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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Americas Rugby News
January 18, 2026
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Canada claimed victory in the Men’s bracket at the World Sevens qualifier tournament in Dubai on Sunday, in doing so securing their place in the next stage of the Series that will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, next month. Argentina Women will also advance after finishing in second, with the …
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Americas Rugby News
January 17, 2026
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A 40-man Cobras roster has been finalized to prepare for Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026. Os Cobras will play home matches in São Paulo in 2026 and the megacity will be the base for the team coached by New Zealander Josh Reeves. 30 of the 40 members of the roster …
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Americas Rugby News
January 17, 2026
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The pools are out for the World Rugby U20 Championship 2026 in Georgia. Argentina, Uruguay and the USA will all compete. Jocelyn Barrieau selected Canada’s 14-player roster for the upcoming two legs of the 2026 HSBC SVNS Series in Singapore and Perth, Australia. Argentina 7 were crowned champions at Super …
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Americas Rugby News
January 15, 2026
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Three-time Super Rugby Americas (SRA) champions, Peñarol have confirmed their player roster for the 2026 season. The Uruguayan roster is much changed to that from the 2025 season. The URU has opted for heavy investment in youth. The roster comes without regulars such as Mateo Sanguinetti, Santiago Civetta, Carlos Deus, …
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Americas Rugby News
January 15, 2026
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Western Australia’s Super Rugby Pacific franchise, the Western Force are adding a third Argentine for the upcoming season. Hooker Leonel Oviedo is being recruited from Argentina to join Pumas second-rower Franco Molina and Pumas scrum-half Agustin Moyano for the 2026 season. Unlike Molina and Moyano, Oviedo is uncapped. Oviedo is …
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Americas Rugby News
January 14, 2026
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Japan have officially declared that they want to host the Rugby World Cup again and do so in 2035. The JPFU’s announcement confirms that the Asia no 1 will enter World Rugby’s host nation selection process for the 2035 tournament. The Japanese bid comes less than seven years after hosting …
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Americas Rugby News
January 12, 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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