Chile

Chile has confirmed the venues which will be used in November. Los Cóndores will play host to South Korea in a history-making tour. The two test series will see leading Santiago clubs hosting the Asian country in a tour bringing together the North-west and South-east Pacific nations. The two matches …

The Americas Rugby Championship’s six participating teams will have a busy international test window in November when they play a combined 17 full internationals in the continents of Europe and Asia. After a successful inaugural tournament earlier this year, the national teams of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Brazil (from Sudamérica …

The chance of a World 7’s ‘A’ circuit is alive. In an recent interview World Rugby Vice Chairman, Agustin Pichot, confirmed the possibility. World Rugby is seeking to increase international competition by opening the door to a development path. Set to gain from this are countries presently not involved, or rarely …

Uruguay’s premier Rugby 7’s competition is seeking to attract big names. Following two years of low-key competitions there are to be changes for the 2017 tournament. Little by little the competition is seeking to gain greater international relevance. The 7’s will be organized by Old Boys & Old Girls Club and tus …

Pablo Huete will start for Bayonne as they travel to La Rochelle on Thursday evening to start off Round 2 of the European Challenge Cup. The Chilean lock could find himself opposite Italy-Argentine Leandro Cedaro, who will be a reserve for Stade Rochelais. Bristol has left out Thretton Palamo and …

Uruguay is to have a bigger and better schedule in 2017, local rugby specialists Referi have confirmed. Building on from an historic 2016 , Uruguayan rugby will enjoy even more next year. Significant gains are to be felt both by Los Teros and by the nation’s clubs. Clubs The national …

Through international competition rugby has expanded significantly. Over the duration of one generation there have emerged increasingly competitive teams from a variety of continents. Indeed Argentina, Japan and Georgia all lit up Rugby World Cup 2015. Yet many facets of rugby being an Old Boy’s Club remain strong. Few leading …

As the Southern Hemisphere domestic competitions wind down, the two elite cross-European club competitions are just getting started this weekend. The Challenge Cup is the second tier below the Champions club but still a high level event with teams from the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro 12, and Top 14 all …

The annual second-tier European club rugby competition starts this Thursday. England, France, Italy, Romania, Russia, Scotland, and Wales will all provide teams. No Irish team will compete due to all four provinces have qualified for the European Champions Cup. This season is the 21st in the history of the competition. The …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following round two of the South American B Championship. The updated Americas Rankings – October 09 2016 sees a rise for Peru. Argentina remains well out on top in the Americas. The South Americans nonetheless have taken a hit. Saturday’s loss to Australia sees …