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Joaquín Riera was a try scorer for Benetton on Friday. The former Argentine 7’s player crossed in the second half in the Italian Pro 14 derby match vs Zebre. Zebre were 17-13 winners. Their win came after they had also led 10-3 at half-time. Tommaso Boni and Jimmy Tuivaiti scored …

Thomas Gallo is set to join Pro 14 side Benetton Treviso. The 2020 Argentine u20’s prop is partly an answer the the Italian side’s injuries. The team has Federico Zani, Matteo Drudi and Derrick Appiah out of action to injuries. As such, both Gallo and Ivan Nemer are medical jokers. …

Chile has named an extended roster for the Valentín Martínez tournament.The 2020 Valentín Martínez competition is scheduled to take place in Uruguay in late November. The 23 selected players selected come from clubs throughout the country. Selectors Edmundo Olfos and Martín Domínguez have included players with prior experience and six …

Neither of Rugby World Cups 2027 or 2031 will be in South Africa. The reigning World Champions were strong contenders to bid to host RWC 2027 or 2031, but will not do so for financial reasons notes South African publication Rapport. The Afrikaans language publication reported that the South African government …

Up and Under is usually a weekly segment on Americas Rugby News. It has been on hold since March 16 because of COVID-19. Up and Under makes a return today thanks to the large number of off-field activities during the past week.   UP Sebastián Piñeyrua Sudamérica Rugby President Sebastián …

A recent decision from the World Rugby Executive Committee to extend the Regulation 8 amendment regarding residency qualification by one year has not come without criticism. The new five-year requirement was to come into effect on January 1, 2021, but has now been pushed to 2022. That it was made …

World Rugby has confirmed the Rugby World Cup selection process until RWC 2031. The announced outlines the procedures for determining the hosts of the men’s 2027 and 2031 in addition to the women’s 2025 and 2029 tournaments. There are to be the following three phases: 1. Dialogue Phase, 2. Candidate …

South American Rugby (Sudamérica Rugby) President Sebastián Piñeyrua has slammed World Rugby’s decision to delay changing the residency law. The sport’s global governing body announced the change on Monday, August 10, though it noted that the law change was passed in July. The change is a one-year extension of the previously-approved …

The influence of the No10 position in any rugby game is great. In the Americas it’s a position that has been filled by some of the very best players that the region has seen over the years. Not just national all-time greats but World Rugby Hall-of-Famers have come from this …

World Rugby have confirmed a one-year extension of their previously-approved amendment to international eligibility criteria. The May 2017 decision to change Regulation 8 from a 36-month residency qualification period to 60 months will now come into effect on January 1, 2022, one year later than originally intended. An official statement …