Uruguay

The 2020 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) schedule has been announced. For the first time in ARC history the competition will be played in the months of August, and September. The move sees it now being summer in North America, and winter in South America – a reserve of the 2016-2019 …

Changes to Rugby Americas competitions for 2020 have been announced. Starting in 2020 the annual Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) will move to be aligned closely with the global rugby calendar and will benefit professional competition both in the Americas and elsewhere. The 2020 ARC will see the Argentina XV, Brazil, …

Uruguay’s Germán Kessler has signed for French club Charente. The starting Teros hooker will be playing for Charente until at least the end of the 2019-2020 season. Despite being aged 25, Kessler has already been capped 53 times by Uruguay. He played in RWCs 2015, and 2019, scoring a try …

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 Súper Liga Americana Launched on Friday, the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby sees South America now having a professional rugby competition. …

Houston gave their fans a much-needed glimpse of hope at the end of this past season and with a new-look team on several fronts, the SaberCats will have a first ever playoff appearance on their list of goals. Achieving that will not be easy in a challenging West Division but …

Uruguay have qualified for the 2020 World Rugby u20 Trophy. Los Teritos did so by defeating Chile 29-11 on Saturday in the Sudaméricano u19 Final in Montevideo. The tournament has been played since 2008. Uruguay were the inaugural champions and since then they have contested the final with Chile. In …

The Super Liga Americana de Rugby officially launched in Montevideo on Friday evening and South America have their first professional league. Sudamérica Rugby President Sebastián Piñeyrúa was in attendance for the historic occasion hosted at the Estadio Charrúa. Five teams will fully participate in the competition with one – Cafeteros …

Uruguay’s best player from RWC 2019, Santiago Arata has signed for Peñarol. This sees the talented scrum-half continuing his professional rugby career in a different country. He moves from the Houston SaberCats (MLR) to play for Uruguay’s first professional rugby team, Peñarol in the new Súper Liga Americana. Arata was …

Old Christians and Old Boys recently contested the Uruguayo de Clubes Final. Played at the Estadio Charrúa Old Christians Clubs secured the title of Uruguayan Champions for 2020. Involved were players from Uruguay’s RWC 2019 campaign. To read a match report click here.

Chile and Uruguay have set up a winner-take-all match for a place in the 2020 Junior World Trophy. The two South American countries won their respective Sudaméricano u19 matches in Montevideo on Wednesday. Chile were convincing winners over Paraguay. Their 52-14 victory saw them in the lead throughout. They converted …