Argentina

After just one season with Zebre in the Guinness Pro 14, Nicolás De Battista will depart Italy and return to the Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship on a two-year deal. The former Pumitas captain traded Penzance for Parma at the end of last season but will not take up …

World Rugby has unveiled a new qualification process for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The new format sees more than half of the 12 spots already filled as seven countries have been awarded automatic spots based on their performance at WRWC 2017. Included are the two top teams from …

Los Pumitas opened their African tour in style, powering past the Namibia XV in a 64-8 victory. The match was played this morning in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The remaining matches will be against Georgia and the Junior Springboks. Most of Namibia’s players are expected to play in RWC 2019. As …

One of Argentina’s greatest professionals has confirmed his retirement at season’s end. Marcelo Bosch will step away from the professional game after a glittering career that saw him play 13 seasons at the highest levels of European rugby starting with Biarritz and most notably with Saracens. It was at the …

The schedule for the 2019 World Rugby Nations Cup has been confirmed. Uruguay will once again act as tournament hosts with all matches taking place at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Four teams will compete in a round-robin format with three games played over the course of 11 days. This …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Brazil Women’s Sevens Brazil will return as a core team on the 2019-20 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series after claiming victory at …

Santiago Cordero continued his fine season for the Exeter Chiefs on Saturday. The Argentine international glided through the defense vs the Leicester Tigers to score a superb individual try. In general play the outside back also had a strong match as he continues to look like playing for Los Pumas …

Argentine World Cup hopeful Facundo Bosch scored a well taken try on Saturday, barging over to score for Agen in their loss against Montpellier. The score was a classic hooker’s try yet came with him playing out  of position at flanker. Bosch started the match at hooker but was moved …

Benjamín Urdapilleta impressed yet again for Castres, helping the team to a 25-11 home win over La Rochelle on Saturday. The Argentine fly half slotted 12 points from three penalties and a drop goal. The win takes Castres up to 58 competition points to tie Racing 92. Overall the defending …

Los Jaguares injury list continues to grow. Ruled out of facing the Sharks next weekend is Ramiro Moyano. The starting winger is returning to Argentina to undergo studies to confirm the extent of his injury picked up against the Bulls on Saturday. Moyano left the field in Pretoria at half-time …