2025 begins with professional rugby finally having arrived in Argentina’s northwest. The rugby heartland of Tucumán is home to Super Rugby Americas’ rookie franchise Los Tarucas. The debuting Tarucas take-on the best of Brazilian rugby with Os Cobras looking for a strong start to their new campaign ahead of the …

Carlo Mignot will make his debut for Biarritz on Friday. The 22-year-old will start for the Pro D2 side in his first appearance in the French second division. He has been named to play inside center for Biarritz against Valence Romans. Mignot, who is from France, was recited by Os …

Guido Petti will make the move from Bordeaux to Harlequins. The English Premiership club have signed the Puma on a three-year-deal from mid 2025 to mid 2028. It will be the third professional club for the second-rower from Buenos Aires. Petti, a veteran of Rugby World Cups 2015, 2019 and …

The South American professional rugby season begins on Friday. In a battle of champions, former two-time winners Peñarol play host to reigning and defending champions Los Dogos. The season gets underway with Uruguay firmly eyeing the Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifiers; hence, Peñarol’s players have plenty on their minds. Los …

Pau continue to recruit strongly. The French Top 14 club have signed Facundo Isa from Toulon. The Argentine veteran of Rugby World Cups 2015 and 2023 will join Pau next season. The move is the second big name Puma acquired by Pau; Julián Montoya has signed from Leicester Tigers. The …

The home of English Rugby will play host to Argentina vs South Africa in October. The London stadium will host the final round battle of the South Atlantic on Saturday, October 04. The teams will have faced-off  the seven days earlier in South Africa. As per normal, Los Pumas and …

It was a bumpy ride that started slowly, but the Hounds pushed through to earn their first-ever playoff appearance and first-ever playoff win in just their second campaign. The season came to a close against the eventual champion New England Free Jacks in the Eastern Conference final. More changes have …

Only eight places remain at Rugby World Cup 2027. Four were claimed this past weekend in Europe. This saw four of the twelve qualifying slots in Australia 2027 taken. It remains to be seen how the four finish to finalize who is Europe 1, Europe2 , Europe 3, and Europe …

Twenty-four years after playing in Australia, Romania will compete again in the country at Rugby World Cup 2027. The Stejarii were convincing winners over Belgium on Saturday. The 31-14 road victory followed a 48-10 win over Germany in the opening round. The results meant Romania was virtually assured of a …

Portugal will be playing at Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. Os Lobos booked their spot in the tournament by beating Belgium and Germany in qualifying matches. The result is that Portugal will play in a third Rugby World Cup and do so in back-to-back Rugby World Cups for the …

Spain’s nightmare has concluded. After being disqualified from Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying and from Rugby World Cup 2023, Los Leones have earned their spot at Rugby World Cup 2027. The Australia hosted Rugby World Cup will be just the second Men’s Rugby World Cup involving Spain and the first …

As a player, Gonzalo Quesada experienced a narrow loss in the Rugby World Cup 1999 opener. The wonder-kicker from Buenos Aires scored 18 points in a 23-18 defeat in Cardiff. Earlier in the year he scored 21 points in a 36-26 home defeat. Decades later, Quesada is among the leading …

Georgia will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. Twenty-four years after debuting at the World Cup in 2003, the Lelos will be back in Australia again. Georgia booked their spot in the Australia 2027 tournament by seeing off Switzerland and the Netherlands in qualifying. The Lelos’ spot was …

The Americas’s newest professional rugby team has debuted. Los Tarucas took to the field in a pre-season hit-out against reigning Super Rugby Americas champions, Los Dogos. Los Tarucas represents Northwestern Argentina and is based in the rugby heartland of Tucumán. The Tucumán-based side took-on the Córdoba-based Dogos in two matches. …

Bath have signed Santiago Carreras on a three-year-deal starting in mid 2025. It will see the Puma arriving for the 2025-2026 season after making the move from Argentina to Gloucester in late 2020. Bath will be Carreras’ third professional experience after he played Super Rugby for Los Jaguares in 2019-2020. …

The European section of Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifying began this weekend. Four European countries were head-and-shoulders above the other four. Big wins see Romania, Georgia, Portugal and Spain closing in on qualifying for Australia 2027. Georgia broke records in beating Switzerland on Saturday. The 110-0 win was the biggest …

Los Teros are preparing their qualifying campaign for a fourth consecutive Rugby World Cup. The pathway for Uruguay is to win the South American finals to qualify as South America 1. Chile face Brazil in one Semi Final with Uruguay facing Paraguay in the other. The winner of the final …

The venues for Rugby World Cup 2027 have been confirmed. Stadiums located in cities across Australia will host matches in rugby’s quadrennial showcase event. The tournament will begin on the Indian Ocean city of Perth and conclude on the Pacific Ocean city of Sydney.   WHO HAS MISSED OUT? Rugby …

The Rugby Sevens World Cup disappears. This was the headline published by Spanish publication Marca. The tragic news for rugby players and supporters is that World Rugby administrators are cutting costs with the Sevens World Cup deemed not important enough to continue. Rugby Sevens is the Olympic model of the …

The biggest rugby event on earth will begin in out west in 2027. The Western Australian capital city, Perth will play host to the opening ceremony and the opening match of Rugby World Cup 2027. It means the tournament will begin and end on opposite sides of Australia as Sydney …