Los Jaguares being based in South Africa is among the options following the suspension of Super Rugby. The respective lock own situations mean that a return of inter conference matches is all but out of the question. In seeking a solution, one is for some conferences to be played within …

USA international Andrew Durutalo has been named to an All-Time Sunwolves XV selected by Super Rugby. The team was chosen using the same statistical model employed for the competition’s weekly XVs, and ranked the former Eagles back row as the best openside flanker for the Japanese franchise. Durutalo spent just …

The USA Eagles’ November 2013 series saw a home match against the Maori All Blacks and two road matches in Europe. The second of these fixtures saw the North Americans playing in Rustavi, Georgia; The match went down in history as a great comeback win. The USA Eagles won the …

Argentine legend and World Rugby Hall of Famer scored 16 test tries in his career of 87 caps. There were many memorable tries and today we look at one of them. It was scored against South Africa in a RWC 2003 warm-up match in Port Elizabeth. The try was a …

One of Argentina’s greatest wins came in 1987 against Australia. The match was game two of a two test series in Buenos Aires. The Wallabies and Los Pumas compete to a 19-19 draw in game one. As such the winner of game two would claim the series. The match took …

With Covid-19 sending countries into lock down mode sporting activities have been suspended. Good news is in, however, as three RWC classic matches are to be streamed for free in full this coming weekend. They are from three different RWCs. The most recent is the classic encounter in which Uruguay …

Brett Beukeboom has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby. At just 29 years old the decision comes as a surprise and follows that of fellow Canadian international and clubmate Matt Evans. The Cornish Pirates captain was to make the announcement at the end of the season, but with the RFU …

Major League Rugby will pay their players despite cancelling the remainder of the 2020 season due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Only five weeks were complete but salaried players will receive their full contracted amounts. League commissioner George Killebrew took to social media to confirm that the MLR Board of …

An English Premiership club is interested in the services of Uruguay’s World Cup No8. The Bristol Bears are on the trail of Manuel Diana of the Toronto Arrows. Now with 25 caps, he broke into test rugby during RWC 2019 cycle. Diana overtook long-time starter Alejandro Nieto as Los Teros’ …

Argentina’s first home try against New Zealand in the Rugby Championship was special. It was not only a notable accomplishment, but it was also an excellent try. The score came from a set move from a lineup wherein four pairs of hands linked before Lucas González Amorosino broke the defense. …

The Olympic Games scheduled to begin on July 24 in Tokyo have been officially postponed. Just two days after the International Olympic Committee had set a four-week deadline to make a final decision, the decision has been made to move the world’s largest sporting event to 2021. A new date …

The year 2017 was not the greatest for Argentina. Los Pumas had an overall record of 2-10 for the year. A lot was not falling into place. This included an uninspiring Super Rugby campaign and a selection policy of Jaguares-only for Los Pumas. Argentina’s trip to Florence, Italy was a …

Former Puma Dr. Alejandro Allub says that that the worst is to come in 15 days. The RWC 1999 second-rower is seeing with his own eyes the Covid-19 pandemic in Argentine hospitals. The 30 time capped Puma was in a serious condition himself during his playing days. He suffered a …

The USA Eagles went 1-3 at RWC 2011. Their final match was against Italy in Nelson, New Zealand. The match gave the North Americans a chance at winning two games in a RWC for the first time. Based on the early-goings they had a chance at doing so. The try …

The 2020 Major League Rugby season came to an abrupt end last week after just five rounds. Its cancellation meant that several players who were awaiting visa clearance made no appearances at all. Others were yet to return from preseason injuries. Below we identify a team full of players signed …

Uruguay booked their tickets to England and Wales with a home win over Russia in October 2014. The match was the return fixture of a home-and-away series in the final round of RWC 2015 repechage qualifying. In game one of the series, Russia won by a single point in the …

Former Scotland captain and scrum-half, Rory Lawson has warned of Covid-19. The 31 time capped international, who appeared in two RWCs tweeted that: “Symptoms I’ve had over the past week – temp of 38.8, sweats, shivers, body aches, cough, sore throat, short of breath, physically drained & the inability to …

One of the lasting moments from RWC 2019 was Uruguay’s famous win over Fiji in Kamaishi. The historic upset was a rematch from RWC 2015 when the teams met in Milton Keynes, England. On that occasion Fiji were playing their fourth, and final, pool match and Uruguay were playing their …

Canada will not be participating on the Tokyo Olympics if the games go ahead as planned on July 24. An official statement from the Canadian Olympic Committee has called on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the games for one year. The announcement comes just hours after IOC President Thomas …

Uruguay used the 2015 South American A Championship to prepare for RWC 2014. It was their first RWC tournament appearance since 2003. Chile were looking to cause an upset and they succeed in doing so, winning 30-15 at the Parque Mahuida in Santiago, Chile. The upset result gave Chile their …