Paraguay got past Colombia in a Rugby World Cup Qualifier this afternoon. The home side ran out 39-27 winners to book their spot in the 2017 South American A Championship. The competition will double as World Cup Qualification and will involve Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. In order to earn …
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Uruguay fell to a 33-16 defeat to Spain at the Estadio Ciudad in Málaga on Saturday. The lackluster effort saw Los Teros come off second best both in the scrum and the loose. It was a scrappy affair that resulted in both Juan Manuel Gaminara and Jaime Nava being sent off in …
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Last week set the panel straight with some shock results indeed. Uruguay were stunned by Germany in Frankfurt, the Eagles served up a stinker in Bucharest, and Argentina crashed down to earth in Cardiff. There are some confident individuals this week if a little shaken from the wreckage. This time …
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It’s a relatively quiet week for Americas players in the Top 14 with the November internationals in full flight. No more than four have been included in starting rosters with only three more named among the reserves for their respective clubs. Toulon travel to Castres with Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe …
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The return of Jamie Cudmore for Oyonnax highlighted an eventful Friday evening in Week 11 of the French Pro D2. His country-mates will be on the pitch tomorrow in Bucharest, with the big second row set to welcome the team to France next week ahead of their match against Samoa …
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Coming off a shock loss to Germany Uruguay have made wholesale changes for Saturday’s match against Spain. Head Coach Esteban Meneses has wielded the ax with ten changes having been made for Spain. In the front-row Loose Head prop Mateo Sanguinetti has been retained. He will be joined by Carlos …
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The Spanish side to take on Uruguay has been named. Los Leones will be the home side against Los Teros in the southern city of Málaga on Saturday. The match is to be the second between the countries this year. In June Uruguay completed a 16-0 win. Uruguay also won …
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We’re a little late this week, but there was a lot of rugby to watch with five full international teams to choose from. It almost felt like a warm-up for the Americas Rugby Championship, which amazingly is just about three months ahead of us. This coming weekend will be even …
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Three players are back to fitness for Los Teros. The trio of Mario Sagario, Santiago Gibernau and Carlos Arboleya are to all be available for Uruguay’s second of three November Internationals. Uruguay will play away to Spain on Saturday in a vital match for World Rankings. In having lost to …
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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 There were five countries from the Americas playing this weekend and the only one to win was Chile. Los Cóndores were …
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