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Further announcements have come from Peñarol. The latest players to officially sign for the Uruguayan Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) club are Tomás Inciarte, and Agustín Della Corte. Both men went to RWC 2019. The 23-year-old Tomás Inciarte has 17 test caps. As a busy player over a short …

Peñarol continues to announce recruits for the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Following the announcement of the signing of u20s flanker Maxime Sonneveld, Seven further players have joined the Uruguayan SLAR team. The latest recruits are a mixture of senior players and u20s. A notable signing is that …

It’s hard to believe, but another Rugby World Cup cycle has come and gone. For Americas Rugby News, this was the first full cycle and our first time covering each and every match of the flagship tournament. We also had boots on the ground in Japan, no small feat given …

The end of 2019 marks the completion of the ten year decade of 2010-2019. 2020 is to therefore be not only the start of the RWC 2019-2023 cycle, but also the start of a new decade of international competition. There were memorable matches played throughout the 2010-2019 period and ARN …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada, USA Women’s Sevens Canada finished second and the USA third at the Dubai Sevens. The Canadians recovered from a rocky …

The NOLA Gold have made a significant splash in the free agent market with the signing of Argentine winger Julián Domínguez. He joins on a three-year deal that will see him tied to the Gold through the 2022 Major League Rugby season though he retains an option to join the …

The 2020 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) schedule has been announced. For the first time in ARC history the competition will be played in the months of August, and September. The move sees it now being summer in North America, and winter in South America – a reserve of the 2016-2019 …

Rodolfo Ambrosio is no longer the Head Coach of Os Tupis. The Argentine departed Brazil following a pay dispute with the CBRu. He did so following last Wednesday’s home international against the Barbarians in São Paulo. Taking over from Ambrosio will be Fernando Portugal, one of Brazil’s most notable former …

Benjamín Soto is to retire from international duty. He is to do so after Saturday’s test match in which Chile play host to Portugal in Santiago. Ironically in bringing an end to his international career Soto will complete the full-circle as his test debut was also against Portugal. The former …

Uruguay have secured the coaching services of Esteban Meneses through to RWC 2023. The Head Coach of Los Teros has agreed to terms to remain in charge of the team for the duration of the new RWC cycle. Despite RWC 2019 having only recently finished there is no rest time …