Americas Rugby News Rugby news from across the Americas!
- Canada’s Tyler Ardron is in talks about going Biarritz from Castres.
- Puma Pedro Delgado has signed a new deal with the Harlequins.
- The mountainous Chilean city of Chillán will construct a first rugby field.
- Benjamín Urdapilleta scored 13 points for Perpignan who claimed a key win over Pau as the Catalans continue to fight to avoid relegation. Julián Montoya was a try-scorer for Pau.
- Domingo Miotti has thus far scored 178 points in the ongoing Top 14 season for Montpellier. He is 2nd overall behind All Black Harry Plummer. Miotti is pressing hard for a test recall; he turns 30 later in May.
- Argentina’s Damian Schneider will referee the Top 14 match between Clermont and Bayonne on Saturday. Both clubs are home to multiple Pumas.
- Argentine teams dominate Super Rugby Americas, going 4-0 in week one.
- USA Rugby Women’s Eagles Head Coach Jack Hanratty has assembled top eligible overseas players for a three-day European alignment camp in Britain.
- Preparations for the World Rugby u20 Championship see Argentina naming a 44-man extended roster. Included is Juan Martín Montilla who plays in France for Clermont. The 18-year-old is a product of Sporting Club Alfiles in San Juan, Argentina. He moved to Spain aged 14 with his family.
- Clermont legend, Australian Brock James, has joined the New Zealand u20’s coaching staff.
- Pumas coach Felipe Contepomi joins Scott Robertson, Patrice Collazo and Kendrick Lynn in a coaching team to take charge of the Barbarians vs South Africa in June.
- New Zealand is standing in the way of a global rugby season. Argentina, Australia and South Africa are not.
- RWC preparations see Chile gearing-up to face Italy A.
- Fiji will not host any matches in the 2026 Nations Championship.
- British teams England, Scotland and Wales all gain an extra home match as a result with Fiji playing all three in the UK. This is unfair on rivals.
- Further crisis in the Pacific Islands sees Tonga missing out on hosting a Super Rugby match due to money.
- Elsewhere in Super Rugby, Puma Agustín Moyano made his debut for the Western Force on Friday. In the same match, Leonel Oviedo scored his first try in Super Rugby.
- The Los Pumas 7’s roster has been finalized for the Vancouver and New York Sevens.
- Rugby World Cup 2027 ticket prices are a mixed bag for the Americas. Chile’s games vs Australia and New Zealand are notably more expensive than matches such as Argentina vs Canada and USA vs Samoa.
- Results in Europe see Portugal moving above Chile and Tonga in the World Rankings.
- More Women than Men attended the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2025. World Rugby confirmed that 53% of the public attending matches were female.
- World Rugby held a conference this week in London.
photo: Castres Olympique
