Americas Rugby News
April 26, 2016
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Mexico’s senior men’s test side, Las serpientes are back home following a successful visit to the USA. Las Serpientes trained at Arizona State University this past week and had a match against the college team over the weekend. Mexico won the match 30-23. The purpose of the visit was to prepare …
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Americas Rugby News
April 26, 2016
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In an effort to grow the game Sudamérica Rugby’s Northern Regional Developmental Manager, Alberto Ruiz Luca has been busy visiting Central American countries recently. Following a recent Sudamérica Rugby inspection of El Salvador attention turned to both Guatemala and Panama. Get Into Rugby administrator, Guillermo Signorelli was in Guatemala to see the …
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Americas Rugby News
April 26, 2016
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Following a break from scrum half Santiago Arata Uruguayan under 20’s speedster Martín Fitipaldo crossed for a memorable try. The length of the field try was one of the highlights from day two, a day in which Uruguay and the USA both won their respective matches. Los Teritos were playing …
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Americas Rugby News
April 26, 2016
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Three players to have featured prominently in recent seasons – Cordero, Moroni and Rojas return to Los Pumas 7’s for Paris and London. The trio have been selected by Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora for the final two remaining stages of this season’s HSBC World Series. With 2016 being an …
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Americas Rugby News
April 26, 2016
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An Uruguayan club classic goes International as Montevideo clubs Old Christians and Old Boys are to meet in the Quarter Finals of Argentina’s Torneo del Interior, the third tier level of Argentine club rugby. Old Christians finished undefeated and in first place in pool play, outplaying all opponents. Following away …
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Americas Rugby News
April 25, 2016
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Canada’s second senior women’s selection camp gets underway today at the University of Guelph. Head coach François Ratier will run the rule over 34 players over the next five days in preparation for the Women’s Rugby Super Series to be held in July at Salt Lake City. A 33-player camp …
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Americas Rugby News
April 25, 2016
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In a stunning protest from the South African government, rugby and four other sports have been blocked from bidding to host major sporting events. South Africa’s sports minister Fikile Mbalula has banned rugby, cricket, athletics, and netball federations after they have been deemed to have failed to provide black players with sufficient …
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Americas Rugby News
April 25, 2016
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Brazil hosted Uruguay this past Saturday in a fully capped international fixture. The match was a part of the South American A Championship 2016, a four nations competition in which Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay fight for the right to join Argentina in the following year’s Sudamérica Rugby Cup. In front …
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Americas Rugby News
April 25, 2016
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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 Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana Impressive results for both Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana on Saturday see the two Caribbean countries strongly positioned …
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Americas Rugby News
April 24, 2016
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There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – April 24 2016 see Brazil and Paraguay changing places while both Uruguay and Chile have made slight gains. Uruguay edged slightly closer to Canada by rising from 63,23 points to a new ranking of 63,26. …
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Americas Rugby News
April 24, 2016
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Denver made it two wins from two as they ground San Francisco into submission on the back of a totally dominant scrum that contributed to virtually every score. The final tally was 35-18, but it could have been more had windy conditions affected Will Magie’s kicking accuracy and the bounce …
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Americas Rugby News
April 24, 2016
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Wins by Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana this weekend see the two Caribbean countries well positioned in the Caribbean Rugby World Cup Qualifying Standings. Both countries completed bonus point victories to collect the full five points. The Caribbean qualifying series for Rugby World Cup 2019 is divided into two pools of …
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Americas Rugby News
April 24, 2016
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On Saturday afternoon in the Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago saw off Jamaica in a Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifier, coming out on top 34-14 winners. In what was a Calypso versus Reggae fixture the Trinidad and Tobago ruggermen started their Rugby World Cup 2019 in impressive fashion, completing a clean win over …
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Americas Rugby News
April 24, 2016
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Guyana overpowered Barbados in a Rugby World Cup qualifier on Saturday, winning 48-17 at the National Park in Playfield, Guyana. The comprehensive victory means Guyana has one foot in the door in the subsequent round of the Americas qualifying series. The victorious Guyana will take to the field again on …
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Americas Rugby News
April 23, 2016
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Following the completion of the opening round of competition Chile and Uruguay top the South American A Championship Standings. Chile soundly defeated Paraguay in the opening fixture while Uruguay followed it up by humbling Brazil in South America’s largest city. With the South American A Championship not operating according to the …
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Americas Rugby News
April 23, 2016
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San Diego showed why they are early season favorites with an overwhelming display of running rugby at Torero Stadium to come away victorious in their first ever game by a score of 37-24 over Sacramento. Despite the visitors showing superiority in the forwards, the pace of the impressive backline and …
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Americas Rugby News
April 23, 2016
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A strong showing from Chile as Los Cóndores dominate Paraguay in the opening match of the 2016 South American A Championship in Santiago this afternoon. Chile’s 68-7 win saw the home side playing significantly better rugby that in the recent Americas Rugby Championship. In a great team effort 10 different …
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Americas Rugby News
April 23, 2016
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Uruguay demonstrated significant progress with a comfortable 36-14 victory over Brazil at Allianz Parque in São Paulo this afternoon. Close to 9,000 paying supporters attended the match. Los Teros won largely with an experimental side which called upon a number of players missing from recent international activity. They were led by five World …
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Americas Rugby News
April 23, 2016
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Both Uruguay and the USA were victorious in Round 2 of the World Rugby u20 Trophy on Saturday morning. The bonus point wins put each back into final contention despite losses suffered on the opening day. With Spain defeating Namibia 40-22 and Samoa thumping Fiji 32-8, the two pools are …
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Americas Rugby News
April 23, 2016
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Los Jaguares fell this morning, losing 36-28 against the Sunwolves at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo. The match was the fourth of as many away matches during the current tour which sees the Argentine side returning home with no wins and no competition points. The Argentine side played …
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