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The inaugural Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) was played earlier this month. In Medellín, Colombia the host nation were tournament victories, going unbeaten against Guyana, Mexico, and Paraguay. The tournament is the official ‘B’ division of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). Starting in 2016 the ARC sees Brazil, Canada, Chile, Uruguay, the …

Mario Ledesma has trimmed his roster to 30 players to face New Zealand. This sees seven players who trained this week released ahead of next weekend’s Rugby Championship match in Buenos Aires. Of the 30 players included the most notable name is Ramiro Herrera. He joined the roster from France earlier …

Barbados will host the Rugby Americas North Sevens tournament this weekend. A total of 24 teams representing 15 countries will participate in both men’s and women’s divisions. The tournament takes place at the Holders Hill Polo Grounds in St. James beginning on Saturday. This year’s tournament will not only offer …

Week 5 of the Top 14 takes place on Saturday and Sunday. Early signs are that making predictions for the play-off’s would be premature. Grenoble and Perpignan are the bottom two and winless. Their clash in Week 5 will change this with Toulon in danger of dropping into the relegation …

Week 4 of the Pro 14 takes place on Friday and Saturday. The latest round sees a different look with Ireland, South Africa, and Wales hosting matches. The Italian and Scottish sides are all to play on the road. Involved are to be RWC 2015 players who played for Argentina, …

Week 4 of the English Premiership will be played this weekend. The six fixtures are to be spread from Friday through Sunday with matches taking place throughout the country. The Americas will have players taking to the field and the following preview details their involvement. The one Friday fixture of …

Ramiro Moyano is in doubt to face New Zealand. Argentina’s starting left winger in the Rugby Championship left the field early through injury in last Saturday’s win over Australia. Moyano has partnered Bautista Delguy and Emiliano Boffelli in the back-three throughout the Rugby Championship. The trio have been impressive, all …

Los Teros are in uncharted territory. Having qualified in February they have the luxury of almost a year’s extra preparation ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019 compared to 2015. A select group of players are on professional domestic contracts and are effectively guaranteed their spots leaving only a few reserve …

Following a bye round last weekend the Pro D2 returns for week 5 of the competition. France’s second division is easily the most competitive and successful of any second-flight professional competition in the world. With there being many players from the Americas involved it is a vital part of focus …

Ramiro Herrera is back from France for Argentina. He is one of 37 players named by Mario Ledesma to begin training in Buenos Aires tomorrow. Los Pumas will play at home against New Zealand (September 29) and Australia (October 06) in the remaining Rugby Championship fixtures. Herrera is the fourth …