It was another great week for Americas rugby, which made us pause for thought on several positions. PRO Rugby gave us two exciting games, Los Jaguares romped to a first-ever home win, and a few others in Europe did not go unnoticed. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (Leicester) Played a supporting …
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Brazilian free-to-air network, Rede TV’s decision to broadcast live test match rugby has been a tremendous success. Notícias da TV has confirmed that the viewing numbers have surpassed the numbers watching live basketball in Brazil’s domestic professional league, the NBB. With a rating of 0,6 Brazil vs Uruguay in the opening …
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In front of a large and vibrant crowd at Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa Saturday was a special day for Uruguayan rugby. The Old Christians vs Old Boys classic took on a new meaning as the clubs met at the Quarter Finals stage of the Torneo Interior, a part of Argentina’s national club …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Uruguay Sitting pretty at the top of the South American A Championship standings is Uruguay. After two rounds Los Teros are the …
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Denver held off a desperate San Diego attack in the final moments of the match to emerge with their undefeated record intact after a 22-16 victory at Torero Stadium on Sunday. Tries to Zach Fenoglio, Niku Kruger, and Chad London did the damage with Will Magie’s boot contributing seven points …
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There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – May 01 2016 see improvements for Brazil while the Dominican Republic and Turks & Caicos both rise to new highs. Despite winning big in Asunción there is no change to Uruguay‘s rankings position nor …
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Ben Cima has done it again. The All-American flyhalf landed a long-range penalty goal on full-time to break a deadlock against Uruguay, earning JD Stephenson’s team the win and 5th place overall. While their tournament standing has not met their hopes going in, they will be pleased to end on …
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Rugby’s continued expansion in the Americas took on added meaning on Friday as Caribbean nation the Dominican Republic notched up a win over Curaçao. The 32-12 victory saw the two nations playing for the ‘Copa Dominico-Curazoleña de Rugby’. With the presence of Pablo Septién, of Rugby Americas North and the …
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Following their opening round win over Brazil in São Paulo Uruguay made it two from two as Los Teros overpowered Paraguay in Asunción this afternoon. In defeating Los Yakarés 60-15 the Uruguayans are now the odds-on favorites to win the South American A Championship. As big as the final scoreline …
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JD Stephenson has made three changes to his Junior All-American side to face Uruguay in the 5th place match of the World Rugby u20 Trophy on Sunday. The disappointment of what might have been will need to be left aside after a pair of two-point losses knocked them out of …
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