Americas Rugby News
January 12, 2026
292
Chile’s professional rugby franchise, Selknam has named a longlist for Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026. A 57-man roster began preparations for the upcoming season on Wednesday, January 07 at the CARR, Chile’s High Performance Rugby Center. Head Coach Jake Mangin has command of a roster containing 27 forwards and 30 …
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Americas Rugby News
January 12, 2026
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Argentina and Australia are regular opponents in the Rugby Championship. Indeed, test matches between the teams has boomed due to the competition. There were no matches between Los Pumas and the Wallabies in the 1990s and four in the 2000s but there have already been 11 played in the 2020s. …
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Americas Rugby News
January 10, 2026
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A record five Americas teams will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027. The Australia hosted tournament will be an expanded tournament with 24-teams rather than 20 as was the case from 1999-2023. The five Americas teams will be Canada and the USA from North America and Argentina, Chile and Uruguay …
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Americas Rugby News
January 8, 2026
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Paraguay’s professional rugby franchise, Yacare have a changed roster for the Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026 campaign. Regular starter and captain, Mariano Garcete is notably missing from the 40-man roster named to prepare for the upcoming season. On the flip side of the loss of Garcete is the inclusion of …
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Americas Rugby News
January 8, 2026
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Italy is one of ten men’s rugby test teams recognized as Tier 1. This elite categorization means Italy get to play more matches against fellow Tier 1 opponents than do teams not placed in this category. Italy became the first Tier 1 union expansion when the Azzurri joined the Six …
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Americas Rugby News
January 7, 2026
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There have been many great tries scored over the course of the long history of international competition between Los Pumas and Ireland. International competition dates back to 1952, that being a quarter of a century before the inaugural Rugby World Cup. The Rugby World Cup era is where the bulk …
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Americas Rugby News
January 6, 2026
228
For the second time this decade, World Rugby elected a Chilean try as the best of a calendar year. Santiago Pedrero’s try for Los Cóndores against Samoa in Utah was officially determined as being the best try of the year in 2025. The try was in the opening of two …
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Americas Rugby News
January 5, 2026
327
A notable turnover of Argentine players has taken place in the two years of international competition under Felipe Contepomi. In some cases, former permanent selections have been overtaken while in others former fringe players are now further behind. This article identifies players who could make comebacks for Los Pumas in …
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Americas Rugby News
January 4, 2026
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The greatest day in Chile’s Rugby history is September 27, 2025. The day saw Los Cóndores booking their place at Rugby World Cup 2027 by defeating Samoa 31-12 at a packed Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar. The match was game two of a home-and-away Rugby World Cup Qualifying series …
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Americas Rugby News
January 2, 2026
292
A very select group of rugby players are test match centurions. No North American player has reached the mark of 100 test caps while one has from Uruguay and four have from Argentina. Additional players from the same two countries can complete 100 test caps this year. No Canada, Chile …
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Paul Tait
January 1, 2026
369
The Rugby World Cup returns to Australia in 2027. It will be the third Men’s Rugby World Cup with matches in Australia and the second with every match played in the country. It will also be the final tournament before the Americas hosts for the first time in 2031. A …
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Americas Rugby News
December 30, 2025
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United Rugby Championship (URC) side Benetton Rugby have confirmed the signing of Pumas fly half Nicolás Roger Farías. The 25-year-old joins the Italian side with immediate effect, replacing countryman Tomás Albornoz who made a mid-season transfer from Benetton Rugby to Toulon. Roger comes from Northern Argentina. He is a product …
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Americas Rugby News
December 30, 2025
226
Los Pumas and England have competed against each other in international competition since 1978. The near half-century has seen 31 matches played with fixtures players both home-and away as well as at four different Rugby World Cup tournaments. Some amazing tries have been scored over the years. Examples of five …
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Americas Rugby News
December 26, 2025
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Spain has officially entered the race to be the host country of Rugby World Cup 2035. Confirmation came from España Rugby with a message on Christmas Day. Posted on social media, the message came from Federación Española de Rugby (FER) President Juan Carlos Martín Sánchez. Australia will host Rugby World …
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Americas Rugby News
December 24, 2025
480
Former Super Rugby Americas (SRA) champions, Los Dogos are ready for the SRA 2026 season. A significantly different looking roster has been named to begin preparations for the 2026 season in January. The 46-man Dogos roster contains a combination of familiar names from past campaigns and newcomers. Los Dogos will …
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Americas Rugby News
December 24, 2025
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The new franchise in Super Rugby Americas (SRA), Los Capibaras, has assembled an exciting roster for the SRA 2026 season. Los Capibaras represent El Litoral, and specifically rugby clubs throughout the provinces of Rosario, Entre Ríos and Santa Fe. The birth of Los Capibaras means Argentina has four professional teams …
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Americas Rugby News
December 24, 2025
464
Los Tarucas have confirmed their player roster for Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026. The Tucumán-based franchise joined the South American professional rugby league for the SRA 2025 season. The team proved to be competitive in their rookie campaign and will be looking to build on that for the 2026 season. …
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Americas Rugby News
December 24, 2025
428
The Los Pampas roster for Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026 has been confirmed. The Buenos Aires franchise will be coached by Juan Manuel Leguizamón for a third consecutive SRA season. Leguizamón will be Head Coach of a staff team which also includes Rodrigo Martínez, Sebastián Yavícoli and Sergio Carossio. The …
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Americas Rugby News
December 24, 2025
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There will be an injection of Pumas in Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026. Players capped by Argentina at the Senior Men’s level and Los Pumas 7’s players have been confirmed on rosters announced today, December 24, for the SRA 2026 season. Three Pumas have been included on Argentine rosters for …
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Americas Rugby News
December 22, 2025
490
It remains to be seen if Anthem can finally conjure their first franchise victory in 2026, but the team has undoubtedly received significant upgrades in the off-season. The roster now more closely resembles a senior USA squad with four capped Eagles among the 16 new signings confirmed to date. Luke …
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