South America’s Professional League is growing before it begins. Plans for the new competition to underway in 2019 were for Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay to be involved. Now, though, Paraguay is involved in the advanced negotiations. From Four to Five Currently ranked seventh in the Americas Paraguay was excluded …
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Argentina XV Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has named both youth and experience in his roster for the Sudamericano 6 Naciones. Starting on May 05, the Argentina XV will begin their quest to win the rebranded South American A Championship. Contepomi’s team begin with an away match against Paraguay in Asunción. …
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Referees have been appointed for the upcoming Sudamericano 6 Naciones. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay will compete in the inaugural South American Six Nations Championship. The new competition replaces the former South American A Championship with Colombia and Paraguay promoted from the regional ‘B’ competition. Both Argentina and Uruguay …
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Dan Payne isn’t stepping away, he’s stepping up. The USA Rugby CEO announced last month that he would be relinquishing his position at the end of the upcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. His destination, secret at the time, was yesterday confirmed to be World Rugby. The world …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Major League Rugby It’s here. The dreams of USA fans have been realised as professional rugby stretched its legs once again …
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32 played are in training under the Uruguay XV banner for South American activity. The Uruguay XV will compete in the re-branded South American ‘A’ Championship, a 6 Nations competition which gets underway next month. For further details on the new Sudamérica 6 Naciones ‘A’ click here. The Uruguay XV …
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The era of professional rugby has begun in Uruguay writes Ignacio Chans. A revolutionary new age of rugby in the South American country is here. Some 15 Teros players have now been training on a full-time basis at the High Performance Center in the Estadio Charrúa for the past two …
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Uruguay have officially qualified for the World Rugby u20 Trophy. They did so by winning the South America u20’s in Paraguay this past week. Uruguay’s undefeated campaign included wins over Colombia, Paraguay and Chile. Unlike previous editions of South American u20’s the 2018 competition featured six countries. The evolving face …
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The Americas Rankings return with the April 15 2018 edition. The rankings have been updated following the opening match of the 2018 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s 15’s competition. The tournament runs from April through July. Involved are nine competitors, eight of which are RAN members with the USA South Panthers …
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The 2018 South American u20’s concluded today. The round three results saw Uruguay crowned champion, thereby retaining their title. Los Teritos went through the tournament unbeaten. Backing-up from earlier wins over Colombia and Paraguay, Uruguay secured the title by defeating Chile 41-7 today. Both Brazil and Paraguay were also round …
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