Officials have been named for the South American A Championship. The four nations tournament is to get underway this coming weekend with Brazil and Chile hosting Uruguay and Paraguay respectively. Three of the four are to have referees involved over the coming two weekends as will Argentina. No Chilean officials have …
Read More »Uruguay Roster for South American A Championship
A 25-man Uruguay Roster has been named for the South American A Championship. Starting this coming weekend, the four nations competition will see Uruguay competing against Brazil, Chile and Paraguay for the honor of officially being the number two ranked nation in South America. On the line is a place …
Read More »Team of the Week
What a week for rugby in the Americas! We had players involved across competitions in France, the UK, in Super Rugby, and in a world first the USA. Had the other PRO match been broadcast we might have had four American teams to choose from… sorry Denver, see you when …
Read More »Fiji edge Uruguay in u20 thriller
Los Teritos opened up their World Rugby u20 Trophy campaign this morning in Harare, Zimbabwe. Uruguay and Fiji contested a back-and-forth thriller in which the Pacific Islanders won 38-34. Due to it being played under experimental laws the scoreline could have been different. Tries were increased to be worth six …
Read More »Paraguay Squad for South American A Championship
Paraguay’s national men’s team Los Yakaré are preparing intensely for their upcoming away international against Chile in Santiago on Saturday April 23. The fixture is to take-place in the opening round of the South American ‘A’ Championship and is to be Paraguay’s first international of 2016. In the four nations …
Read More »Uruguay Confirm Four Home Internationals for May
The next stage of international competition for Los Teros is just around the corner with Uruguay confirming four home internationals for May. Before playing in the Nations Cup in Romania in June the South Americans will have had four home matches on consecutive weekends. The national rugby stadium, the Estadio Charrúa will …
Read More »World u20 Trophy set to kick off
Uruguay and the USA will both be involved in the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament set to kick off in Zimbabwe on Tuesday. Los Teritos will represent South America while the Junior All-Americans qualified as North America’s entry after defeating Canada in a memorable contest at Dell Diamond in February. …
Read More »Urdapilleta Stars as Castres win in the Alps
On Saturday former Puma Benjamín Urdapilleta stared as Castres won in the Alps against Grenoble. The ten-time capped former Argentine international kicked seven goals for the visiting Castres and also had a hand in setting-up two of his team’s tries. Urdapilletta was one of three South Americans playing for Castres at …
Read More »Torneo Clasificatorio Uruguayo – Week 5 Suspended
All matches in week 5 of the Torneo Clasificatorio Uruguayo have been cancelled. A decision was made by authorities to have no matches this weekend due to strong rainfall that has devastated much of the country and causing the death of four people. The round will be rescheduled for a later date. …
Read More »Americas Players in Top 14 – Week 21
Kicking-off this evening in France will be another round of the country’s national rugby championship. Involved are to be a host of Americas Players in the Top 14. Week 21 will see heated competition throughout with teams fighting for play-offs spots, European Champions Cup qualifiers and, also, for survival. First …
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