Mexico fell to defeat against Czechia on Good Friday. The test match was Mexico’s first ever time playing senior Men’s international rugby in Europe. It also officially opened international competition between Czechia and Mexico. Played at the Stadion Markéta in the national capital of Prague, Czechia were 54-27 winners over …
Read More »World Rugby Nations Cup Fixtures Coming to Americas in July
The World Rugby Nations Cup will be played in the Americas in July. A total of 18 test matches will take-place with half of them in South America and half in North America. The tournament will contain twelve teams, all of whom will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027 in …
Read More »Brazil Women and Belgium Men Win SVNS 2 titles in São Paulo
Unprecedented results played out at the São Paulo SVNS 2 tournament this weekend. Brazil were crowned Women’s Champions and Belgium Men’s Champions at there third, and final, SVNS 2 tournament this season. The São Paulo SVNS 2 follows the Nairobi SVNS 2 tournament in Kenya and the Montevideo SVNS 2 …
Read More »Peñarol Scrape Past Yacare in Montevideo
In match that went down to the wire in Montevideo, Peñarol scraped past Yacare to win 25-24. The Friday night battle was tight throughout. Peñarol held a 13-9 half-time lead and were forced to defend until the very end to secure victory. The early play favored Yacare. Fly half Joaquín …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2026 – Week Six – ARN Guide
Week six of the Super Rugby Americas (SRA) season kicks-off this Friday with two matches. It will continue with one Saturday fixture and conclude with a rare Monday match. The opening fixture will be in Tucumán, Argentina. Los Tarucas have a prime opportunity of adding to their 4 wins thus …
Read More »New French Club for Uruguayan Captain
Uruguayan captain Manuel Leindekar’s playing future will continue to be in France. The big (2,05m, 117 kg) second-rower will be joining Grenoble next season from his current club, Oyonnax. Leindekar is in his second season at Oyonnax. He has made eleven Pro D2 appearances thus far in the 2025-2026 season. …
Read More »Brazil Qualify for World Rugby U20 Challenger Cup
Os Curumins defeated Paraguay at the Jockey Club de Rosario in Argentina. The hard-fought 27-24 win over Paraguay at u20 level sees Brazil officially and successfully qualified for the 2026 World Rugby U20 Challenger Cup. Brazil was forced to dig deep as the match saw the lead changing hands. Paraguay …
Read More »Double SVNS 2 Gold for Americas’ Competitors in Montevideo
It was a double celebration for Americas’ competitors in Montevideo this weekend. The USA Men’s Eagles were crowned Men’s Champions and Las Yaguaretés were crowned the Women’s Champions at the SVNS 2 played at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo, Uruguay. The USA and Germany both successfully qualified for the HSBC SVNS …
Read More »Ignacio Mendy Shining Bright for Benetton
Ignacio Mendy is shining bright for Benetton. The Argentine winger looks to be playing his way into amassing further caps in 2026. Weeks after featuring Felipe Contepomi’s first training camp for the year, Mendy was a try-scorer for Benetton against the Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship (URC). Benetton went …
Read More »Big first half Proves Sufficient for Tarucas against Yacare
A big first half showing from Los Tarucas proved to be sufficient against Yacare on Saturday. Played at the neutral location of the Estadio Aranduroga Rugby Club in Corrientes, Argentina, Los Tarucas ran in four rapid-fire first-half tries to have the bonus point early. They then failed to add points …
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