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 …

Los Cóndores have a target for 2025: qualify for Rugby World Cup 2027 as South America 1. The pathway to making this happen is to win the South American Finals. Chile will face Brazil in the Semi Finals with the winner taking-on either Uruguay or Paraguay in the final. The …

Zebre Parma made history in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Sunday. For the first-time in history the Italian side defeated Ulster in Belfast. The 15-14 victory came with a well executed game plan guided by Pumas scrum-half Gonzalo García. El Tucumano was named man of the match. It is welcome news …

A try scoring double from Sebastian Cancelliere was pivotal in the Glasgow Warriors’ home win over Connacht on Sunday. The Scottish side downed the Irish province 22-19 in round 10 of the United Rugby Championship (URC). Cancelliere scored two of Glasgow’s three tries. Cancelliere scored one try in each half …

Argentina claimed back-to-back titles in Western Australia. Los Pumas 7’s powered to glory on Day Three of the Perth 7’s. The South Americans put on impressive displays to win their Semi Final and the tournament Final. A first-half hat-trick to Marcos Moneta helped Argentina down Spain 40-5 in the Semi …

Canada fired on all cylinders on Day Two of the Perth 7’s. The North Americans secured a place in the Semi Finals where they will take on hosts Australia. Canada ran rampant against Brazil to win their Quarter Final 27-5. The Quarter Final victory saw Mahalia Robinson, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Olivia …

Day Two of the Perth 7’s saw a resurgent Argentina storming into the Semi Finals. Los Pumas 7’s bounced back from a mixed opening day to go unbeaten on Day Two and, with it, book a spot in the final four. Argentina will take-on Spain in one Semi Final with …