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- Peru fell 22-19 to Arica across the border in Northern Chile. The match was preparation for Los Tumis ahead of upcoming international competition. The national men’s team was accompanied by Peru U18s who defeated Arica 31-12.
- Colombia achieved a historic double-gold sweep, dominating both the Men’s and Women’s Rugby 7s tournaments at the Centro Caribe Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Colombia downed Mexico in the Women’s Final and Venezuela in the Men’s to take home the double Gold.
- Jamaica’s Women were Bronze medalists while the Dominican Republic Men won Bronze in front of their home supporters.
- Major League Rugby (MLR) named Canada’s Brock Webster as the best player of the season in MLR 2026.
- Rachel Smith of Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team (No.3 in the world) speaks about how more resources can benefit the squad’s preparation and play.
- Nice has been relegated from the Pro D2. This affects Canada’s Evan Olmstead and former Puma Bautista Ezcurra.
- Australia’s government has announcement an investment of AU$90 million in rugby.
- Either the Scarlets or the Ospreys will be no more. Wales is officially cutting one team in the United Rugby Championship (URC).
- Argentine tight head prop, Augusto Rumini has joined Top 14 side Pau.
- With a win over Old Boys at the Estadio Charrúa, Old Christians are the 2026 Uruguayan champions.
- Following their underwhelming Nations Cup performances, Uruguay turn their attention to the upcoming Americas Rugby Championship.
- Argentina have recalled Tomás Lavanini after two years. He has 91 caps while 10 players are uncapped. One of the uncapped roster members is Juan Martín Scelzo, the son of Martín Scelzo who was a Puma from 1996-2011. The son is set to become Le Puma français. Juan Martín Scelzo grew up spending six months in France and six months in Argentina per year.
- Martín Altberg exposed former Rugby World Cup Final referee Nigel Owens for his one-sided analysis, which prioritized sportsmanship while completely ignoring high tackles.
- Finn Morton rates the performances of all 29 of the USA Men’s Eagles in the World Rugby Nations Cup.
- USA Rugby and the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) entered a strategic partnership designed to support the long-term growth, alignment and sustainability of collegiate rugby in the USA.
- Snow Rugby hits Patagonia on Saturday in Portezuelo Ibáñez, specifically at Parque Nacional Cerro Castillo. Teams from Chile and Argentina will compete in Senior Men’s and Junior Men’s categories as well as Women’s and Kid’s.
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