Uruguay

The Olímpia Lions upset Peñarol on Sunday in Asunción. The Paraguayan SLAR franchise completed a late 15-13 victory over the Uruguayan side. The match marked the firsts ever home professional rugby match for the Olímpia Lions. Peñarol started strongly to quickly establish a lead. The Uruguayans scored the only try …

After a long wait the Olímpia Lions make their home professional rugby debut appearance on Sunday. The Paraguayan SLAR franchise will be up against the SLAR 2021 runners-up, Peñarol. With Selknam having handed Los Jaguares XV their first defeat a Peñarol win in Paraguay will be sufficient to move the …

Some thought it would not happen. They were proven wrong this evening in Santiago del Chile. Selknam produced the biggest upset in the three years of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. The Chilean SLAR franchise overcame the undefeated Los Jaguares XV 20-10. Selknam won by scoring more points and …

Old Glory DC have bolstered their front row with the addition of Uruguayan international Facundo Gattas for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old played for Los Teros at the 2019 World Cup and has represented his country 37 times since debuting against Canada in 2016. …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP The Michael Cheika Radar The July 2022 Internationals will be a fresh page for Argentina. Los Pumas will be …

Selknam bounced back from their opening round defeat against the Olímpia Lions to strike gold against Os Cobras. The Chilean side were 46-10 winners over the visitors from Brazil; a result that moves Selknam up to third position in SLAR 2022 and leaves Os Cobras as the basement side thus …

Peñarol are 2-0 after two rounds of the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. The Uruguayan franchise were impressive 44-0 winners against Los Cafeteros Pro today. The outcome is five competition points for Peñarol and zero for Los Cafeteros Pro. Despite the scoreline, the early play was very even. The …

Selknam and Os Cobras are two teams looking to get their first wins of the SLAR season. The Chilean and Brazilian SLAR entrants clash in Valparaíso in the third, and final, fixture of round two of SLAR 2022. Selknam were beaten at the death in their opening round contest. The …

Los Cafeteros Pro and Peñarol clash in game two of the second round of the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). There have been two prior battles between the Colombian and Uruguayan franchises, the second of which saw Peñarol avoiding defeat by the skin of its teeth. Not only …

This past Sunday’s Rugby World Cup qualifier between Spain and Portugal was highly memorable. Los Leones were 33-28 winners in Madrid. In winning the match Spain qualified for RWC 2023. France 2023 will be Spain’s second RWC and first since 1999. Following the conclusion of the contest there were many …