Brazilian professional rugby celebrated their most significant win in its five year history. Os Cobras were deserved 25-19 winners over Peñarol in Montevideo on Friday. Os Cobras’ glory comes with Peñarol in a serious crisis; the reigning Super Rugby Americas Champions have 2 wins and 5 losses this season. The …

Puma Francisco Gorrissen lead Vannes to a comprehensive 42-10 win over Dax on Friday. The flanker scored a first half try and continued his excellent season. It comes on the back of having been named the best player in the league last season. The race to win promotion from the …

English Premiership side Gloucester defeated Welsh region the Ospreys on Friday. The match was a European Challenge Cup Quarter Final. The 23-13 victory featured 18 points from Puma Santiago Carreras. The play-maker from Córdoba played at fullback for Gloucester. His 18 points came in the form of six penalties. Carreras …

Argentina has confirmed a 31-man roster for the u20 Rugby Championship. Coached by former Pumas flanker Álvaro Galindo, Los Pumitas will face Australia, New Zealand and South Africa at u20 level in May in Australia. The competition comes in the lead-up to the World Rugby u20 Championship. South Africa will …

Dallas return to Choctaw Stadium in search of their first home win of the season when Utah arrives on Friday evening. The Jackals have lost three in a row, two of them by less than 5 points, while the Warriors recovered from a poor start to defeat Anthem in Herriman …

Super Rugby Americas leaders Pampas play host to Yacare on Friday. The match sees two of the form teams of the competition batting it out in Buenos Aires. Los Pampas are running red-hot while Yacare are coming off a break following an upset road defeat against the Raptors in Colorado. …

All South American rugby eyes will be on the Estadio Charrúa on Friday. In a repeat of the opening round, Peñarol play host to Os Cobras. On that occasion, the Brazilian side upset the champions. Os Cobras have not won since while Peñarol are in the middle of their worst …

Argentina has gone for modern stadiums for home internationals during the 2024 Rugby Championship. Los Pumas will face Australia in La Plata and Santa Fé and take-on South Africa in Santiago del Estero. Two of the three are first-time host cities while all three stadiums will be making their debuts …

The wait is over. Uruguay and Argentina will resume international competition at the elite level. Los Teros will have home advantage against Los Pumas in a capped test match. As part of the July 2024 Internationals, the neighboring countries will compete in Maldonado on July 20. The current best two …

Argentina will play twelve rugby test matches in 2024. This is the same number as in 2021, 2022 and in 2023. As in the tears outside of Rugby World Cups the fixtures will come in three varieties: (i) July Internationals, (ii) Rugby Championship and (iii) November Internationals. July will begin …

Argentina will play a home Rugby Championship match in Santa Fé for the first time. Lisandro Olearo reports that Los Pumas will take-on Australia on September 07 at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López in Santa Fé. The match will be the first Los Pumas appearance in Santa Fé since …

Con el objetivo de mejorar el Súper Rugby Américas, elevar el tiempo de balón en juego, preservar la competitividad y reforzar el respeto, el Board del SRA aprobó una serie de modificaciones y reafirmaciones reglamentarias. Estas modificaciones se dan previa a la octava fecha, en el punto medio del torneo. …

Player recruitment and re-signings continue. Recent instances in Europe have seen player movement involving three Pumas. The transfer news pertains to an Argentine in each of the major European leagues – the French Top 14, United Rugby Championship (URC), and the English Premiership. Veteran tight head Francisco Gómez Kodela has …

Colombians have joined Super Rugby Americas 2024. April sees the number of Colombians in the South American league increasing from one to six. These players are spread across three different teams in the competition. Yacare and Peñarol both now have two Colombians each on their rosters. Yacare welcomes center / …

Uruguay have a new Head Coach. After a lengthily search, the URU have name Argentine Rodolfo Ambrosio as the new coach of Los Teros. Ambrosio replaces Esteban Meneses who was in charge of Uruguay from 2016-2023. The 62-year-old is well known in South American Rugby. Ambrosio coached Brazil during the …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby.   UP USA Women claim Silver in Hong Kong The USA Women’s Eagles won Silver at the Hong Kong Sevens. The North …

In what will not go down in history as a classic, Selknam completed a road victory in Denver over the American Raptors. The 26-07 victory sees Selknam climbing up the standings to now be in the play-off’s Zone. Two ugly early incidents put a stain on the match. First, Tommy …

The Quarter Finals are now booked for the European Champions and Challenge Cup tournaments.  Confirmation of who plays who confirms which clubs containing Argentine players will be a part of the Quarter Finals. The final eight in the Challenge Cup are Gloucester, Ospreys, Clermont, Ulster, Sharks, Edinburgh, Benetton and Connacht. …

The USA Women’s Eagles won Silver at the Hong Kong Sevens. The North Americans fell to New Zealand in the final. The 36-7 win underlined what was an impressive campaign from the tournament winners. Michaela Blyde scored a hat-trick in the final for New Zealand. I gave the champions a …

The Americas Men’s teams fell short at the Hong Kong Sevens. The USA, Argentina, and Canada were among the twelve competitors. The trio finished 7th, 9th and 12th respectively. Argentina lead the series overall yet Los Pumas 7’s failed to secure a place in the the quarter-finals in Hong Kong. …