A 26-man roster has been named to represent Costa Rica at the 2015 South American C Championship to be played this month in El Salvador. The three round tournament will be played from December 06-12 with Costa Rica entering as the favorites. Costa Rica’s opening fixture will be against Guatemala, a …
Read More »Upsets galore on Dubai Day 1
Upsets were the name of the game on Day 1 at the Dubai Sevens, as three remarkable results got the 2015-16 Women’s World Series off to a spectacular start. The results have raised eyebrows across the sevens universe, with Olympic gold now appearing very far from a fait accompli. Last …
Read More »Six Countries to compete in Women’s Sevens in El Salvador
The governing body of Latin American Rugby, Sudamérica Rugby has confirmed the calendar for the upcoming women’s Rugby Sevens South American Championship. To be played in the Central American republic of El Salvador the competition will bring together competing teams from six countries. On December 11 and 12 official test matches …
Read More »Amateur vs Pro – The Back Row
We’ve gone through the tight five (front row / second row) already, and now it’s time to have a look at the most competitive area in the Americas teams, the loose forwards. Often the spot to find a team’s best rugby players, American sides North and South always have a …
Read More »The New Dawn of Uruguayan Rugby
A restructuring of the national selection, a new Head Coach for Los Teros and an enhanced role for the current Head Coach, Pablo Lemoine. These are some of the sweeping changes coming to the URU as part of a detailed plan to rise the level of the national team and …
Read More »Full Fixtures List for Americas Rugby Cup
With news starting to trickle in from various sources, Americas Rugby News can confirm the full schedule for the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup. The new tournament, involving six Americas nations, will run on consecutive Saturdays from February 6 to February 27, with the final round falling on Sunday, March 6. …
Read More »Amateur vs Pro – The Second Row
Yesterday we looked at the status of international front row players in the Americas, and saw that Argentina – with or without Los Jaguares – have a clear advantage over their friends to the north and neighbors Uruguay. Today we move to the second row, and find the numbers a little …
Read More »Uruguay Confirm Americas Six Nations Calendar
URU President Sebastián Piñeyrúa has confirmed Uruguay’s international program for the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup (Americas Six Nations) competition. Set to be played in February and March Uruguay will join fellow Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, Canada, the USA in addition to Brazil and Chile in a new, annual tournament. …
Read More »Amateur vs Pro – The Front Row
As the promise of professional rugby reaches North American shores for the first time, coinciding with the inaugural season of Super Rugby in Argentina, there’s no better time to take a look at how the Americas teams might benefit from becoming full time rugby players. While most Tier 1 nations …
Read More »Guatemala Women’s Roster Named for Rio Qualifiers
The Asociacion Guatemalteca de Rugby (Guatemalan Rugby Asociation) has announced a twelve-women roster to represent the country in the Sudamérica de Rugby Qualifying event for Rio 2016. The union has made strides in recent years as it works towards gaining World Rugby membership. 1 Muggete Pellecer 2 Mariel Estrada 3 …
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