Main image by Sergio Montenegro/Darkside Studio HE SCORED a scampering try against players twice his size last week – and...
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Agrimix planta sementes para o futuro do Rugby XIII no BrasilOctober 22, 2020READ MORE -
Agrimix, Thurston plant seeds for rugby league’s future in BrasilOctober 21, 2020READ MORE
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Brasil Rugby League announces new coach, fixtureSeptember 30, 2020READ MORE -
'Rugby League diplomacy': 100 balls destined for BrasilSeptember 23, 2020READ MORE -
Chile determined to claw their way back in rugby leagueApril 29, 2020READ MORE -
Brasil divulga logotipo, mascote para a Copa do Mundo de 2021 da Rugby XIIIApril 26, 2020READ MORE -
Brasil unveils logo, mascot for 2021 Rugby League World CupApril 26, 2020READ MORE
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Brasil, Chile Rugby League dealt big blows by COVID-19March 17, 2020READ MORE -
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Pillars of Peru Rugby League standing strong in the face of BrasilFebruary 21, 2020READ MORE -
Brazilian hooker Rodrigo Rezende both a barrister and barristaFebruary 18, 2020READ MORE -
"Nothing prepares you for that": Brazilian Rugby League coach's tragedyFebruary 16, 2020READ MORE -
"I fell in love": Brasil's Margrith Weiss and the Rugby League World Cup drawJanuary 14, 2020READ MORE -
Former Bronco, Crusher is new Latin Heat Rugby League presidentJanuary 14, 2020READ MORE -
Latinas ready to spice up League worldDecember 27, 2019READ MORE -
Colombia Rugby League breaks drought with emphatic winNovember 9, 2019READ MORE -
Peru goes tit-for-tat, toe-to-toe with Uruguay in debut league winSeptember 15, 2019READ MORE -
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Team lists and details for Saturday's GYG Latino NinesSeptember 6, 2019READ MORE -
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Latin American Rugby League Pioneer Switches CampsSeptember 4, 2019READ MORE -
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Cameron Smith, YouTube and the fresh-eyed South AmericanOctober 1, 2018READ MORE -
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“I fell in love”: Brasil’s Margrith Weiss and the Rugby League World Cup draw
On Thursday, January 16, Brazilian Margrith Weiss will appear at Buckingham Palace, along with Prince Harry, for the official draw of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. To make the event, Margrith is travelling 10,000km from south-western Brasil, where she coaches and plays with the Maringá Hawks, currently the most geographically isolated club in Brasil...
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia name Rugby League Squads for LatAm Championships
Argentina, Brazil and Colombia have announced their squad’s for this week’s Primer Rugby League Campeonato Latinoamericano in Los Angeles, Chile. From the players selected, only one player – Colombian captain Sebastian Martinez – is an international resident, having been raised in Australia after arriving from Bogota in childhood. Host Chile will name its 20-man squad...
Deberes Posicionales del Rugby XIII (Rugby League/NRL)
FULLBACK Numero 1 Atributos: Rápido, Evasivo, Gran receptor de la pelota (tanto alto como bajo), Comunicador fuerte, Buen defensor 1-a-1, Buen pasador, Capaz de detectar vacíos en defensa. Ataque: El Fullback es muy importante en ataque ya que generalmente devuelve la patada al primer tackle de cada serie. Debe ser capaz de detectar dónde su...
‘Vato Loco’ ready to step up
HE WAS once the youngest player involved with getting Latin Americans into rugby league, but now Inala teenager Chris Castro is ready to take his place as an enforcer for his people. Just 14 when he was among the first half-dozen players to support the Latin Heat concept, exposing the sport to people of South...
Rugby League World Cup results a ‘perfect storm’ for Latin American nations
RESULTS from the 2017 Rugby League World Cup have created a ‘perfect storm’ for a team from Latin America to make an unprecedented entry into the 2021 version of the tournament. As a historic first Latin American Rugby League Championships gets set to begin in Chile this Friday, November 17, the door to the game’s...
Rugby League’s Christmas miracle in Santa Marta
IN THE poorest parts of Santa Marta, Colombia, children gather in parks for 20 minutes of free wi-fi per day so they can complete their homework. This week that short stint of free internet was surpassed by around six hours of free rugby league activity spread over two days, as visiting Chilean club Antofagasta took...
Agrimix, Thurston plant seeds for rugby league’s future in Brasil
Brasil’s growth ahead of next year’s Rugby League World Cup in England has been nourished by a significant sponsorship with Agrimix Pastures. An Australian family-owned business specialising in seeds and research which improve pastural yields, Agrimix has committed to one of the largest-ever single investments into rugby league in Latin America. The agreement will see...
‘Rugby League diplomacy’: 100 balls destined for Brasil
One hundred brand new rugby league balls are on their way to Brasil to assist the country’s preparation for a debut appearance at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The first-ever bulk purchase of balls with the official Brasil Rugby League logo has been made possible by migrant Marina Abreu Silva, whose company Tagarela Intercãmbios...
Pick on this: From bullied to beaming
“I’VE never really been diagnosed with anything. I’m just a shy person…and sensitive too” If you’ve never heard a rugby league player utter those words, that’s because you haven’t met Eugene Araya. The unmistakeable Chilean forward lays bare his heart like few others in the 13-man sport. And he’s sure to do the same as...
Pillars of Peru Rugby League standing strong in the face of Brasil
PERU pair Jye Sommers and Luis Fhon will today continue a remarkable legacy for Latin American Rugby League, when they spearhead the Incas against Brasil at Hillier Oval, Liverpool in western Sydney. Sommers and Fhon were original members of the first GYG Latin Heat team which played the Philippines in January 2014 – marking the...
Drums beat for pioneer Fernando to return to Rugby League
One of the most influential figures in encouraging Latin Americans to play rugby league will make a return to the sport for this weekend’s Colombian State of Origin game – 15,000km and four years on from when he last played. Bogota native Fernando Villegas was among just three players to attend the first training session...
What’s in a name? Weichafes or Caciques?
THEY’RE only two years old, but Chile’s national rugby league team is already opting for change of image ahead of Saturday’s game against Poland at Liverpool, western Sydney. Known initially by their nickname ‘Los Caciques’ (The Chiefs), the Chileans have become the ‘Weichafes’ (Warriors) in a move that has great significance. Why does it mean...
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