchise got off to a freak start against Selknam which provided unstoppable. Additional tries powered the Uruguayans to a bonus point win as Selknam were left to contemplate what might have been had it not been for the screaming start from Peñarol. In …

Bottom placed Cobras play hosted to third placed Yacare in Jacareí, Brazil on Saturday. The Super Rugby Americas 2024 match is the second between the teams this season. The earlier clash was a record-breaking win for Yacare. Since then, Yacare have risen to now have one foot in the play-off’s. …

Montevideo will be the setting for the Uruguayan vs Chile battle in Super Rugby Americas. El Clásico sees the red-hot Selknam looking to get one back on Peñarol following the earlier battle between the franchises this season. It comes with Peñarol in desperate need of competition points. Selknam are 4th …

The inaugural Rugby Championship u20 competition will get underway on Thursday. The round one fixtures will be (a) New Zealand vs South Africa (b) Argentina vs Australia. The matches are being played on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. The kick-off times in Argentina will be 4:00am and 6:00am respectively. Matches …

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay all have home test matches in July. The South American teams will use the opportunities to begin the new Rugby World Cup cycle. On the one hand, Los Pumas will play in the Rugby Championship from August. On the other hand, Rugby World Cup …

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Peñarol overcame a slow start to bounce back and win well on Sunday. The Uruguayans downed the American Raptors in a bonus point victory. The Uruguayans played the match like it was a final. The 24-17 victory set them back on track. Of note for Peñarol was that the scrum …

Los Dogos unbeaten run in Super Rugby Americas 2024 is no more. Los Dogos outscored Yacare by three tries to one but lose the match 22-19. Joaquín Lamas’ goal-kicking was the vital factor. He landed five penalties while Julián Hernández missed one conversion and a late penalty. The teams traded …