March 20, 2020 – Today, Rugby Americas announced that the 2020 Under-20 Americas Rugby Championship, which was set to take place June 10th – 18th in Montevideo, Uruguay, will be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Player, staff and public welfare is always the top priority and after discussions with competing unions, stakeholders and World Rugby, we have determined that the decision to postpone the 2020 Under-20 Americas Rugby Championship is in everyone’s best interest,” said Rugby Americas President, Agustin Pichot.

Today’s announcement follows the cancellation of the global sport of rugby over the last two weeks, from grassroots to professional and international events.

“Currently, we are evaluating a very fluid and evolving environment across North & South America and the world. We will be making decisions and releasing information in the weeks to come regarding the Americas Rugby Championship & Americas Rugby Challenge, set to start in August,” said Dan Payne, Rugby Americas Chief Executive Officer.

“Our thoughts and concerns are well beyond rugby at this moment. It’s necessary to reinforce the importance of everyone focusing on social distancing and all that can be done within local communities to, collectively, address this global pandemic,” added Payne.

For the latest on the outbreak: https://www.who.int