Work is advanced for a second Chilean professional rugby team and it could enter Super Rugby Americas in 2027. In the days leading up to Chile’s historic win over Samoa to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2027, journalist Felipe Caceres Gutierrez interviewed the president of Chile Rugby Federation, Cristián Rudolph. The …
Read More »Capibaras Become 4th Argentine Pro Team in Super Rugby Americas
Super Rugby Americas (SRA) will be bigger in 2026. The South American professional league is growing with Argentina set for a fourth franchise. The new SRA franchise will represent the Litoral region of Argentina; specifically the rugby unions of Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Rios. Rosario will be the regular …
Read More »RWC 2027: Attention Turns to Brazil vs Paraguay Repechage Battle
Chile’s history-making win over Samoa in Viña del Mar achieved three things: (a) Chile qualified for Rugby World Cup 2027, (b) Samoa was sent to repechage and (c) only one spot now remains for Australia 2027. With this in mind attention moves from Viña del Mar to two other South …
Read More »Debuting Argentine Kicks Zebre Parma to URC Victory over Edinburgh
Zebre Parma were round one winners in the 2025-2025 United Rugby Championship (URC). The Italian side defeated Scottish team Edinburgh 31-28. The winning points came from the boot of Martín Roger. The new recruit landed a 79th minute penalty to put his team ahead. Zebre Parma held on for the …
Read More »Pumas Recall Rookie and Veteran for Final Round of Rugby Championship
Los Pumas travel from Durban, South Africa to London, England for the final round of the 2025 Rugby Championship. The Americas no 1 take on the world no 1 Springboks in the neutral territory of Twickenham Stadium to close out the Rugby Championship on Saturday, October 04. ROSTER CHANGES …
Read More »Rugby World Cup 2027: Record Number of Americas Teams
Rugby World Cup 2027 will see a record number of Americas teams. Chile’s victory of Samoa in Viña del Mar takes the Americas number of participants to five for Australia 2027. Five teams is a new high for the Americas. The previous record was four participants at a Rugby World …
Read More »Samoa to compete in Repechage for Last Remaining Rugby World Cup 2027 Spot
A disastrous campaign from Samoa sees the Pacific Islanders on the brink of missing out on a first Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. A winless campaign in Rugby World Cup Qualifiers sees Samoa not to compete in repechage for the last remaining Rugby World Cup 2027 …
Read More »Sublime Chile Write History by Beating Samoa in RWC Qualifier
Chile are going to Rugby World Cup 2027. Los Cóndores booked their place at the Australia-hosted tournament by defeating Samoa 31-12 in Viña del Mar on Saturday. The Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar was close to capacity and it put on a beautiful occasion. The crowd was so loud …
Read More »Chile Qualify for Rugby World Cup 2027
Chile booked their spot at Rugby World Cup 2027. Los Cóndores became the 23rd team confirmed for the Australia-hosted Rugby World Cup. Chile did so by completing a historic 31-12 win over Samoa in Viña del Mar on Saturday. Chile and Samoa battled-it-out in two matches. Game one was Samoa’s …
Read More »South Africa Destroy Argentina in Durban Domination
A final quarter domination from the Springboks saw South Africa putting Argentina to the sword in Durban. The world no 1 converted a 25-23 half-time lead into a 67-30 victory. The scoreline was easily the most points scored by any competitor in the 2025 Rugby Championship. The massive win looked …
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