Japan have officially declared that they want to host the Rugby World Cup again and do so in 2035. The JPFU’s announcement confirms that the Asia no 1 will enter World Rugby’s host nation selection process for the 2035 tournament. The Japanese bid comes less than seven years after hosting …

Chile’s professional rugby franchise, Selknam has named a longlist for Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026. A 57-man roster began preparations for the upcoming season on Wednesday, January 07 at the CARR, Chile’s High Performance Rugby Center. Head Coach Jake Mangin has command of a roster containing 27 forwards and 30 …

Argentina and Australia are regular opponents in the Rugby Championship. Indeed, test matches between the teams has boomed due to the competition. There were no matches between Los Pumas and the Wallabies in the 1990s and four in the 2000s but there have already been 11 played in the 2020s. …

A record five Americas teams will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027. The Australia hosted tournament will be an expanded tournament with 24-teams rather than 20 as was the case from 1999-2023. The five Americas teams will be Canada and the USA from North America and Argentina, Chile and Uruguay …

Paraguay’s professional rugby franchise, Yacare have a changed roster for the Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026 campaign. Regular starter and captain, Mariano Garcete is notably missing from the 40-man roster named to prepare for the upcoming season. On the flip side of the loss of Garcete is the inclusion of …

Italy is one of ten men’s rugby test teams recognized as Tier 1. This elite categorization means Italy get to play more matches against fellow Tier 1 opponents than do teams not placed in this category. Italy became the first Tier 1 union expansion when the Azzurri joined the Six …

There have been many great tries scored over the course of the long history of international competition between Los Pumas and Ireland. International competition dates back to 1952, that being a quarter of a century before the inaugural Rugby World Cup. The Rugby World Cup era is where the bulk …

For the second time this decade, World Rugby elected a Chilean try as the best of a calendar year. Santiago Pedrero’s try for Los Cóndores against Samoa in Utah was officially determined as being the best try of the year in 2025. The try was in the opening of two …

A notable turnover of Argentine players has taken place in the two years of international competition under Felipe Contepomi. In some cases, former permanent selections have been overtaken while in others former fringe players are now further behind. This article identifies players who could make comebacks for Los Pumas in …

The greatest day in Chile’s Rugby history is September 27, 2025. The day saw Los Cóndores booking their place at Rugby World Cup 2027 by defeating Samoa 31-12 at a packed Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar. The match was game two of a home-and-away Rugby World Cup Qualifying series …