It’s back to business for Canada’s only professional rugby team as the Toronto Arrows have begun their preseason training. The internationals will start to trickle in over the next couple weeks with those locally-based already stretching their legs. Having shed their expansion label, the Arrows approach their second Major League …
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The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the names of seven returning forwards for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Props Jamie Dever and Charlie Connolly, hooker Gabe Romero, flankers Luke Beauchamp and Cecil Garber, and second row trio Charlie Hewitt, Victor Comptat, and Diego Magno. Dever and Connolly have been spending …
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In a special initiative the Americas will have official club champions in 2020. UAR President Marcelo Rodríguez has today confirmed that there will be a battle of the champions in 2020 between the winners of Major League Rugby (MLR) and Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Both leagues are to …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada, USA Women’s Sevens Canada finished second and the USA third at the Dubai Sevens. The Canadians recovered from a rocky …
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Tucumán broke Uruguayan hearts to win the Seven de la República. Played over the weekend the northern Argentine province were 12-8 winners over Uruguay in the final with Agustín Cortés scoring a try in the final play to claim the Cup Final. Buenos Aires finished the tournament on a high, …
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Argentina have been crowed the Sudamérica Rugby u18 champions for 2019. The Argentine u18s went unbeaten at the tournament which concluded in Asunción, Paraguay on Saturday. With South America’s professional league, the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby beginning in February the u18s have new found importance. For Argentina the competition …
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Mateo Sanguinetti has opted not to join the Houston SaberCats for the 2020 Major League Rugby season notes Ignacio Chans. Uruguay’s starting loosehead prop at the World Cup will instead stay in Montevideo and play for Peñarol in the new Súper Liga. The new South American professional league is set …
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Rugby World Cup center Agustín Della Corte headlines the Uruguay squad to participate in this weekend’s Seven de la República at Paraná. The international side will compete against Argentina’s top provincial sides in the competition. Veteran Teros scrumhalf Guillermo Lijtenstein leads the group that also contains capped winger Ignacio García. …
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Paraguay will play host to the 2020 Sudamerica u18s. The competition will take place at the national rugby stadium, the Estadio Héroes de Curupaytí in Asunción on Thursday, and Saturday. Joining Paraguay in the tournament will be Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Not participating are Brazil, a unilateral decision made from …
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Peñarol has signed Teros front-rowers Diego Arbelo and Guillermo Pujadas. Americas Rugby News was made aware of the signings by Uruguayan rugby writer, Ignacio Chans. The two players join Uruguay’s first professional rugby team after having competed at RWC 2019. Both players join from Montevideo clubs – MVCC, and Champagnat. Aged …
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