Argentina

The World Sevens Series arrives in Vancouver this weekend, for the second event on the North American Leg of the circuit. As in Los Angeles, it’s a two-day format with men only meaning a full slate of knockout matches on Sunday. Canada enter as the lowest-ranked of the three Americas …

The ‘Battle of Texas’ now has a trophy – the Texas Cup. Houston will host the Gilgronis in the first collision of the season between the two. The SaberCats hold all the cards in historical success, having won all three previous meetings against Austin. Paul Healy watched his side recover …

An East Conference clash between two new adversaries takes place in New Orleans on Saturday afternoon. Both NOLA and New England are looking to bounce back from defeat, the Gold foiled by the San Diego Legion while the Free Jacks fell to the resurgent Seattle Seawolves. Nate Osborne has named …

In a special feature ARN Updates from France takes a look into what has been unfolding recently in the Top 14 and Pro D2. The French championship and second division are home to many Americas players and there are also coaches. Rodrigo Capó Ortega Honored The greatest Uruguayan player of …

A rivalry that predates Major League Rugby will hold its latest installment on Friday evening. The rejuvenated Colorado Raptors, fresh off their first win of the season, will take on the undefeated Toronto Arrows at Infinity Park. Last season’s results were split. The first was a home shutout for the …

Game two of the inaugural Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) will take place in central Argentina. Ceibos play host to the Olímpia Lions, a match which sees professional teams from Argentina and Paraguay battling it out for the first time. Los Ceibos are coached by a former RWC Pumas …

In game three of Los Jaguares’ three-match tour of South Africa the Argentine side face the Sharks. The match will take place on Saturday in Durban and is to be a decisive match-up for both teams. The Sharks have named a side with four changes for the round six fixture. …

A change in fortunes was the theme for two established teams in the 4th week of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 2018 finalists – Seattle and Colorado (formerly Glendale) – were a combined 0-6 coming in and both earned resounding victories. Meanwhile San Diego and Toronto extended their …

Argentina’s second professional rugby team is Los Ceibos. The team will compete in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby and will play home matches in the country’s second largest city, Córdoba. The team name Los Ceibos comes from the Spanish for Erythrina crista-galli. It is a tree of national significance …

Before a single minute of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) was played, the competition was already groundbreaking. Included is a professional team from Paraguay. The Olímpia Lions are to be the rugby team for Paraguay’s leading soccer club, Olímpia. In the round ball sport, Olímpia has 43 national …