Federico Anselmi has been named on Super Rugby Referees Panel. With 8 prior matches officiating in Super Rugby the leading referee from the Americas will feature in the third season since the inclusion of Los Jaguares. Anselmi is the only Argentine official named on the panel. Japan also has one …

Canada’s Britt Benn has been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Sydney Sevens. Her outstanding form led Canada to five wins from six matches and a Bronze finish at the tournament. She gathered five tries along the way with her signature physicality front and centre. Also selected …

Argentina’s foreign legion has been expanded in a major way. Leading Pumas outside back, Santiago Cordero has signed for the England Champions, the Exeter Chiefs. In having done so he officially has departed Argentina. His contract with the Exeter Chiefs is as a medical joker. In other words, it is …

Canada came away with Bronze on the second stop of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series in Sydney on Sunday. It was a fine result that saw the team win five of six games with their only defeat coming at the hands of New Zealand in the Semi Final. The USA …

The Houston SaberCats got their preseason back on track with a dominant 42-13 win over visiting Canadian club side James Bay on a damp Saturday evening at Constellation Field. After a competitive first 40 minutes that saw the score 20-10 at the break, the superior fitness of the professional side …

A double from Juan Imhoff helped Racing 92 sink Castres on Saturday. The Top 14 victory was made possible thanks to Imhoff’s tries. They accounted for 100% of Racing 92’s tries in the match which was won 18-13. Neither of the tries were textbook wingers scores. Instead the first was …

International competition for 2018 is underway. Canada hosted Uruguay on Saturday in the opening fixture of the Americas Rugby Championship. The result of the match sees changes straight away in the Americas Rankings. The January 28 2018 rankings see Uruguay gaining points and Canada losing. Uruguay entered the match with 65.53 …

Following the completion of the 2018 Sydney 7’s World Rugby has confirmed the competition’s Dream Team. Of the seven players selected two are from the Americas. Franco Sábato of Argentina and Ben Pinkelman of the USA were named in the Sydney Dream Team. Sábato scored six tries in the tournament. Pinkelman …

Segundo Tuculet ran in a 100 meter try vs the Pro D2 leaders, Montauban on Friday. The try would be the only one of the match for Narbonne who fell to a 34-10 defeat. The former Jaguar, Argentina XV and Los Pumas 7’s player caught a cross-kick ingoal and sprinted …

On Saturday evening Canada and Uruguay played in the first match of 2018 involving the Americas. It was the opening fixture of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. More importantly it was the first of two qualifying matches for Rugby World Cup 2019. The winner, on aggregate, will qualify for Japan …