USA referee Kat Roche will take charge of two fixtures at the upcoming Rugby World Cup to be played in England. The Austin, Texas, native was an assistant match official at the tournament in New Zealand three years ago but will now become the first North American to act as …

Argentina have secured a place in the Semi Finals of the 2025 World Rugby u20 Championship. Los Pumitas confirmed their spot in the final four by scoring a bonus point in their 56-26 loss to France on Wednesday. Argentina will face South Africa on Monday, July 14 to determine who …

In a monumental week for Gerónimo Prisciantelli, Racing 92 have signed him and Felipe Contepomi has called him up to Los Pumas. Prisciantelli joins Racing 92 from 2025-2027. The move sees him leaving United Rugby Championship (URC) side Zebre Parma. Prisciantelli moved to Italy after impressing in Super Rugby Americas …

More Argentines ha ve been recruited by Top 14 clubs. Two players were recently confirmed as joining Top 14 clubs from Los Pumitas and now two more are joining them. Bayonne have recruited second-rowers Álvaro García Iandolino and Alejandro Barrios. García Iandolino and Barrios follow Gael Galván and Tomás Rapetti …

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 …

It wasn’t pretty at times, but the USA got their July test series off to a winning start with a comfortable 36-17 result over Belgium in Charlotte on Saturday night. A sluggish start saw the Eagles held scoreless for 20 minutes but they grew into the game and pulled away …

England humbled Argentina in La Plata on Saturday. The battle between no 5 and no 6 in the world was easily won by the lower of the two. England converted a 3-0 half-time scoreline into a 35-12 victory. George Ford was in the driver’s seat for England who tore Argentina …

History was made at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago del Chile on Saturday. For the first time ever, Los Cóndores defeated Romania in a rugby test match. The 40-16 scoreline was Chile’s first victory in three attempts against the Eastern Europeans. Played in front of vocal home supporters, Chile overcame …

Playing at home on Saturday, Brazil fell to a 45-17 defeat against the Argentina XV. The match was preparation for Os Tupis who are preparing for Rugby World Cup Qualifiers against Chile later this month. Brazil’s Men’s Senior Team are looking to follow the example of the Women’s side who …

Canada celebrated their first test on South African soil with a dominant 50-20 victory at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon. The Maple Leafs looked a class above from the start and scored a regular intervals with eight tries in all, including doubles for Alysha Corrigan and Florence Symonds. Barely five …

Australia 2027 awaits a new Rugby World Cup competitor as Hong Kong qualified for a first ever Rugby World Cup. Hong Kong were crowned Asia Rugby Men’s Champions with a 70-22 win over South Korea in Incheon on Saturday. Hong Kong dominated South Korea throughout the contest. They converted a …

Two teams preparing for upcoming World Cup qualifiers will meet for the first time on Saturday. The USA plays host to Belgium in North Carolina to open up their international season and the July test window. While the Eagles are yet to formally start their qualification campaign, the Black Devils …

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 …

The final build-up to Rugby World Cup 2025 for Canada starts in South Africa on Saturday. It’s the first of two tests against the Springbok Women for the Maple Leafs, and comes with less than two months until the start of the flagship tournament in England. Kévin Rouet will run …

South America’s fourth ranked Men’s team play host to the next-of-XV of the continental giants. Brazil’s home match against the Argentina XV will not be capped nor involve World Rankings. Taking place in Jacareí, the match opens 2025 for both Brazil and the Argentina XV. The match is preparation for …

Twenty-first in the world take on twentieth as Chile play host to Romania in Santiago on Saturday. The match is the Stejarii’s first game of their three match South American tour. The tour is also the Romanian’s first opportunity of officially beginning preparations for Rugby World Cup 2027. The Stejarii …

Fifth in the world take on six as Argentina play host to England in La Plata on Saturday. The game is the first of two test matches between the teams in Argentina this month. It will also be the first of three between the teams in 2025. In addition to …

Former Junior All-American lock Nafi Ma’afu has signed a two-year contract with Montauban. The 27-year-old makes the move from Biarritz to the recently promoted club. He and Puma Lucio Sordoni are among the recent announcements made by Montauban for their return to the Top 14. Ma’afu made 13 Pro D2 …

Argentina will officially lose a hooker on Saturday. Pablo Dimcheff has been named on Italy for the test match against South Africa. It marks a first appearance at the capped level for the Argentine born and raised front-rower. He is now captured by Italy. Dimcheff was selected by Head Coach …

2025 will see Brazil competing at a first ever Rugby World Cup. As Yaras, the national Women’s team will compete at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England. They come in yellow and in white with yellow being the regular home kit and white the alternate. The white jersey is …