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Uruguay is losing front-rowers left, right and center ahead of the Nations Cup. Los Teros will have home advantage for three test matches in the July Internationals window. The matches will all be played at Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa and will see Uruguay facing Georgia, Romania and Hong Kong over the …

Argentina has suffered a hooker blow for the Nations Championship. Ahead of the upcoming announcement of Felipe Contepomi’s roster it has been revealed that Bautista Bernasconi is out. His club, Benetton reported that he has undergone an arthroscopic procedure on his left wrist. The estimated recovery time following such a …

Gregor Townsend has named a 36-man Scotland squad for the opening round of the newly-established Nations Championship. The Scots will take on Los Pumas in Córdoba on July 4, followed by the Springboks in Pretoria on July 11, and finally the Flying Fijians at Murrayfield on July 18. Sione Tuipulotu …

A last-gasp try from Lucas Lacamp gave the Men’s Eagles a stunning 17-14 win over Fiji in the 5th place final at the Bordeaux Sevens on Sunday. The result earned the USA 8th place on the overall championship table, just one point ahead of Kenya, and secured their return to …

One conversion turned out to be the difference for Canada’s Women as they edged the USA 21-19 in the Bronze Final at the Bordeaux Sevens on Sunday. The victory not only claimed third at the season finale tournament, it also secured a podium finish at the end of the Championship …

Sunday night’s match in Seattle is a preview of next week’s Semi Final, but that doesn’t mean this contest is a dead rubber. Hosting rights are still up for grabs, and a win could be enough to give the Seawolves that honor. The Legion currently hold a three-point advantage and …

It’s all on the line for New England on Sunday afternoon. Old Glory’s win over Anthem on Saturday means that the Free Jacks will have to knock over the unbeaten Hounds to earn a Semi Final berth, and they’ll have to secure the four-try bonus as well. The three-time defending …

Selknam and ended their Super Rugby Americas (SRA) season with a strong showing at home on Saturday. The Chilean side was too strong for the Brazilian professional rugby team. The 45-14 was what the team needed to advance to the Semi Finals; that was so before Friday’s results with Los …

Led by Puma Francisco Gorrissen, Vannes successfully won promotion from the Pro D2 back to the Top 14. In what was a slobberknocker, Vannes were 18-14 winners in France’s second division final played in Toulouse on Saturday. The outcome means Vannes will trade places with Montauban who were relegated from …

History was made in Tucumán on Friday evening. Los Tarucas secured the final remaining vacancy in the Super Rugby Americas (SRA) Semi Finals. Los Tucumanos did so by completing a big win over Los Capibaras. The outcome means Selknam were eliminated from the SRA Semi Finals contention on the eve …

Los Dogos overcame Yacare on Friday to comfortably finish the regular season at the top of the standings. Los Cordobeses won with a bonus point while denying the visitors from Paraguay. The 48-20 result closes a regular season for Los Dogos who enter the play-offs as favorites. Despite the final …

Old Glory plays their final home game of the season on Saturday opposite Anthem, with a playoff spot potentially on offer. For the visitors it would take an extraordinary result – a bonus point win with no bonus points for DC or the Free Jacks. A win for the home …

Los Pampas boosted their Super Rugby Americas Chances and ended those of the defending champions. The Buenos Aires franchise were 47-14 winners in Montevideo on Friday. The result eliminated Peñarol in the final round of the regular season. The bonus point win means Los Pampas are guaranteed to finish in …

Trinidad & Tobago vs Mexico will be streamed live here on Saturday. So too will Barbados vs Guyana. Additional international competition sees Turks & Caicos vs Bahamas. Saturday also sees Chile u17 taking-on Cuyo. Men’s and Women’s u17’s and u19’s teams are in action in Brazil over the long weekend. …

Steve Meehan has extended his contract with Rugby Canada through the end of 2028. The Australian took charge of the Senior Men’s XVs team in 2025 following the departure of Kingsley Jones. While his charges won just one of their nine tests, the victory over the USA in Calgary confirmed …

The final round of the regular season of Super Rugby Americas takes place this weekend. It sees two match-days with a Super Friday featuring a trio of fixtures and one match on Saturday afternoon. With one vacancy remaining in the Semi Finals it promises to be an epic final round …

World Rugby has overlooked Americas referees for the Nations Championship. The tournament, which kicks-off in July, will have no matches officiated by referees from the Western Hemisphere. Argentina is one of the twelve competitors. The best Men’s test rugby team from the Americas is joined by Australia, Fiji, Japan, New …

Argentines have been appointed to referees several matches at the World Cup Nations Cup. The upcoming tournament will be the inaugural event and involve twelve competitors. The twelve teams have all qualified for Rugby World Cup 2027. Tomás Bertazza will officiated Canada’s home match against Spain in Edmonton on Saturday, …

Argentina defeated Fiji to claim Bronze at the Valladolid 7’s. Los Pumas 7’s had a mixed bag on the final day in Spain as they fell to South Africa at the Semi Final stage. South Africa went on to face Australia in the final in a losing effort. Argentina recovered …

Tomás Albornoz hit top form for Toulon on Sunday. He scored two tries for Toulon who completed a 27-22 victory over Bordeaux in the latest round of the Top 14. The match was the first for Bordeaux in the Top 14 since the team won the European Champions Cup Final …