Tag Archives: Sudamérica Rugby

Germany Name Roster for Brazilian Tour

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Ranked 31st in the world Germany will be looking to complete an important intercontinental series victory when the central Europeans play two tests in Brazil on November 28 and December 4. Having finished bottom of the European Nations Cup (ENC) Germany is in search of developing ahead of further international competition …

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Peru Reach Final After Defeating Ecuador

Peru will take-on north-eastern neighbors Colombia in the South American B Championship Final on Saturday after Los Tumis were too strong for Ecuador this evening in Lima.  A 35-0 win saw over Ecuador saw Peru completing back-to-back wins in the South American B Championship to send the bottom seeded Ecuador into …

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Colombia topple Venezuela in Lima

Following an impressive win today in Lima, Peru Colombia are on the verge of retaining the South American B Championship title. Los Tucanes’ 33-5 win over Venezuela today sees Colombia having two wins from as many matches while Venezuela remains winless. Tournament hosts Peru take-on Ecuador in today’s second match. The …

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Up and Under

The 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 Women’s Sevens With Brazil being the host nation of the 2016 Olympic Games and that competition being the inaugural event …

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Peru come back to defeat Venezuela

The host nation of the 2015 South American B Championship, Peru completed a 24-10 win over Venezuela to open their campaign. Los Tumis’ fourteen point win was hard-fought and showed tremendous character after Venezuela had been the better team in the opening half and continued to be so until Peru gained …

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Brazilian Women Impress at Valentín Martínez

Brazil’s Women Rugby Sevens squad took a further step forward in their preparation for the 2016 Olympic Games. Two Brazilian teams were involved in the Valentín Martínez tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay. Such was the dominant performances of Brazil’s two teams that they met in the tournament final at Carrasco Polo …

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Luque and Curda to meet in Paraguay Final

Luque and Curda will meet in the Paraguayan Rugby Championship Final to determine the 2015 national champion. The clubs secured their respective places in the Top 9 final by winning their Semi Finals this weekend. Curda defeated Cristo Rey 40-32 while Luque saw off Santa Clara, winning 28-19.

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Rugby Wants to Grow in Costa Rica

The national Olympic Committee of Costa Rica (CON-CRC) dedicated some space to Costa Rican rugby in October’s edition of the country’s magazine ‘Cortos Olímpicos’. Included in the article was the visit of Sudamérica Rugby’s Northern Project and Development Manager Alberto Ruíz Luca de Tena to Costa Rica and the region last month. …

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