Venezuela

Venezuela’s national club championship, the Campeonato Nacional de Clubes de Rugby XV has reached its conclusion. Competing in the decisive final were Mérida RC and Alcatraz RC with the latter securing the title. Despite playing away to Mérida RC it was very much Alcatraz RC’s day. The visitors completed a …

In a repeat of 2015, clubs Mérida RC and Alcatráz RC will meet in the Venezuelan Grand Final. Taking place this coming Sunday, Mérida will host the final. Alcatráz earned their place in the Grand Final by defeating the Nómadas 56-7. Mérida RC had a much tougher match and saw off the Zulianos …

For the third consecutive year Mexico is to compete in the Sudamérica Rugby under 18’s. Despite being a member union of Rugby Americas North the strong relationship with fellow Spanish-speaking unions from Sudamérica Rugby will see Las Serpientes again afforded the opportunity of competing in South American under 18 competition. Following on …

Ecuador has begun preparation for the all-important Americas repechage fixture. A roster of 40 players trained from Friday to Sunday at Fedeguayas field in Pascuales, Guayaquil. Los Piqueros will play host to Guatemala in a one-off match in Guayaquil on August 27. The winner will join Colombia, Peru and Venezuela in the 2016 …

Rugby is experiencing an explosion of participation and popularity throughout the Americas, one that is expected to see considerable growth from the Olympics. This is true both in terms of established rugby countries and those in their infancy. To better understand the current situation it is useful to define a tiered classification system …

Colombia’s national men’s Rugby Sevens team celebrated winning at home this past weekend. An undefeated campaign gave Los Tucanes the Norte Sevens SAR title. Played at home in Guarne, Antioquia the competition served as qualification for the 2017 Viña del Mar 7’s. Chile’s biggest event of the year will thereby include …

The draw has been made for the International Sevens SAR. Set to take place in Guarne, Antioquia, Colombia the tournament will bring together nine Tier 3 unions to compete in a Sudamérica Rugby and World Rugby sanctioned competition. The event will take place from July 8-9 with the host nation …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – July 03 2016 see Mexico gaining rankings points at the expense of the Cayman Islands. Before the fixture Mexico had 44.62 points and was 56th in the world. This was a narrow advantage …

At the  Annual General Assembly on Saturday El Salvador and Nicaragua were approved for higher status by Sudamérica Rugby. Approved as a Sudamérica Rugby member was the Central American republic of El Salvador while Nicaragua obtained associate membership. The new status of both countries underlines the hard work being done …

In the Sudamérica Rugby Annual General Assembly Latin America’s rugby governing body unveiled Marcelo Rodríguez as the organization’s new president. On Saturday July 02 in Buenos Aires the board held annual elections, including that of the presidency. The annual meeting confirmed the departure of Carlos Barbieri (pictured to the right). Replacing him …