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Australia 2027 is to be an expanded Rugby World Cup from 20 to 24 competitors. This will not mean more host venues or cities, however, as the tournament is to be downsized to have eight host cities with Sydney hosting matches in two stadiums. This is a reduction compared to …

Sydney will play host to the Rugby World Cup 2027 Final, report Code Sports in Australia. This means a repeat of Rugby World Cup 2003 when Sydney’s Stadium Australia hosted the tournament final between Australia and England. It also hosted the opening match between Australia and Argentina. Pictured below, Stadium …

As calendars turn from 2024 to 2025, rugby’s attention swings sharply to Rugby World Cup 2027. The year 2025 will see all the competitors finalized for Australia 2027. Attention will be firmly on who can secure remaining places. 2025 will also feature unraveling of venue planning and the tournament draw …

Los Pumas have broken multiple records in 2024. The year has seen new records set for Argentina’s biggest wins vs Tier 1 opposition. Argentina defeated New Zealand in Wellington and Australia in Santa Fe. Both results saw Los Pumas breaking records. Never before had any side scored as many points against …

Benjamín Grondona will play for the Bristol Bears against the Australia XV on Friday. The match is part of the November Internationals and falls one day before Argentina take-on Italy in Udine. Grondona will play at the back of the scrum in what will be his 9th appearance for the …

Australia will play host to Argentina twice in Rugby Championship 2025. The two test matches will be played in September on Australia’s east coast, Rugby Australia has confirmed. The matches are two of the Wallabies’ three home matches in Rugby Championship 2025. The other fixture will be against New Zealand …

Steve Hoiles and Dave Dennis are back in Major League Rugby. The duo will reunite with fellow ex-Wallabies forward Adam Freier at RFC Los Angeles in 2025. Hoiles has signed a two-year deal to become the club’s Head Coach and Director of Rugby, with Dennis his chief Assistant Coach. Freier …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby.   UP Argentina Break Records in handing Australia their all-time biggest defeat Argentina produced a record breaking performance against Australia on Saturday. …

Juan Martín González scored the third try for Los Pumas in their record-breaking 67-27 win over the Wallabies on Saturday. This saw the back-rower from Mendoza scoring for a fifth consecutive time for Argentina in a test match against Australia. The try-scoring streak stated in his home town in 2022. …

Argentina produced a record breaking performance against Australia on Saturday. Played at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López in Santa Fé, Los Pumas were 67-27 winners over the Wallabies. The result is Australia’s worst ever defeat, overtaking the 61-22 loss against South Africa in 1997. It was the second highest …