Argentina and Chile have reached an agreement to boost Chilean Rugby. The Unión Argentina de Rugby and Chile Rugby met in Buenos Aires together with Sudamérica Rugby, the latter of which facilitated the discussions. Sudamérica Rugby President Marcelo Rodríguez explained “we have been working with Chile Rugby in order for them to …
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Los Jaguares have called in Argentina XV cavalry for the Reds. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise will play host to the Queensland state side in Buenos Aires on Saturday. The match is to be Los Jaguares’ first against a non-South African side this year. Los Jaguares are coming off a 41-14 …
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After five weeks of battle between some of the best and brightest talents in the Americas Rugby Championship, we’ve come to the moment of truth. Through snow and wind and rain, glory and ruin, madness and majesty. We’ve taken notes and studied the tapes. We restricted consideration to players who …
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It’s over! This weekend we will be distracted by the Vancouver 7s but then the sadness will creep in that it will be another 11 months until the Americas Rugby Championship returns. Of course there’s still plenty to process and the debrief has only just begun, and we still have …
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Former IRB Executive Council and Rugby Canada board member Chris LeFevre has written an open letter directed at current Rugby Canada Chairman Tim Powers. While coming in the wake of the poor results during the Americas Rugby Championship, the letter is heavily critical of the management and direction of Rugby …
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Rugby Canada released an official statement late Monday evening addressing their disappointing Americas Rugby Championship results in the wake of back-to-back defeats against Uruguay and Brazil. Canada have now dropped to 23rd in the World Rankings ahead of their World Cup qualifier series against the USA this coming June. General …
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The 2017 Americas Rugby Championship has come and gone. It was a tremendous success for the sport overall. There were upset results with some performing above expectations. There were also low points with areas requiring the attention of both teams and administrators for 2018. UP The Competition In looking to …
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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 Brazil For the second year in a row Brazil made history in the Americas Rugby Championship. In 2016 the USA fell in …
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Uruguay hosted Chile in the first of two matches between the countries this year. The outcome of their result in Montevideo this weekend saw Uruguay finishing third in the Americas Rugby Championship. Chile was unable to score a competition point in this year’s competition. The teams are to meet again …
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The Argentina XV and the USA completed to a draw on Saturday. For the second time in twelve months the teams fought out a match in which neither side was able to win. The home side was outplayed by the Eagles in the opening half. The USA’s lead, though, was …
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