Italy

United Rugby Championship (URC) side Benetton Rugby have confirmed the signing of Pumas fly half Nicolás Roger Farías. The 25-year-old joins the Italian side with immediate effect, replacing countryman Tomás Albornoz who made a mid-season transfer from Benetton Rugby to Toulon. Roger comes from Northern Argentina. He is a product …

Chile’s Men’s test team is to return to Italy in March. Following the historic test match between Italy and Chile in Genoa in November, a similar fixture is being organized for March, 2026. Italy ‘A’ will have home advantage against Los Cóndores in an uncapped fixture. The Federazione Italiana Rugby …

Chile put up a fight against Italy on Saturday. The test match in Genoa proved to be competitive for the most with Italy ultimately outscoring Los Cóndores by five tries to three. The match opened international competition between Italy and Chile. That is to say, it was the first ever …

South America is pressing ahead with a bid to host a Men’s Rugby World Cup in either 2035 or 2039. The continent has never hosted a Rugby World Cup but has previously considered doing so. South America has a giant of rugby in Argentina, the only Semi Finalist in Rugby …

Two teams that will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027 will cross pathways for the first time ever on Saturday. Italy play host to Chile as part of the November Internationals. It is the last test match for both teams before the draw for Rugby World Cup 2027. The match …

All 24 teams are now confirmed for Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. The final participant to qualify was Samoa. The country from the South Pacific Ocean qualified by virtue of a 13-13 draw against Belgium in the final match of the Rugby World Cup repechage tournament in Dubai, United …

The inaugural Nations Championship will be played in 2026. Featuring a Southern Hemisphere home series in July and a Northern Hemisphere home series in November, the tournament will see the twelve competitors competing in two groups of six. The competitors for the Nations Championship are the Six Nations teams (England, …

An Argentine coached and captained Italy will take-on the Wallabies in Udine on Saturday. The venue is the same as that in which Gonzalo Quesada’s Azzurri faced Los Pumas a year ago. Quesada, a former Puma is in charge of the world no 10 (77.77 points) Italy who face the …

Chile has named a 32-man roster to prepare to take-on Italy in the November Internationals. Los Cóndores will face the Azzurri at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa on Saturday, November 22. The contest is presently the only confirmed fixture for Italy; though Scotland and Italy have been in negotiations about …

Gonzalo Quesada has confirmed Italy’s roster for the November Internationals. Quesada’s Italy take-on Australia, South Africa and Chile in home matches. All four will play at Rugby World Cup 2027 and the matches are the last opportunity for teams to improve their ranking before the draw for the World Cup …