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Lucas Caneda scored a second half try for Charente who downed Pro D2 leaders Mont de Marsan this weekend. Played on Friday in Angoulême, the Argentine wingers club came from behind to win a thriller 20-16. Caneda was one of two uncapped Argentine players involved. Both he and Joel Scavali …

The Americas Rankings have been updated for September 30 2018. They have been recalculated following the completion of international competition this weekend. Argentina’s home defeat against New Zealand does not see any change in the rankings. Argentina’s ranking going into the match was 79.02 points. New Zealand’s 92.52 was too …

Playing at home Guatemala defeated Costa Rica to home the 2018 Sudamérica 4 Naciones B. The match saw the 20th ranked side in the Americas playing at home against the 22nd ranked side. Guatemala’s 18-12 victory will see rankings points exchanged in their favor. Today’s fixture kicked-off the tier 2 …

New Zealand claimed the 2018 Rugby Championship crown by defeating Argentina on Saturday evening. The 35-17 victory sees the All Blacks flying across the Atlantic Ocean to take-on South Africa already as this year’s champions. The All Blacks’ win was based on their performance in the opening quarter. While not …

Bautista Delguy is to miss facing Australia. The Pumas right winger was injured playing for Argentina against New Zealand in Buenos Aires on Saturday evening. Having taken a knock to the head by Codie Taylor he was forced off according to protocol with Sebastián Cancelliere replacing him in the opening …

An outplayed Argentina fell to New Zealand in Buenos Aires this evening. The 35-17 victory was both comprehensive and deserved. Los Pumas were short of the levels produced in prior outings in this year’s Rugby Championship. Scoring first today was Argentina. It came in the form of a Nicolás Sánchez …

Benjamín Urdapilleta magic completed a miracle comeback win today against Toulouse. The Argentine fly half brought Castres back from 22-3 down to a stunning 26-22 victory. Urdapilleta was at the helm, scoring 16 points. Having missed his first shot at goal, Urdapilleta would make amends. His opening points came in there …

Following on from winning in New Zealand, South Africa claimed back-to-back wins in the Rugby Championship today, defeating Australia in Port Elizabeth. The 23-12 victory consolidates South Africa in second position while Australia are bottom behind Argentina. Los Pumas are to face New Zealand this evening in Buenos Aires. A …

Venezuela are officially out of the Sudamérica 4 Naciones B. Their non-involvement has seen the tournament reduced from four to three competing countries. As reported by Americas Rugby News Venezuela’s players faced the prospect of being denied entrance into Guatemala after their visas had not been accepted. Now on the …

The Top 14 season rolls on. In week 6 of France’s elite competition it is derby time. All but one of the matches see neighboring clubs battling it out. The following preview details the involvement of players from the Americas. Kicking-off week 6 will be Toulouse vs Castres. The Saturday …