Tag Archives: Americas Rugby Championship

Argentina XV knock down Canada in Jujuy

The Argentina XV knocked down Canada by a score of 40-15 in Jujuy on Saturday evening. The win sees Argentina going to an overall record of 3-1 in the Americas Rugby Championship and gives them a shot at the title, but they’ll need a big game from Uruguay against the …

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USA earn dominant win over Brazil

The USA scored a convincing 45-16 win over Brazil at the Estádio Martins Pereira on Saturday. It keeps their Americas Rugby Championship title hopes very much alive heading into the final round. The opening quarter did not go well for the Tupis. Mike Te’o crossed with less than five minutes …

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Records fall as Uruguay rout Chile

Uruguay got their Americas Rugby Championship back on track with a record-setting rout of Chile at the Estadio de La Pintana in Santiago. Nine tries were their most over against the Cóndores. The final score read 67-15, also setting records in points scored and points differential. The opening quarter was …

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ARC Preview – Argentina XV vs Canada

The Americas Rugby Championship continues to see matches played far and wide in the Americas. On Saturday the Argentina XV play host to Canada in Jujuy, the country’s northern-most point. Their prior home match against Chile was in the world’s southern-most city Ushuaia. In looking for their third win they host …

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ARC Preview – Brazil vs USA

The USA’s march towards back-to-back Americas Rugby Championship titles continues on Saturday. Two teams stand between the Eagles and history, the first of whom is Brazil. Os Tupis are in fifth place on the table having endured a miserable outing against Canada in Langford. At home, however, they are always …

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ARC Preview – Chile vs Uruguay

Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship kicks off in Santiago on Saturday as Chile host Uruguay at the Estadio de La Pintana. It’s been a rough go for Los Cóndores, who have dropped all three of their matches thus far including last week’s match against the Eagles in Fullerton. …

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Vilaseca Handed Uruguay Captaincy

Andrés Vilaseca has been handed Uruguay’s captaincy role. The 26-year-old leads Los Teros in their away test match on Saturday against Chile. The match is a round three fixture in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). From Montevideo’s Old Boys club, Vilaseca takes over from Juan Manuel Gaminara. The regular …

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ARC Team of the Week

It was a bit of a weird week in the Americas Rugby Championship. The three favorites all won but none in spectacular fashion. Canada broke out of their duck but left a lot to be desired against a poor Brazilian team. The USA stumbled through the first half before exploding …

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