Uruguay has named a 23-man roster for the Sudamérica Rugby Cup Final. Los Teros are to have home advantage against the Argentina on Friday. The teams meet at the historic city of Colonia del Sacramento in an evening match. For Uruguay the fixture marks the beginning of the second phase …
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Two years have gone by since Uruguay faced Australia in Birmingham, England. The fixture was a pool match in Rugby World Cup 2015. It was the first time the countries had ever faced-off in a rugby match. The two-time Rugby World Cup champions, Australia, were not only heavy favorites but …
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Uruguay have released a list of 84 players who have gathered at the Charrúa High Performance Centre in Montevideo to prepare for a number of upcoming competitions. The first will be the Sudamérica Rugby Cup final against the Argentina XV on Friday, September 29, at Estadio Alberto Suppici in Colonia. …
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The dates for the Americas 2 qualification series for Rugby World Cup 2019 have been set. Canada will face off against Uruguay on back-to-back weekends with the first match set for Saturday, January 27 and the second one week later on Saturday, February 3. The winner of the series will …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Chile Chile is to play in a Historic Four match tour in November. Los Cóndores’ incorporation into international activity sees the …
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A powerful match day 23 has been named to face Uruguay on September 29 to contest the Sudamérica Rugby Cup. Included are four players who appeared for the Jaguares during the Super Rugby season – second row Juan Cruz Guillemaín, flyhalf Joaquín Díaz Bonilla, and the Ezcurra brothers, scrumhalf Felipe …
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Round 5 of the French Top 14 takes place this weekend. It is to be a five-two split with matches spread between Saturday and Sunday. First up will be the feature match of Clermont vs Racing 92. The home side will have Patricio Fernández as the reserve fly half. Meanwhile …
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Grenoble scored a big win over Bayonne at the Stade Jean Dauger on Thursday evening to kick off the 6th week of action in the French Pro D2. Road wins are difficult to come by in French rugby, and one over their fellow Top 14 exports is a particularly big …
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It was a better week on the whole for Americas players in Europe, but the focus was elsewhere over the weekend. In fact it was the Estadio Charrúa once again that contributes more than a third of this week’s team as Old Christians defeated Old Boys to claim the Uruguayan club …
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Today marks exactly years on from Uruguay’s Rugby World Cup return. Los Teros faced Wales at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on September 20 2015. It was a victory for Uruguay just being there. Having played at Rugby World Cups 1999 and 2003, Uruguay missed out on 2007 and 2011. Uruguay’s path …
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