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Known the world over for winning the Top 14 twice with Castres, Rodrigo Capó Ortega ha a tremendous career. The Uruguayan second-rower played N8 for his country at RWC 2003. He appeared in all four matches of the competition for Los Teros. He genuinely stood out at the back of …

Joaquín Riera has signed a long-term deal with Benetton Treviso. The former Argentina 7’s player has agreed to terms to play for the Pro 14 side until 2022. The 26-year-old from Tucumán made his debut for Benetton Treviso this past season after joining from Petrarca. In his rookie Pro 14 …

Rugby World Cups were expanded from 16 to 20 teams for the 1999 tournament. The expansion benefits the Americas not only with Uruguay debuting, but also with the USA qualifying after the Eagles had missed out on a place at RWC 1995. Uruguay famously debuted against Spain. In defeating Los …

Sudamérica Rugby intends on using the Estadio Charrúa as a hub this year, writes Ignacio Chans for El Observador. The South American regional governing body is advancing plans for 2020 competitions for Men’s, Women’s and u20’s activities. The COVID-19 pandemic means all rugby is presently suspended. The outlook is not …

Work has returned at the national Paraguayan rugby stadium. Following disruptions due to covid-19, installations have resumed at the Héroes de Curupayty in the Luque neighborhood of the national capital, Asunción. The URP are installing an artificial playing surface. The synthetic playing surface will be Asunción joining the Estadio Charrúa …

On this day in 1924 the USA men won Gold Medals at the Paris Olympics Games. On May 18, 1924, the USA Eagles became the last team to win Gold in rugby XV. Rugby 7’s was introduced into the Olympic Games for the 2016 Rio Games. In the abbreviated form …

The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) has named an all-time Azzurri Dream Team during the 6 Nations period. The team was compiled by votes on social media. The results of the official top player per position see three Argentines in the side. The twelve remaining players were all born and raised …

In the 2016 November Internationals Argentina played a rare four four matches. The first of these was against Japan in Tokyo. It followed a disappointing Rugby Championship campaign and came before matches in the UK. Los Pumas entered as favorites, though the Brighton Miracle meant that a strong showing was …

Argentina’s introduction into the Rugby Championship in 2012 has brought two annual matches against Australia. This has changed the shape of international competition between the countries for players and supporters alike. Since joining the competition, Argentina have touched down for memorable tries. Two of them are captured in the following …

In a move widely seen as inevitable, World Rugby has officially postponed the upcoming July test window. All international tours that were due to take place during that month have been cancelled. Though discussions are ongoing about the potential of playing some of those matches at a later date, there …