Uruguay

Japan has named a longlist of players for 2022 international duty. The list of 63 players contains 36 forwards and 27 backs. Of Jamie Joseph’s players 21 are uncapped. Japan will play host to Uruguay for two test matches next month. It will be followed by matches against France in …

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Peñarol are flying high. The Uruguayan side were 42-14 winners over the Olímpia Lions on Wednesday evening in Montevideo. Peñarol’s win sees the side get revenge for defeat earlier this season. More importantly, the outcome gives Peñarol maximum competition points to retain top spot in the SLAR 2022 standings. Despite …

Uruguay are just over a month away from starting a new year of international competition. Los Teros will tour Japan in June and then play at home against Romania in July. The four test matches will provide Esteban Meneses and his coaching staff with plenty of opportunity to raise questions, …

SLAR leaders Peñarol will be out for revenge on Wednesday. The Uruguayan side play host to the Olímpia Lions, a team that handed them their only loss thus far in SLAR 2022. With the Olímpia Lions sitting just three points above Los Cafeteros Pro, the Paraguayans are in need of …

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Men’s and Women’s champions were crowned over the weekend in Rosario. The Argentine city was the setting for the 2022 South American Junior Sevens. The under 18 competition involved participants from throughout the region. Argentina won the Men’s u18 competition while Brazil won the Women’s u18’s. The Men’s u18’s involved …

Castres Olympique defeat Biarritz Olympique 48-13 on Saturday in the French Top 14. The result sees Biarritz relegated from the Top 14 to the Pro D2. This brings with it both highs and lows for the Americas. On the one hand, Biarritz is home to Canadian second-rower Evan Olmstead and …

With a home win over Los Cafeteros Pro on Friday evening, Peñarol remain on top of SLAR. In what was a high-scoring entertaining match, Peñarol scored seven tries to claim a bonus point win. The first try could not have come quicker. Federico Favaro touched down in the opening minute …

SLAR 2022 leaders Peñarol play host to Los Cafeteros Pro on Friday evening. The round seven match will see 1st against 5th. If the Colombian franchise can pull-off a history-making win over Peñarol, then the team will move into the play-off’s zone. Peñarol are 1st on 24 competition points. Los …