Chile’s Under 19 team was too strong for Paraguay in the second round fixture of the South American Championship, winning 30-6. Played at the national Paraguay rugby stadium, the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty Los Cóndores were in control throughout. Martín Raddatz impressed with two tries while both Agustín Planella and …
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Canada will have to find at least two new coaches for their national senior men’s team following the World Cup. Forwards coach Neil Barnes and attack coach Leo Crowley will both be heading south to join Super Rugby franchises immediately following the tournament in England. Barnes has been recruited by …
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Some of Canada’s most promising young players will travel with the Upright Rugby Rogues to take part in the Serevi RugbyTown 7s in Glendale, Colorado, this coming weekend. The tournament features 17 elite rugby teams, including the national sides of Bermuda, Mexico, and the Bahamas, as well as the Serevi …
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USA Rugby has selected a 26-strong Women’s Junior All-Americans squad to compete for the Can-Am Cup in a two-game series against Canada u20. The games will take place on August 19 and 22 at Central Washington University. Canada are defending cup champions and has defeated the All-Americans in each of …
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SANZAR has released the official Rugby Championship team of the week. Selected using Opta Sports statistical analysis, the team includes three Pumas following their historic win over South Africa in Durban. The selection once again highlights the limitations of such selection methods, with four Springboks nominated despite being comprehensively outplayed …
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In the final Pumas test match before naming his 31-man Rugby World Cup squad Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has made seven changes from the side that made history in Durban. The test match at Buenos Aires’ Velez Sarsfeld is to be a final chance for a number of players to …
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Jacques Brunel has named a 34-man squad to take part in Italy’s final training camp from August 16-23 in Turin. Alberto de Marchi, Paul Derbyshire, and Enrico Bacchin are the latest cuts from the squad, with three more to come following a two-match series with Scotland on August 22 and …
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Juan Imhoff crossed for a hat-trick against South Africa in the third round Rugby Championship match in Durban. He became the first player to do so against the Springboks at international level to write down his name in the history books.
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Shortly before departing, Los Teros had the significant honor this Tuesday of receiving the national flag from the Minister of Tourism, Liliam Kechichian and the National Director of Sport Fernando Cáceres, during a ceremony at the Executive Tower. Present were the Uruguayan rugby players who wil travel to the World …
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The 122 time capped Victor Matfield will return to lead South Africa in this Saturday’s Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture against Argentina at Velez Sarsfeld in Buenos Aires. The 38 year old missed the Durban Rugby Championship test last Saturday due to injury. He replaces Lood de Jager who was …
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