Uruguay

The host nation of the Seven Punta tournament, Uruguay is ready to compete. A 12-man roster for the competition has been named with Diego Ardao among the players selected. Uruguay are to compete against South Africa, Russia, and Colombia in Pool B of the tournament. For a complete look at …

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Two South American players have been named in the Top 14 team of 2018 by L’Equipe. Castres’ players account for nine of the fifteen players named by the French publication. Two of the Castres’ players are South American. Second-rower and club captain Rodrigo Capó Ortega (Uruguay), and fly half Benjamín …

Americas Rugby News would like to thank each and every one of our readers for another great year. This was our fourth year of being and 2019 was by far our busiest to date. On the social media front we saw close to a 50% increase in our Facebook followers …

Chile’s 12 players have been confirmed for the upcoming Seven Punta competition. Taking place on January 05-06 in Punta del Este, Uruguay the event will be the first of two legs of the 2019 Sudamérica Sevens circuit. Chile will host the second in Viña del Mar on the following weekend. …

Los Pumas Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora has named a powerful roster to compete in Punta del Este, Uruguay on January 05-06. The 2019 Seven Punta is to be the opening competition of 2019 and the first of two events in the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens. Gómez Cora has named both …

The pools and fixtures have been released for the upcoming Seven Punta. The 2019 competition is to mark 30 years of the competition in Uruguay’s beach resort town of Punta del Este. The 12 competing countries are divided into three pools of four. All three pools have two South American …

Before christmas arrives there is time for one final round of the Pro D2. Week 16 of France’s second division will have matches on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. The following preview details the involvement of Americas’ players. Opening Wee 16 will be the Thursday fixture. Down in Basque country Biarritz …

It’s our final weekly selection of 2018! With most competitions now on Christmas break we’ll return in the New Year. This past week saw the big European competitions chugging along and also the Pro D2 and RFU Championship Cup. Spain’s Liga Heineken got a couple mentions.  There were two Major …

The Sudamérica Rugby Sevens circuit is just around the corner. 2019 will kick-off with international competitions in Uruguay and Chile in the beach resort destinations of Punta del Este and Viña del Mar. The two tournaments are to have the representation of six countries from South America – Argentina, Brazil, …