The Uruguayan Under 19 team, Los Teritos, powered to a 44-0 win in the opening round of the South American Under 19s A Championship in Asunción, Paraguay. Played at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, the home of the Unión de Rugby del Paraguay (Paraguayan Rugby Unon – URP) Los Teritos …
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The young Yakarés are to play as the home side in the upcoming South American Under 19 Championship and will do so as the lowest ranked side. Visiting Asunción will be the under 19 teams from Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. In other words Paraguay will be hosting the under 19 level players of …
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The Sudaméricano Juvenil A (Under 19 South American Championship) will be played in Asunción, Paraguay next month. Played over three rounds from August 7-16 the four team tournament will involve South America’s second-fifth ranked teams Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The 2014 tournament was hosted and won by Uruguay. Los …
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The Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (CONSUR) will now be known as Sudamérica Rugby after a renaming exercise in line with World Rugby’s own re-branding last year. “It was a decision approved unanimously by the Annual General Meeting in Santa Fe, Argentina, last month,” explained Carlos Barbieri, Chairman of Sudamérica Rugby. …
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The Paraguayan Rugby Union – Unión de Rugby del Paraguay or URP will take part in a meeting this Saturday involving members of the Paraguayan Civil Society and Pope Francis as part of his visit to the country, beginning this Friday. Civil Society considers rugby as an inclusive sport in society …
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Traditional Paraguayan club Asunción RC celebrated 47 years of existence at a special event held on Monday, July 07. The large Ñandutíes family celebrated the occasion with a fellowship lunch. The team at Americas Rugby News wishes to congratulate all involve and wish the club a prosperous future.
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The Argentine Rugby Sevens team completed an impressive Olympic Qualifying campaign this afternoon by winning the final match of the three-day tournament in Santa Fé, Argentina. In doing so Argentina joined hosts Brazil in being South America’s representatives at Rio de Janeiro 2016. The twelve team men’s Olympic Games Rugby Sevens …
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Colombia’s women’s rugby team will play at the 2016 Olympic Games after winning the South American Qualification series this afternoon in Santa Fé, Argentina. The result is the biggest accomplishment in the history of rugby in the country. Colombia entered the match as the only undefeated team while Argentina had …
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A second undefeated day at the CONSUR Sevens in Santa Fé, Argentina saw the home team move to within one win of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. With one day remaining the Argentine men require a win over Uruguay to secure qualification. The two Rugby …
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Strong performances from Colombia on Day Two of the Three-Day Olympic Games qualifying tournament in Santa Fé, Argentina have seen South America’s most populated Spanish speaking nation move towards securing an unlikely spot at the 2016 Olympic Games. Well placed after Day One Uruguay’s Olympic Dream came crashing down on Day …
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