What a difference a week makes! Last time we were lamenting the lack of South American options, and here we are with only two North Americans in our weekly selection. What a terrific competition this Americas Rugby Championship is proving to be. 1 – Lucas Abud (Brazil) Os Tupis started …

Gonzalo Camacho will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season. The Pumas winger originally signed for the Aviva Premiership club from Exeter ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, but a dreadful string of injuries prevented him from making his competitive debut until December of 2015. Since then he has …

Mario Sagario will play for Uruguay in their final match of the Americas Rugby Championship against the US Eagles on Saturday. The World Cup tighthead prop has received clearance from his Irish club Munster to participate in a crucial match that could have Uruguay finishing as high as second place. …

Martín Castrogiovanni will miss Italy’s Six Nations match against Ireland on March 12. The Argentine-born tighthead prop has been suspended for two weeks after being found guilty of stamping on Duncan Taylor during the Azzurri’s loss to Scotland on Saturday. The 34-year-old has appeared as a replacement in all three …

Canada’s next stage of the selection process leading to the Women’s Rugby Super Series in June takes place at Shawnigan Lake School from March 16-20. Head Coach François Ratier will switch his attention from the Americas Rugby Championship to preside over 33 players named to participate in the first of …

Rugby Canada will send a Maple Leafs women’s development side to take part in the Las Vegas invitational tournament that takes place alongside the HSBC Sevens Series event this weekend. Coaching the side will be 2015 CIS Coach of the Year Colette McAuley, assisted by 2014 World Cup team member …

Paraguay’s national women’s Rugby Sevens side, Las Yakarés are preparing for the upcoming Suramericano this weekend in Rio de Janeiro. Paraguay will be joined by seven other competing countries from throughout South America in what is a preparation tournament for Brazil to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Taking place this weekend …

With the stated objective of establishing a solid group of players for the Pre-Olympic Women’s Rugby Sevens tournament, Venezuela are to participate in the Suramericano in Rio de Janeiro this coming weekend. The host city of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games is hosting the Sevens meet as a means of preparing for what …

Following the loss of Lucas Noguera Paz to a knee injury Roberto Tejerizo is to join Los Jaguares in South Africa. The 27 year old from Tucumán joins after having featured for the Argentina XV in the Americas Rugby Championship, captaining the team against Chile and Uruguay. In the opening …

The USA has named their strongest possible side to take part in their home leg of the HSBC Sevens Series at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas this weekend. Head coach Mike Friday has kept the faith in the group that traveled to Sydney, making only two changes with Garrett …