Tag Archives: Sudamérica Rugby

Work has returned at the national Paraguayan rugby stadium. Following disruptions due to covid-19, installations have resumed at the Héroes de Curupayty in the Luque neighborhood of the national capital, Asunción. The URP are installing an artificial playing surface. The synthetic playing surface will be Asunción joining the Estadio Charrúa …

Six countries are represented on the first ever South American Women’s Referee Panel. Sudamérica Rugby made the announcement of a panel of twelve officials. They are from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Brazil is the country with the most referees appointed with four. They are Cristina Futuro, Gabriela …

O rugby no Brasil tem uma longa história e que precisava ser narrada. O novo livro “A História do Rugby no Brasil (1891-2009)”, de autoria de Diego Gutierrez (jornalista e sociólogo), Thiago Kater (historiador e arqueólogo) e Victor Ramalho (historiador e jornalista), sob orientação de Marco Bettine (sociólogo, professor da …

International senior women’s competition between Colombia and Brazil began in 2019. In the inaugural fixture between he neighboring countries, Las Tucanes were 28-7 winners. Brazil scored the opening points of the match only to fail to add more. In contrast, Colombia score 28 unanswered points with Laura Diosa Mejía, Carolina …

Uruguay used the 2015 South American A Championship to prepare for RWC 2014. It was their first RWC tournament appearance since 2003. Chile were looking to cause an upset and they succeed in doing so, winning 30-15 at the Parque Mahuida in Santiago, Chile. The upset result gave Chile their …

The 2015 edition of the South American Rugby Championship was the last of its kind. The following year saw the birth of the Americas Rugby Championship, and with it a new structure altogether. It has led to professional rugby in six new countries, a marked change from 2015 when only …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada Men’s Sevens One of the great weekends in Canadian rugby has passed with a new single-day attendance record for the …

Guatemala defeated El Salvador this afternoon in what was the first ever women’s test match involving Central American countries. International competition officially therefore began for women’s rugby between neighboring countries Guatemala and El Salvador, as well as for the region as a whole. The date of the match was chosen …

With a win over Brazil, Colombia have advanced in the Rugby World Cup 2021 Qualifiers. Las Tucanes were 23-19 winners in Saturday’s match played in Medellín, Colombia. Las Tucanes dominated early, yet a comeback from Brazil saw the match go down to the wire. Colombia had been leading 20-7 before …

Los Ceibos gave their home supporters plenty to cheer about last night. The second professional rugby team from Argentina were comprehensive winners over the Olímpia Lions. Those who attended the match in Córdoba were given plenty of reason to return for the week 4 home game against Corinthians. Click here …