The Rugby Championship

[johnbirch Profile]

This year the UAR will most likely pass the 4.000 player mark.

4.430 registered players in 2018(+24%) > https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2216865-try ... enino-esta

Actually that is 4430 adults - its 5191 registered players of all ages.

How much of this is due to the UAR taking a sudden interest in women's rugby and registering players previously unregistered, I wonder?

[carbonero Profile]

It is seems genuine. The UAR hasn’t published playing numbers since 2015. I got the rest from different features:

2009 >>> 147
2010 >>> 579 >>>> 293,88%
2011 >>> 535 >>>> -7,60%
2012 >>> 919 >>>> 71,78%
2013 >>> 1.612 >>> 75,41%
2014 >>> 2.013 >>> 24,88%
2015 >>> 2.299 >>> 14,21%
2016 >>> 2.663 >>> 15,83%
2017 >>> 3.643 >>> 36,80%
2018 >>> 4.430 >>> 21,60%

[Armchair Fan Profile]

In that case I understand even less current women's rugby situation in Argentina. You've got better or equal figures to half Six Nations and us.

[carbonero Profile]

Most of those girls started playing two years ago as adults. And the game is as recreational as it gets.

We are still 50 years behind the curve. The numbers are promising though. You have to start somewhere.

[Thomas Profile]

If there can be consistency in maintaining the program it will work. there have been many spurts and starts. lets hope that this will be maintained.

[victorsra Profile Website]

Better numbers than Brazil! So, it is a matter of time to Argentina pass Brazil?

[rey200 Profile]

you'd think so. Well, if they get the right guidance and good coaches, you know.

[NaBUru38 Profile]

So Edgar propsoes a 6-team Pacific tournament.

Meanwhile, I think that the Rugby Championship should be expanded to 6 teams, for example Japan and Fiji. And pro/rel should be considered.

[Raven Profile]

Better numbers than Brazil! So, it is a matter of time to Argentina pass Brazil?

Don´t you think they are getting closer results?

[victorsra Profile Website]

Maybe. Las Pumas were always able to do close match against Brazil in fact. This is not new. So in senior rugby Brazil is still considerably better.

But junior rugby in Argentina looks like bigger. That's a pitty the U18s South American Women's Championship was cancelled. It would've been important to see how good are their young players.

[carbonero Profile]

That's a pitty the U18s South American Women's Championship was cancelled. It would've been important to see how good are their young players.

They played this year in Santiago and Brazil won comfortably.

4.430 registered players in 2018(+24%)

Today the UAR reported playing numbers for 2019:

- 5.142 competitive female players (+16%)

- 6.084 total female players including youth rugby (+17%)

- Top 5: Córdoba (647), URBA (595), Alto Valle (376), Tucumán (369) and UROBA (366)

[johnbirch Profile]

That's a pitty the U18s South American Women's Championship was cancelled. It would've been important to see how good are their young players.

They played this year in Santiago and Brazil won comfortably.

Any details anywhere?

[carbonero Profile]

http://www.portaldorugby.com.br/noticia ... minino-m18

[johnbirch Profile]

http://www.portaldorugby.com.br/noticias/yarinhas-campeas-do-sul-americano-feminino-m18

Oh that one - I thought another tournament had been planned after that.

[victorsra Profile Website]

It was supposed to be played ia couple of months ago in Chile but it was cancelled because of local social crisis.