With the roster confirmed the Uruguay XV travels to the Argentine city of Bahía Blanca to face the Unión de Rugby del Sur in a fourth round match in the second division of the Argentine Provincial Championship, the Torneio Argentino de Uniones also known as the Campeonato Argentino. Coached by Guzmán Barreiro the Uruguay …
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Representatives from 10 national unions and federations, all members of Sudamérica Rugby, took part in the successful Leading Rugby workshop in the Peru capital of Lima over three busy days of meetings and presentations. Leading Rugby is a World Rugby development programme to inspire the leaders of unions to grow …
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Honduras is to become the newest member of the global rugby family on November 28. On this date Honduras will playb test match rugby for the first time in history, taking on north-western neighbors, Guatemala in an official inernational match sanctioned bu Sudamérica Rugby. The fixture will be played at the …
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Last Saturday the Liceo Franco Costarricense played host to the first edition of the Copa Caribe, a preparation tournament for the upcoming South American C Championship to take place from december 6-12 in El Salvador. The tournament acted as preparation for both Costa Rica’s men’s and women’s teams, with the men …
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The king has called it quits. Long-time New Zealand All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has announced his retirement from professional rugby, ending a storied career on a winning note, with his final match coming in the World Cup final victory over Australia. With a list of records and accolades unmatched …
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Chile’s two-match tour of Spain got underway with an intense match against Basque Country which was won by the home side 31-17. Chile now has the opportunity to improve ahead of the test side’s final match of the year, a test against Spain on Saturday. The match against the Basque …
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New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu has died at home in Auckland at the age of 40. The news was confirmed by former All Blacks doctor John Mayhew earlier this morning. Lomu had been battling nephrotic syndome, a severe kidney disorder, since he was diagnosed in mid-1995. He underwent a …
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Following a lengthily process, which was open to the public, Sudamérica Rugby has decided upon a new logo as shown above. The new logo came about following the changing from CONSUR to Sudámerica Rugby earlier this year. Present for the decision were Sebastián Mejía Gil (Colombian captain), Paula Ishibashi (Brazilian Sevens player), …
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Completing the South American B Championship undefeated has seen Colombia rise to 44th place in the official World Rugby World Rankings. This sees Los Tucanes ranked just five places below Brazil, their opponents in the South American A play-off in which the winner will play in the 2016 South American …
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The 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 Pro Rugby Player Potential Last Monday’s announcement that professional rugby is coming to the USA in April 2016 was music to …
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