Americas Rugby News
February 5, 2026
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The national Women’s 7’s teams from Argentina and Brazil are preparing for upcoming international sevens series competition, the SVNS 2. Argentina’s team, Las Yaguaretés, booked their spot in the recent competition in Dubai. The series will comprise three tournaments in Kenya, Uruguay and Brazil. Las Yaguaretés are training at Casa …
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Americas Rugby News
February 4, 2026
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Dan Kriel and Wayne van der Bank are among several new names that will participate in the first Men’s Eagles training camp of the year. The South African midfielders have been included by Scott Lawrence despite neither being eligible to represent the USA until 2027. Kriel is the twin brother …
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Americas Rugby News
February 3, 2026
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Rugby World Cup 2027 will be the eleventh edition of the Men’s Rugby World Cup. It comes 40 years after the inaugural tournament which was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987. The 2027 edition is the third to feature matches in Australia and the second to be entirely …
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Americas Rugby News
February 2, 2026
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Argentina will compete in Pool C at Rugby World Cup 2027. Los Pumas will do so against Canada, Fiji and Spain. The new-look group comes with expansion from 20 to 24 teams. The three facing Argentina will be out to prove themselves against the three-time Semi Finalist. Felipe Contepomi’s Pumas …
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Americas Rugby News
February 2, 2026
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Four years before hosting Rugby World Cup 2031, the USA Men’s Eagles will compete in a challenging group in Australia 2027. Their opponents, France, Japan and Samoa have all left their mark at past Rugby World Cups. The Eagles will play matches in three different Australian cities and do so …
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Americas Rugby News
February 2, 2026
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Chile has been allocated a demanding match schedule for Rugby World Cup 2023. Los Cóndores will play in both extremes of Australia with matches in both Perth and Townsville. The remaining pool match will be in Brisbane with Chile having the honor of competing against the tournament hosts in one …
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Americas Rugby News
February 2, 2026
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Uruguayans following Los Teros’ campaign at Rugby World Cup 2027 will be in doing so with challenging times. Tournament organizers, World Rugby and Rugby Australia, have allocated Uruguay with late kick-off times for all matches. Los Teros will play at kick-off times of 5:15pm and 2:45pm local time. They convert …
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Americas Rugby News
February 2, 2026
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Canada has been allocated a satisfactory match schedule for Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. The North Americans will compete against Argentina, Fiji and Spain in the pool. It marks a return to the Men’s Rugby World Cup after Canada failed to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023 which was …
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Americas Rugby News
February 1, 2026
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Two Chileans have completed deals to play for European clubs. The players are both notable names as they were members of Chile’s inaugural Rugby World Cup in 2023. Both remain on the radar for Los Cóndores and are in the frame for Australia 2027. Winger Franco Velarde will continue his …
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Americas Rugby News
February 1, 2026
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Los Pumas 7’s had a disappointing series of results at the 2026 Singapore Sevens. Argentina finished the tournament in seventh position, closing out their campaign with a 14-10 victory over Great Britain. The victory meant Santiago Goméz Cora’s players secured one victory at the tournament. Argentina opened against Australia. They paid …
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Americas Rugby News
January 31, 2026
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Canada’s Cole Keith has completed a move to the Doncaster Knights in England’s RFU Championship. Peñarol have recruited prop Agustin Iglesias from Tucumán. Tala product Giuliano Avaca is back in Argentina from Benetton; the fly half is training with Los Dogos. In a URC to Top 14 deal, Lyon have …
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Americas Rugby News
January 29, 2026
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Major League Rugby (MLR) will take place in Tennessee for the first time as the Chicago Hounds face the New England Free Jacks in Nashville in April. The relocated fixture sees a Rugby World Cup 2031 candidate city officially introduced to professional rugby. Nashville, Tennessee is one of twenty-seven cities …
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Americas Rugby News
January 28, 2026
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Brasil Rugby have confirmed an international match for August, 2026. The national Men’s test team will face The Classics NZ at Arena Pacaembu in São Paulo on August 29. The Classic All Blacks New Zealand team will consist of a variety of players including former All Blacks and New Zealand …
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Americas Rugby News
January 27, 2026
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Gonzalo Bertranou has signed for the California Legion for the 2026 Major League Rugby season. In doing so, the 32-year-old will be back for a second season of MLR. He played for RFC Los Angeles last season. That club merged with the San Diego Legion to form the California Legion. …
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Americas Rugby News
January 27, 2026
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San Juan, Argentina has secured a home test match in July. Los Pumas will face Wales at the Estadio San Juan el Bicentenario on Saturday, July 11. It will be the second of three home matches for the Americas #1 during the July International Window. The match will be Wales’ …
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Americas Rugby News
January 24, 2026
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Uruguayan Reinaldo Piussi now plays in Italy’s Serie A for Civitavecchia Rugby Centumcellae. Tomás Casares has joined the Chicago Hounds with the Miami Sharks now defunct. Former club of Canadians Jeff Hassler and Tyler Ardron, the Ospreys is soon to be defunct. Single-day tickets for the SVNS Vancouver are now …
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Paul Tait
January 23, 2026
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The 2026 Six Nations is a rugby competition contested between six competitors: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The respective player rosters contain a variety of nationalities with players qualifying in a number of ways. BACKGROUND TO WORLD RUGBY ELIGIBILITY LAWS Competing in international rugby competition requires players …
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Americas Rugby News
January 22, 2026
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Baltimore, Maryland has secured hosting rights to a test match between the New Zealand All Blacks and South Africa Springboks in 2026. The contest will be the fourth, and final, test match between the two iconic teams as part of their test series taking place this year. Dubbed as Rugby’s …
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Americas Rugby News
January 21, 2026
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USA Rugby have confirmed a two-test summer tour of South Africa for the Women’s Eagles. Two world class venues will host the matches against the Springbok Women. Ellis Park in Johannesburg is the backdrop planned for July 4, with the second test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on July 11. …
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Americas Rugby News
January 21, 2026
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Rugby World Cup 2027 tournament organizers have confirmed the stadiums for the Men’s 2027 World Cup in Australia. The tournament will be played in seven cities with a total of eight venues hosting the matches. The tournament will begin in Western Australia with Perth hosting the tournament opener. The match …
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