Uruguay

Who Does Uruguay Play Against the Most? In the fourth of a series looking at international opposition of the the Americas, today we look at Uruguay’s test matches from 1995 on. Uruguay played at a Rugby World Cup for the first time in 1999. The country joined Namibia and Spain …

Brazil has named a 12-man roster for upcoming competitions in Punta del Este and Viña del Mar. The Brazilians will play in the biggest Sevens events of 2017 in Uruguay and Chile respectively in January. The Punta del Este 7’s will be played from January 7-8 and the Viña del …

Round 11 of the Top 14 is to be a pre-christmas experience. All seven matches are to be played before the weekend. This will enable players, coaches and all staff members to spend the Holidays with their loved ones. Taku Ngwenya will be looking to continue his impressive form for …

Chile’s player roster is preparing for the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Head Coach Bernard Charreyre selected 50 players to prepare. They have been in camp since last week. Charreyre has selected only Chilean based players for the camp. Players based abroad are to be considered for the Americas Rugby Championship. …

Round 11 of the Guinness Pro 12 will get underway on Friday. It is to be a unique round due to match days taking place on Friday, Monday and Tuesday. No matches will be played on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve. In one of the two Friday fixtures Ulster will …

Felipe Berchesi will ring in the New Year with a cast on his forearm after having surgery to mend a broken bone while playing for Carcassonne against Dax on December 9. The Uruguayan goal kicker will spend several weeks on the sidelines with a return unlikely before late February. It’s a …

Amidst the off-field excitement we almost forgot that there was some on-field excellence from this past weekend. The European Champions and Challenge Cup had first consideration of course but there were also players in the Pro D2, British & Irish Cup, and California Cup to watch out for. The American …

Who does the USA play against the most? In the third of a series looking at the Americas’ international opposition today we look at the USA’s test matches from 1995. During this common era the USA has played against a total of 25 countries. This is a larger number than that of Argentina …

Who does Canada played against the most? In the second of a series looking at international opposition of the the Americas, today we look at Canada’s test matches from 1995 on. During this common era Canada has played against a total of 27 countries. This is a larger number than …

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 Al Charron Rugby Canada has officially broken ground on a new $8 million dollar training facility in Langford, and has revealed …