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This past weekend featured a variety pack of rugby action with Americas involvement spread all over the globe. There was a test match in Montevideo, a Tri Nations warm-up in Sydney, the World Tens Series in Bermuda, the Premier 15s in England, some Top 14 games in France, and the …

Cindy Nelles is set to play against the defending World Cup champions later this month. The Canadian international has been given the rare honor of being selected to the New Zealand Barbarians squad that will play two matches against the Black Ferns as part of their preparations for RWC 2021. …

Emiliano Boffelli will not play for Argentina on Saturday. The outside back was unable to train on Monday and did not recover in time for Tuesday (Australian time). As a result he will not play in the Tri Nations debut against New Zealand. Losing Boffelli is a blow. He is …

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 Uruguay Los Teros bounced back to defeat Spain on Friday. The 19-10 win leaved the series 1-1 and ends …

For just the second time in 2020 the Americas Rankings have been updated. Changes have been made following the completion of international activities this weekend. There were two matches involving the Americas, one of which was capped. Uruguay were home winners of Spain on Friday. The 19-10 result sees Uruguay …

Los Pumas finalized their warm-up this morning. They did so against the Australia XV the Sydney. The match was the second of two matches between the sides. The games were very different. Game one was a tight contest, but game two was far more open in terms of style and …

Uruguay played for the final time in 2020. Los Teros did so against Spain in Montevideo on Friday. The match was the second of a two match series. Spain won game one, making game two a must-win for the home side. Both teams were below full-strength, but as are eyeing …

Argentina enjoyed a dominant victory over an Australia XV at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney on Saturday. The game was played over three 30-minute periods with the final score reading 57-24, the South Americans outscoring their hosts nine tries to four. Santiago Carreras opened the scoring at the end of a …

Uruguay survived a tense second half to come away with a 19-10 victory over Spain in Montevideo on Friday evening. While the victory makes up for the defeat in the first test, the Leones claim the series on points differential by an aggregate score of 42-39. Federico Favaro scored all …

Argentina’s preparation for the Rugby Championship continues. In the second, and final, warm-up match Mario Ledesma’s players will face an Australia XV. The match falls a week before Argentina’s first test match of 2020. The Australian side consists of Super Rugby players. The same was true in game one. Argentina …