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On the eve of the biggest game of the year AIG Colombia and the national men’s rugby team, Los Tucanes took the passion of rugby to more than 800 children in Medellín schools and to towns in Apartadó, Carepa and Turbo in Antioquia province. The tour was part of the …

Uruguayan Tighthead prop Mario Sagario will feature for Munster this evening in the Irish province’s derby against Ulster at the historic Thomond Park. The round six Guinness Pro 12 fixture is to be history making with Los Teros fielding a player in the Celtic-Italian League. Saguaro played all four pool …

It’s here! The biggest game in rugby. We’ve finally made it after four years of buildup since the last. Not many will be surprised to see New Zealand facing Australia. Will we get the cracking game that it could – and should – be? Paul’s worst showing of the competition …

The Colombian men’s Head Coach Raul Vesga Mujica has named a 25 man roster for the upcoming South American B Championship to be played in Lima, Peru. Colombia and Peru will be joined by Ecuador and Venezuela in a four nations competition with the winner advancing to repechage to take-on …

The host nation of next month’s South American B Championship, Peru has been preparing for the tournament by touring Argentina. It came to a close on Monday with the Peruvian test team playing the final of three matches in Córdoba, a tour which had great focus on coaching. The tour …

The British Embassy in Asunción has donated 30 boxes of rugby equipment including rugby shirts, cleats, shorts, socks and balls. The delivery was made by the British Ambassador to Paraguay Jeremy Hobbs to the President of the URP Rubén González Retamozo who was joined by fellow union members. The sporting …

Montevideo club Carrasco Polo was crowned Copa Uruguay champions this past weekend by defeating Old Boys 31-7. Having missed out on competing in the national club final the match was an opportunity for Carrasco Polo to end the year on a high. The match began well for the visitors, Old Boys …

São José Rugby will meet Curitiba to determine the 2015 Brazilian club champion it was determined on Saturday. The teams won their respective Super 8 Semi Finals with São José defeating São Paulo state rivals SPAC 19-16 while Curitiba knocked over Bandeirantes Saracens 12-8. Played on Saturday evening in hot …

Into the semi-finals we go! Two huge matches after a terrific weekend of quarter-finals. While it’s somewhat disappointing that we only have the Rugby Championship sides remaining, it does mean that everything is up for grabs. Argentina have beaten both Australia and South Africa recently, and even New Zealand can …

Former Uruguayan international forward Rodrigo Capó Ortega will captain Castres Olympique this Saturday in the club’s home match against Grenoble. Capó Ortega will play second-row while Argentina’s Lucas Martínez will act as a replacement prop. Castres is welcoming back international players from World Cup duty such as Remy Grosso, Rory …