Uruguay

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. This week’s edition is the final for the year. Up and Under will return in January ahead of the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship. …

Argentina made history in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday by securing titles in both the men’s and women’s Beach Rugby competitions. The men successfully defended their title while the women ended Brazil’s hegemony in completing a first ever tournament victory in Ipanema. Played under the scorching heat of 40 degrees …

The match officials for the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) bring new light to the growing importance of the tournament. For the fourth edition of the competition there are to be referees from all six countries, something that has never happened before.  Representing Chile will be Frank Méndez. He joins …

Rio de Janeiro’s world famous Ipanema beach is to be the setting for an international Beach Rugby tournament on Saturday. The fifth edition of the competition will be played on Saturday from 4pm-6pm and is to be broadcast in Brazil on SporTV 3. The event will include both men’s and …

Uruguay is lining up a home game vs Los Jaguares. Set to be confirmed for January 26 the fixture will be a pre-season match for both teams in the led-up to the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) and Super Rugby competitions. The occasion is to mark the inauguration of the of …

It’s been a busy few weeks since our last league-wide update. Most notably the Toronto Arrows have revealed close to their entire roster for the 2019 Major League Rugby season and there have been heaps of sightings elsewhere as players arrive for preseason training. This time we’ve changed up our …

Week 15 of the Pro D2 season begins today. In the latest round of the French second division there are to be some notable matches and heavy involvement of Americas players. The following preview details the involvement of those from the Americas. The opening fixture is the only Thursday match. …

For the third consecutive year Uruguay will play host to the World Rugby Nations Cup. Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa will be the setting for the RWC 2019 warm-up tournament featuring Los Teros and three visiting countries. Three months out from RWC 2019 Namibia, Russia, and Romania will compete in the Nations …

Pushing forward with his move to establish a ‘League of Nations’ World Rugby Vice Chairman Agustín Pichot has further criticized the existing set-up.  The former Pumas captain told L’Equipe that the big countries benefit from the small ones and that there is no solidarity. He seeks to change this by …

Former Canada Sevens captain John Moonlight is among 11 new signings unveiled by the Toronto Arrows on Tuesday. The 31-year-old – also a member of the 2015 World Cup team – retired from international competition earlier in the year to pursue a career in firefighting but will lace up the …