Uruguay’s third match of RWC 2015 was against Fiji. Four years prior to their famous upset win in Kamaishi, Japan, Los Teros faced the same team in Milton Keynes, UK. The score involved touches from Rodrigo Silva, Gastón Mieres, Carlos Arboleya and Agustín Ormaechea. Silva pounced on to a loose …

Guy Novès has named Patricio Albacete in his perfect Toulouse XV. The former Toulouse and France Head Coach was a player for the club from 1975-1988, Assistant Coach from 1988-1990 and Head Coach from 1992-2015. He is the most successful coach in the professional era. He took Toulouse to European …

Agustín Pichot has confirmed is candidacy for World Rugby Chairman. The position is the leading role in administrating the sport of rugby. Pichot is currently the Vice-Chairman behind England’s Bill Beaumont. The closing date for candidates is this Sunday, April 11. The voting itself will take place on April 26 …

Canada’s lead-in to Rugby World Cup 1999 began in Tokyo, where they took on hosts Japan in front of 13,000 fans at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium on May 1. It was the opening match of the revised Pacific Rim Championship, with six countries competing in the round-robin format that would …

Major League Rugby announced on Wednesday that it will conduct their first ever Collegiate Draft across the June 13 weekend of this year. Players will be selected from US college programs with ‘at least four rounds’ to take place, and possibly more ‘if necessary.’ Following Colorado’s decision to withdraw from …

Daniel Hourcade is open to Portugal and Spain joining the Súper Liga Americana e Rugby (SLAR). In an interview with ESPN Argentina, Sudamerica Rugby’s High Performance Manager noted that talks are underway with the Portuguese and Spanish rugby federations. SLAR is South America’s professional rugby competition. The inaugural SLAR season …

O rugby no Brasil tem uma longa história e que precisava ser narrada. O novo livro “A História do Rugby no Brasil (1891-2009)”, de autoria de Diego Gutierrez (jornalista e sociólogo), Thiago Kater (historiador e arqueólogo) e Victor Ramalho (historiador e jornalista), sob orientação de Marco Bettine (sociólogo, professor da …

The Colorado Raptors are dropping out of Major League Rugby. Multiple sources confirmed the news earlier this week and on Wednesday a brief letter – attached below – was circulated by co-owner and Mayor of Glendale Mike Dunafon stating that the team will be officially departing the league effective May …

Three Pumas have been named in the Montpellier perfect XV by Mamuka Gorgodze. The former Georgian captain was a mainstay at the club. During a very long period covering 2005-2014 he played 168 matches for Montpellier. Gorgodze discussed his perfect Monpellier XV with Midi Olympique. He did not include himself …

The Stade Félix Bollaert in Lens, France was the setting for a RWC classic. On the one hand, Ireland were looking to retain their record of reaching the Quarter Finals in every RWC. On the other hand, Los Pumas were seeking to reach a first ever Quarter Final. Argentina had …

In his rookie season of test match rugby, Manuel Montero was a break-out star. He debuted with a try against Uruguay before scoring a hat-trick against Chile and one against Brazil. The three tests were in May 2012 for teams comparable to the Argentina XV by contemporary standards. In June …

Former Australian captain George Gregan has named a team of the best he played with and against for Fox Sports. The veteran of four Rugby World Cups earned a total of 139 caps for the Wallabies and played in two RWC finals.  His Perfect World XV consists of players from seven …

The careers of many Argentine players have been defined in the English Premiership. Many have used it as a stepping-stone to Los Pumas. Others have arrived in England young and gone on to enjoy lengthily periods in the competition. Who then are the very best? The following selection notes the …

Former French internationals Sébastien Chabal and Thierry Dusautoir confirmed they have Covid-19. Their country has been one of the worst hit by the coronavirus, with over 9,000 deaths. Chabal and Dusautoir confirmed that they have the virus on a live interview on Canal +. Both noted that they contracted the …

The date was Saturday, July 19, 1997. Canada were playing host to Wales at Fletcher’s Fields in Markham, just north of Toronto. A crowd of 7,000 were in attendance on a perfect sunny day with hopes of witnessing an upset win over the home nation. Dr. Pat Parfrey’s men had …

Canadian fullback Mike Pyke scored a memorable try against New Zealand in 2007. The score came in a mid-year test match several months out from RWC 2007. The try involved Pyke picking off a New Zealand pass and running 90 meters to score. Pyke was playing in his fourth year of …

Canada and Tonga met in a fierce match in RWC 2003. Played in Wollongong, Australia the North Americans saw-off the Pacific Islanders to end their campaign on a high. Canada were led by Al Charron. The then 37-year-old was appearing in his final test match. His match did not end …

Folau Niua scored a memorable for the USA against Romania in 2014. In his 17 test match career, Niua scored just the one test try. The 66th minute score was a vital part of the Eagles’ 27-17 win at the Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest. The Palo Alto, California native went …

Germán Kessler will be staying in France for the foreseeable future. Uruguay’s first choice hooker has signed a two-year contract extension with SA XV Charente that will see him through at least the 2021-2022 season. The deal also includes an option for a third year. The 25-year-old signed for the …

I was recently pondering to myself – what would a fantasy match-up look like between Uruguay’s professional players from Peñarol and abroad? After some thought I decided that in the Uruguayan context the real question ought to be that of Peñarol vs the rest. That is to say a match …