Italy

Domingo Miotti will play for Italy. The Argentine born and raised fly half is making the allegiance change from los Pumas to Italy. It was confirmed by none other than Felipe Contepomi, the head coach of Argentina during Thursday’s press conference when he named his side to face Wales in …

The Nations Championship begins in July 2026. The competition sees the regular July November International windows being replaced with tournament matches. Twelve teams will be divided into two groups: the Six Nations and the Rest of the World. They are England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in one group …

The U.S Girls High School Nationals are taking place this weekend in Salt Lake City. Canada’s Brock Webster is the Major League Rugby Player of the Week. Guilherme Coghetto has named a 27-woman Yaras roster to prepare to face Colombia. Included are uncapped players Emi Pereira from France and Laryssa …

Pittsburgh’s bid to host Rugby World Cup matches in 2031 may have received a boost after J. Kenneth Moritz and John H. Tippins of the Pittsburgh-based firm Stonewood Capital Management have invested in RFU Championship club the Cornish Pirates. URC club Zebre Parma have signed Patricio Baronio on a two-year …

Bermuda were upset away winners over Guyana on Saturday. A bill in Chile’s Camara de Diputadas y Diputados seeks to grant Pablo Lemoine Chilean Nationality. The motion is to award Lemoine for having coached Los Cóndores to successfully qualify for Rugby World Cups 2023 and 2027. A USA Eagle is …

Stade Français N8 Juan Martín Scelzo has his sights set on becoming a Puma like his father. Juan Martín Scelzo is eligible for four teams who will play at Rugby World Cup 2027: Argentina, France, Italy and Spain. Dragons prop, Puma Rodrigo Martínez is now a qualified lawyer. Fellow Pumas …

Ignacio Mendy is shining bright for Benetton. The Argentine winger looks to be playing his way into amassing further caps in 2026. Weeks after featuring Felipe Contepomi’s first training camp for the year, Mendy was a try-scorer for Benetton against the Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship (URC). Benetton went …

Italy wrote history on Saturday by defeating England for the first time. The 23-18 victory in Rome was masterminded by former Puma, Gonzalo Quesada. The Argentine put together an offensive and defensive game plan that worked to the strengths of his side and with it England are in crisis with …

Four months on from the first-ever test match between Italy and Chile, the Italy XV played host to Chile in L’Aquila. The match proved to be a competitive battle with both teams able to attack and defend well. Both teams took plenty away from what was a 33-26 Italian victory. …

International rugby takes on a new shape on Friday as the Italy XV play host to Chile. The uncapped fixture sees the Italian next-of-XV playing against the Chilean test team. It is the first such meeting and comes several months after the historic first-ever Italy vs Chile test match. Friday’s …