Los Pumas 7’s were crowned champions today in Madrid. In doing so, Los Pumas 7’s won back-to-back Madrid 7’s tournaments. There were three matches today. Los Pumas 7’s recorded a 38-0 win over the USA and a 36-19 win over Kenya. They were followed by a rematch with Kenya in …
Read More »Argentina unbeaten to start Madrid 7s round two
Argentina went unbeaten today in Spain. In the second of two Sevens tournaments in Madrid, Los Pumas’ remain unbeaten. Argentina defeated Spain, Portugal, and Chile in today’s matches. Los Pumas 7’s started with a 37-5 win over hosts Spain. Marcos Moneta, Matías Osadczuk, Rodrigo Etchart, Joaquín de la Vega, and …
Read More »Argentina win opening round of Madrid Sevens
Argentina were round champions of this weekend’s Madrid Sevens. Los Pumas 7’s went undefeated in the two day tournament Click here for the Day One results. On Day Two Argentina started against Portugal. The South Americans were on top throughout the contest. Rodrigo Etchart scored two tries while Franco Sábato, …
Read More »Madrid Sevens fixtures and Broadcast details
This weekend will see the return of international sevens rugby as Madrid plays host to an Olympic warm-up tournament. It’s the first such competition for many of the countries competing since the postponement of the World Sevens Series nearly a year ago. Originally slated for six teams in each division, …
Read More »RWC 2023: European Qualifiers announced; begin in March
Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2023 qualifiers will begin in Europe in March. The qualifying tournament of the Rugby Europe Championship has been announced. Favorites Georgia will travel to Portugal on the opening round of the qualifiers. Russia will play host to Romania in the other match on the opening weekend. …
Read More »Bautista Güemes scores 15 points as Spain down Portugal
Bautista Güemes had a strong performance today. The Argentine fly half scored 15 points as Spain downed Portugal 25-11 in Madrid. The win sees Spain finish the 2020 Rugby Europe Championship in second position. The undefeated Georgia were crowned champions. Güemes was appearing in his second test match for Spain. …
Read More »6 Argentines crowned Iberian Champions with VRAC Quesos
VRAC Quesos are the 2020-2021 Copa Ibérica champions. The northern Spanish side defeated Portuguese club CF Os Belenenses 19-13 in the final. VRAC are now five time Copa Ibérica champions. The Valladolid side matches El Salvador with five titles. El Salvador last won in the 2016-2017 season. VRAC’s five titles …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 29, 2020
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It ranks the men’s test team from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The November 29, 2020 edition considers two …
Read More »Highlights: Portugal vs Brazil
Portugal made history on Saturday. In the first-ever test series between Portugal and Brazil the Europeans won both matches. The 2-0 win gives Portugal an overall record of 4-2 in test matches between the countries. The Portuguese won both matches by equal point margins. The difference between the teams can …
Read More »Portugal win again to claim series win over Brazil
Portugal won 33-13 today against Brazil. The result gives the Europeans a 2-0 series win over the South Americans. Portugal won game one 30-10 last Saturday and today they were 33-13 winners. Both Portugal and Brazil are preparing for RWC 2023 qualifiers. They will each face stiff opposition in regional …
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