Cuyo surged to an unlikely Seven de La República title this weekend. The western Argentine provincial side defeated Buenos Aires 14-5 to be crowned the 2016 national champions. Cuyo’s national side came after earlier eliminating Salta and Entre Rios in earlier play-off’s. Buenos Aires had reached the final in style …

Nicaragua’s emergence as a future South American C Championship competitor is gaining force. Rugby in the Central American republic has been experiencing growing popularity. Efforts from clubs have seen the national governing body work together with Sudamérica Rugby. In July Nicaragua obtained associate membership status of Sudamérica Rugby. A place in …

Guatemala Crowned Back-to-Back South American C Champions. Los Jaguares won the title this afternoon, defeating Costa Rica 24-16 in the Grand Final in Guatemala City. The tournament title sees Guatemala qualifying for South American B repechage. Los Jaguares will face Ecuador with the winner joining Colombia, Peru and Venezuela in …

At the end of an unsuccessful year Argentina’s Head Coach has defended selection policies. “I would only pick three players from Europe if they were available“, he told a group of hand-picked media in Buenos Aires. His comment comes at a time in which his position as Head Coach has been …

The opening day of Round 2 of the HSBC Sevens Series in Cape Town saw a few surprise results, none more than Canada’s 19-all draw with New Zealand. Pat Kay’s conversion of a late Justin Douglas try made for a tense finale but neither side would come away with the …

History has been made in Guatemala City. Panama has completed an historic first ever victory, downing El Salvador. The match was the Bronze Final of the 2016 South American C Championship. Having both fallen to Costa Rica and Guatemala today’s match was their one opportunity for a win. El Salvador’s triumph …

The impeding demise of London Welsh has sent ripples through English rugby with the club announcing earlier in the week that it would be postponing their match against Doncaster Knights with a decision on their immediate future to be made by the courts on Monday. Despite hopes that they would …

The California Cup heads into Round 2 this week with teams heading to their home fields as opposed to the opener that featured a triple-header at Ray Sheeran Field. SFGG will stay put when they host Olympic on Treasure Island. Life West head south to San Diego where Old Aztecs …

Canadian captain John Moonlight will participate in his 50th HSBC Sevens Series tournament when the teams take the field in Cape Town this weekend. The 29-year-old has been a regular in the side since making his debut at Hong Kong in March 2009. Moonlight leads a team that shows one …

Santiago Gómez Cora has made one late change to his Pumas 7s lineup for this weekend’s HSBC Sevens Series stop in Cape Town. Renzo Barbier comes in to add muscle up front with Segundo Tuculet instead nominated as the 13th man to participate only in case of injury. Otherwise the …