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Argentina’s first home try against New Zealand in the Rugby Championship was special. It was not only a notable accomplishment, but it was also an excellent try. The score came from a set move from a lineup wherein four pairs of hands linked before Lucas González Amorosino broke the defense. …

The Olympic Games scheduled to begin on July 24 in Tokyo have been officially postponed. Just two days after the International Olympic Committee had set a four-week deadline to make a final decision, the decision has been made to move the world’s largest sporting event to 2021. A new date …

The year 2017 was not the greatest for Argentina. Los Pumas had an overall record of 2-10 for the year. A lot was not falling into place. This included an uninspiring Super Rugby campaign and a selection policy of Jaguares-only for Los Pumas. Argentina’s trip to Florence, Italy was a …

Uruguay booked their tickets to England and Wales with a home win over Russia in October 2014. The match was the return fixture of a home-and-away series in the final round of RWC 2015 repechage qualifying. In game one of the series, Russia won by a single point in the …

Former Scotland captain and scrum-half, Rory Lawson has warned of Covid-19. The 31 time capped international, who appeared in two RWCs tweeted that: “Symptoms I’ve had over the past week – temp of 38.8, sweats, shivers, body aches, cough, sore throat, short of breath, physically drained & the inability to …

One of the lasting moments from RWC 2019 was Uruguay’s famous win over Fiji in Kamaishi. The historic upset was a rematch from RWC 2015 when the teams met in Milton Keynes, England. On that occasion Fiji were playing their fourth, and final, pool match and Uruguay were playing their …

Canada will not be participating on the Tokyo Olympics if the games go ahead as planned on July 24. An official statement from the Canadian Olympic Committee has called on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the games for one year. The announcement comes just hours after IOC President Thomas …

The inaugural under-20 Americas Rugby Championship has been postponed. Set to be hosted by Uruguay in June, the age grade edition of the established Americas competition was also to act as a qualifier for the World Rugby u20 Trophy for Canada and the USA. A target date has not been …

World Rugby have confirmed that the remainder of the World Sevens Series has been postponed. FFR President Bernard Laporte had announced earlier this week that the Paris Sevens was off. The European leg in its entirety has now been tentatively moved to September with London also called off, with the …

The 2015 edition of the South American Rugby Championship was the last of its kind. The following year saw the birth of the Americas Rugby Championship, and with it a new structure altogether. It has led to professional rugby in six new countries, a marked change from 2015 when only …