Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Chile are to clash at u20 level in Minas, Uruguay. They will compete in the South American Junior Championship, an under 20’s competition. Matches will take place on July 28 and August 02. This year’s edition is to serve as final preparation for Los Teritos and …
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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 Pool of Death There is still two years of international competition to go but brace yourselves! The Pool of Death in Japan …
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From July 11-23 Joël Dumé is working with Chilean referees. The French National Director of refereeing is looking to help the development of officials in the country. Chile has notably been absent from having referees in the Americas Rugby Championship. An accomplished official himself, Dumé has refereed over 20 test …
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The Central American Republic of Nicaragua is preparing to stage the 2017 Juegos Centroamericanos. With rugby featuring preparation is underway to prepare referees. Led by Mario Henao (Colombia) a World Rugby backed course has been taking place since last Wednesday. Activities have been taking place in the national capital of …
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The 2017 Valentín Martínez tournament is to be special. Organized by Sudamérica Rugby, the Unión de Rugby de Uruguay (URU) and Carrasco Polo Club, the winner will qualify for San Francisco 2018. Competing are to be Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela and Uruguay. The winner will qualify for …
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Test match rugby this weekend resulted in changes in the Americas Rankings. This weekend featured three test matches – Argentina vs Georgia, Canada vs USA and Romania vs Brazil. Argentina’s 45-29 win over Georgia saw Los Pumas gaining maximum rankings points. It sees the 9th ranked Argentina gaining a 0.20 point …
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Fresh off their Nations Cup success Los Teros have extended their winning streak to 9 matches. Wins included are from matches in the Americas Rugby Championship, South American Rugby Championship. What then is next for Uruguay? First up Uruguay is to have home advantage against the Argentina XV. The one-off …
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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 Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands toppled Bermuda on Saturday. The 28-15 away victory places Bermuda’s quest to remain in the Rugby Americas …
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Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, respective winners in their test matches. The Bahamas recovered from losing to the Turks & Caicos Islands to defeat the Dominican Republic on Saturday. The 42-5 away victory sees …
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Paraguay are South American ‘B Champions. The u19 side completed a perfect 3-0 campaign in Colombia, defeating Peru, Venezuela and the host nation. Saturday’s match against Colombia put the two undefeated countries from rounds one and two head-to-head. They had both blasted their way to victories over Peru and Venezuela, …
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