Canada will retain 33 men in their squad to prepare for the upcoming tests against Belgium and Spain in Edmonton. Steve Meehan has whittled has way down from 59 in the initial squad with a mix of established professionals and lesser-knowns set to wear the Maple Leafs in the coming …
Read More »Argentina Second-Half Magic Stuns Spain at u20 Championship
Second-half magic from Argentina saw the South Americans completing a miraculous and stunning win over Spain at the World Rugby u20 Championship. Played in Rovigo, Italy on Friday, Los Pumas came back from a 30-7 deficit at half-time to defeat Spain 33-30. Beltrán Ortega opened the scoring. The Spanish fullback …
Read More »Strong Spain squad named for North American tour
Spain has named a stronger than expected traveling roster for their trip to North America. The Leones have already secured their spot at the 2027 World Cup and Pablo Bouza had initially named a younger squad to prepare for the tour, but the former Pumas forward now appears to have …
Read More »Canada trims Men’s squad for Edmonton training camp
Steve Meehan has trimmed his Canadian Senior Men’s squad ahead of next month’s tests against Belgium and Spain in Edmonton. The original group of 59 identified two weeks ago has been reduced to 42, with 19 players dropping off and two players added. Canada will take on the Blacks Devils …
Read More »Two Argentines Named in 2024-2025 Rugby SVNS Dream Team
Two Argentines made the 2024-2025 Rugby SVNS Dream Team. Named by World Rugby, the 2025 Dream Team contains two Argentines, two Spaniards, one Brit, one Fijian and one Frenchman. The Argentines are Marcos Moneta and Luciano González. They are joined by Manu Moreno and Pol Plá (both Spain), Harry Glover …
Read More »Two Argentines Shortlisted for Sevens Men’s Player of the Year
World Rugby has officially shortlisted three players for the Sevens Men’s Player of the Year award. Two of the three are Argentines. The SVNS Awards 2025 will be presented on Sunday, 4 May in Los Angeles. ARGENTINA – Luciano González 28-year-old Luciano Gonzalez was the leading ball-carrier this season. …
Read More »Declared and Potential Bidders for Rugby World Cup 2035
Australia will host Rugby World Cup 2027. The USA will host the 2031 tournament. Which country or countries will host Rugby World Cup 2035? This article looks at the declared and potential bidders for RWC 2035. ITALY Days before the start of RWC 2023, Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) director …
Read More »Argentina Claim Podium Finish at Singapore 7’s
Argentina claimed a podium finish at the Singapore 7’s. Los Pumas 7’s recovered from a Semi Final defeat against Fiji to win the Bronze Final. Los Pumas 7’s fell 33-24 against Fiji at the Semi Final stage. The Flying Fijians outscored Argentina by five tries to four. Argentina scored first …
Read More »Argentina Secure World SVNS 2025 Title
Argentina secured the 2025 World HSBC SVNS title on Saturday in Singapore. Los Pumas 7’s secured a spot in the Semi Finals and thereby are assured of a minimum 14 competition points. With it, Argentina will rise to 102 points, or more. This places Los Pumas 7’s out of reach …
Read More »Brazil Fall Short Against Spain
Brazil were soundly beaten by Spain in Alicante on Sunday. The South Americans fell to a 41-12 defeat in a test match with world rankings on the line. The match was game two of Brazil’s Iberian tour in preparation of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Brazil were competitive against …
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