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The Rugby World Cup 2023 bound Uruguay and Romania will play the first of two test matches on Saturday. They will do so at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. The venue is the home of Uruguayan Rugby; yet, it has only previously hosted one of the ten prior test matches …

Uruguay have a boosted roster for the upcoming home internationals against Romania. The roster includes six more players based outside of Uruguay that the number that toured Japan last month. The returnees boost the roster, though there are still some notable absentees. Andrés Vilaseca lead a team that includes returning …

Chile ended their long winter wait by facing Scotland on Saturday in Santiago. The international was listed in Chile as a test match though Scotland played as Scotland ‘A’ making it a non-capped fixture. The visiting side were 45-5 winners in a match that the level between the sides was …

Felipe Berchesi will remain in France and at Dax. The Uruguayan fly half has extended his contract with the French club for one further season. Berchesi has been playing for Dax since 2017. Dax play in the Nationale, the French third division after the Top 14 and Pro D2. Dax …

Chile has assembled a strong roster to prepare for upcoming international competition against Scotland and the USA. Los Cóndores’ June / July fixtures will involve two matches at home and one on the road. Two of them are the winner-goes-to-France series between Chile and the USA. Los Cóndores are preparing …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Peñarol Crowned South American Champions Peñarol are the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) champions. The Uruguayans defeated …

Charente have won promotion back to the Pro D2. The French club won promotion by defeating Valence Romans 21-18 on Sunday. The win included Chilean internationals Iñaki Ayarza and Ramón Ayarza. Both players are capped by Los Cóndores. Winger, Iñaki Ayarza provided the key play at the key moment. He …

The 2021 November Internationals will conclude for Italy and Uruguay on Saturday. Their match-up is a special one; the teams will meet at RWC 2023 in France. This weekend’s match will give the players, staff and supporters a unique preview into what is a rare fixture. Italy are a team …

Uruguay will be close to full-strength for their final match of 2021. Los Teros take-on Italy to conclude what has been a busy, and highly successful, year. The South Americans face Italy in a much-awaited test match. They do so with senior players Mateo Sanguinetti, Manuel Leindekar, Germán Kessler, and …

Two European-based players have joined up with the Uruguayan roster in Italy. Los Teros will play three matches in Italy this month, the first of which will be this coming Saturday against Romania. Juan Manuel Alonso and Mateo Sanguinetti have been added to the roster ahead of the test match …