A year ago to this day Uruguay played their first Rugby World Cup match in twelve years. Los Teros made their England 2015 debut appearance against Wales a Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. The match was the accomplishment of hard work in which an uphill battle was conquered. For Uruguay getting to …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 2, Iss. 11): Buying a Place at RWC 2019
World Rugby must act to change player eligibility rules immediately. It cannot allow for test match rugby to be tarnished any further. The sport is under attack at the highest level as unions are using the laws to their advantage to identity talent and nationalize players to, within three years, have …
Read More »Teros to Play November Internationals in Frankfurt, Malaga and Bucharest
The venues have been confirmed for Uruguay’s end-of-year tour. Los Teros will play three tests in November, one each against Germany, Spain and Romania. The three match tour will begin on Saturday November 24 and conclude fourteen days later. The historic tour sees Uruguay at last receiving a Tier 2 …
Read More »Uruguay Confirm 2016 November Internationals
The URU has confirmed Los Teros’ November Internationals match schedule. The number four ranked country from the Americas will embark on a three match tour playing one test in each of Germany, Spain and Romania. The tour is to be a genuine opportunity for Esteban Meneses’ players to test themselves …
Read More »Fiji Crowned Kings of Olympic 7s
Fiji have done it. A masterful performance in the Gold Medal final saw them overwhelm Great Britain by a score of 43-7. The captain Osea Kolinisau crossed less than a minute into the match and by half-time the result was all but written at 29-0. Like Japan, Great Britain simply …
Read More »Revol leads Pumas to win as Finals set
Gastón Revol sparked an improbable comeback for the Pumas as they rebounded from a 21-0 deficit to win 26-21 and earn a spot in the 5th place final. It was the captain Revol who led the way with a try on each side of half time and 16 points in …
Read More »Bibby ends Argentinean Olympic dreams
One of the great sevens matches in recent memory ended in sadness for Argentina as Dan Bibby crossed in extra time to break a scoreless tie and put Great Britain into the semi finals. Rain made its first appearance at the Olympic 7s and made for tricky conditions, but both …
Read More »Pumas slide into Finals, Eagles eliminated
Argentina will be the sole representative of the Americas in the medal finals at the Olympic Games after the USA were eliminated in the final round of pool play at Deodoro Stadium on Wednesday. With the result the Eagles can now finish no higher than 9th place. A thrilling contest …
Read More »Eagles still alive as Pumas fall to Fiji
The USA kept their medal hopes alive with a 26-0 win over Brazil in the second round of games on Day One of the Men’s Olympic 7s event on Tuesday. Tries to Folau Niua, Nate Ebner, Carlin Isles, and Maka Unufe gave them the some much-needed points as they look …
Read More »Japan stun New Zealand in Rio
Japan have once again shocked the rugby world with an incredible 14-12 win over New Zealand in the first round of the Men’s Olympic 7s at Deodoro Stadium on Tuesday. Teruya Goto opened the scoring and after Scott Curry and Akira Ioane put New Zealand into the lead, Kameli Soejima …
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