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Tomás Cubelli was a try-scorer in his 50th Super Rugby appearance. The Argentine scrum half touched down for the Western Force earlier today against the Highlanders. The match was a Super Rugby Trans Tasman fixture. The Highlanders were 25-15 winners. Cubelli started the match at scrum half. He was joined …

Argentina is to tour South Africa, New Zealand and Australia in 2021. Los Pumas will do so to play all matches on the road in the 2021 Rugby Championship. This year’s competition will see a return to the Four Nations model with South Africa back after having pulled-out of the …

Australia’s bid for RWC 2027 is official. With the slogan Game On Rugby Australia have launched their bid to host the tournament. It would be the third RWC held in Australia after RWC 1987 and RWC 2003. The former was co-hosted with New Zealand while Australia exclusively hosted the 2003 …

Kieran Crowley has been named as the new Head Coach of Italy. He will replace Franco Smith in the role on July 01. Smith will take up a new position as Italy’s High Performance Director. Crowley is a former All Black. His pathway to becoming Head Coach of a Tier …

Colombia’s on-field preparations for the RWC 2023 qualifiers started this year. Colombia did not play test match rugby; instead, the country had an entrant in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Los Cafeteros Pro was a hybrid team. The roster consisted of Colombians and Argentines with Colombians accounting for …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP 2022 Women’s World Cup The new dates for the postponed Women’s World Cup are now set. World Rugby has …

Mario Ledesma has named a 67-man Argentine roster for 2021. The head coach of Los Pumas has selected players from around the world. Of the 67 players 44 play in Europe and Australia and 23 played in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The first roster for international …

Los Jaguares XV are the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby 2021 champions. The Argentine side completed an unbeaten season, downing Peñarol in the final. The victory means Los Jaguares XV are the first ever SLAR champions. The 2020 season was suspended early. It was not one-way-traffic. Peñarol were the better …

It was heartbreak earlier today for Domingo Miotti and the Western Force. The Argentine fly half scored a try in overtime to make it a 20-19 scoreline in favor of the Chiefs. Miotti’s subsequent conversion attempt was wide which saw the Western Australian side lising by one point to the …

The 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season has given Mario Ledesma plenty to think about. Argentine players across all six teams have put up their hands for international duty. Argentina’s entrant, Los Jaguares XV, won all their regular season matches with a bonus point. The team defeated the Olímpia …