Benetton pulled-off a shock upset win on Saturday. The Italians were 32-25 winners over two-time former European Champions Cup winners La Rochelle. The match-winner was Argentine; uncapped hooker Bautista Bernasconi was a 49th minute replacement. He scored a 66th minute try. Neither side scored again after the conversion. Bernasconi and …

Brazil has secured a home rugby test match against Romania. As part of the July Internationals, Os Tupis will take-on the Stejarii in July. The date has not yet been finalized with July 12 being penciled in though it may be played on July 05. The venue for the fixture …

The 2025 Six Nations is a rugby competition contested between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The respective player rosters contain a variety of nationalities. Some have a high percentage of homegrown players while others contain a wide range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players.   BACKGROUND TO WORLD RUGBY ELIGIBILITY …

Ignacio Calles to Bayonne is a done deal. Rugby Rama report that Bayonne have tabled a three-year-deal for the Pumas loose head prop. The contract will begin at the end of the 2024-2025 Top 14 season. This will see Calles moving clubs at the end of the ongoing French season …

Americas players are closing in on career milestones for country. A range of Americas players are chasing milestones and some will certainly reach them in 2025. This article identifies players to follow closely in 2025. Players from the six leading Americas rugby countries are identified noting which milestone they could …

RFC Los Angeles have booked an historic match against the Fijian Drua. The preseason contest will take place on Friday, January 24th, at Churchill Park in Lautoka. It’s the first time a Major League Rugby side will have taken the field opposite a team from Super Rugby. Both lineups are …

Argentina Development were crowned champions this weekend at Newbery Athletic in Mar del Plata. Playing under the development name, rather than Los Pumas 7’s, Argentina defeated Mar del Plata 14-5 in the tournament final. Argentina Development opened with a 26-14 win over Tucumán but fell 12-15 ante Mar del Plata. …

Two Pumas forwards have undergone surgery. The players are Gloucester second-rower Matías Alemanno and Vannes flanker Juan Bautista Pedemonte. Both now face a significant time on the sidelines before they will play again. Matías Alemanno has undergone surgery on an injured shoulder. The Córdoba second-rower was injured playing for Gloucester …

Italian Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada has confirmed a roster to represent Italy in the 2025 Six Nations. The former Pumas fly half will hold a training camp beginning on Sunday, January 19. Italy will open their Six Nations 2025 campaign away against Scotland on February 01 in Edinburgh. Quesada’s roster …

Os Cobras have made a change to their 2025 roster. Ahead of the pre-season training at NAR in São Paulo, Javier Coronel has joined the Brazilian professional rugby team. He replaces fellow Argentine Diego Vidal who has been ruled out through injury. The Brazilian team has an extended roster of …

Selknam have gone big for Super Rugby Americas 2025. A deep roster of 48 players will be under the command of Head Coach Jake Mangin for a second campaign. The New Zealander will have Argentines Nicolás Bruzzone and Eduardo Acosta as his assistants. Bruzzone was a long-time servant of Los …

Peñarol’s roster has been confirmed for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The Ivo Dugonjic coached side will be Uruguay’s one entrant in the professional South American league. In his rookie season in charge, Dugonjic has a 31-man roster featuring 16 forwards and 15 backs. The roster will increase. Four players have …

Paraguay’s professional rugby team, Yacare, is preparing for Super Rugby Americas 2025. The roster for the new season is deep, it contains 41 players: 22 forwards and 19 backs. Twenty of the Yacare roster players are from Argentina. The team will again be coached by Ricardo Le Fort. The Argentine …

Matías Moroni has completed a move from Argentina to France. The move was reported by La Montagne; Benjamin Pommier reported that Brive and Moroni agreed to terms after a few phone calls. The deal was on December 20. Moroni arrived in France and joined Brive in January. The move to …

2025 may be a make or break year for a number of Argentine players. Felipe Contepomi handed seven players their first test caps in 2024 and more may follow in 2025. His team selections came with less experienced players receiving opportunities across a range of positions. Below is a look …

2025 started on a huge high for three Pumas who play their rugby in Europe. A trio of Argentines were try scorers in the first matches of the year in England and France. The positive start to the year comes with 2025 to be pivotal as Los Pumas will look …

Australia 2027 is to be an expanded Rugby World Cup from 20 to 24 competitors. This will not mean more host venues or cities, however, as the tournament is to be downsized to have eight host cities with Sydney hosting matches in two stadiums. This is a reduction compared to …

Peñarol have signed Felipe Etcheverry. In doing so the Uruguayan fly half returns for Super Rugby Americas 2025 from the Miami Sharks. Etcheverry played for the Floridian Major League Rugby (MLR) franchise in the 2024 season. The 28-year-old Etcheverry is an important player for Uruguay. He was the starting Teros …

Sydney will play host to the Rugby World Cup 2027 Final, report Code Sports in Australia. This means a repeat of Rugby World Cup 2003 when Sydney’s Stadium Australia hosted the tournament final between Australia and England. It also hosted the opening match between Australia and Argentina. Pictured below, Stadium …

England will face Los Pumas in La Plata and San Juan in July. The two matches will be 50% of England’s mid-year internationals. England’s summer fixtures will feature an uncapped match against France and a tour of the Americas with two games against Argentina and one against the USA Eagles. …