Benjamín Grondona will play for the Bristol Bears against the Australia XV on Friday. The match is part of the November Internationals and falls one day before Argentina take-on Italy in Udine. Grondona will play at the back of the scrum in what will be his 9th appearance for the …

Portugal have named Samuel Marques in their 42-man squad to prepare for their upcoming tests against the USA and Scotland. The goal-kicking scrumhalf was one of the key architects for Os Lobos during the 2023 World Cup qualification series that left the Eagles out in the cold. Despite fast approaching …

Bautista Delguy and Jerónimo de la Fuente were try scorers in Top 14 wins this weekend. They did so for Clermont and Perpignan who were respective winners over Bordeaux and Vannes. The tries were in the final round before the November Internationals begin for both France and Argentina. Delguy was …

Felipe Contepomi has made bold decisions for the November Internationals. His final 32-man roster has been announced following a 35-man roster for a training camp in Paris from Monday to Wednesday. The players had the opportunity to leave their mark ahead of the announcement as to who will be representing …

The rosters for the 2024 November Internationals have all been finalized. They contain a range of players including veterans, established names, recent debutants and uncapped players. This article identifies the Americas players who can make their test debuts in November.   CANADA Four Canadian players could make their test debut …

Rodolfo Ambrosio has named a new look Uruguayan roster for the 2024 November Internationals. Los Teros will play three test matches in Europe in November. First, Uruguay face Spain on Saturday, November 09 at the Estadio Nacional Complutense in Madrid. Second, Uruguay travel to France to face Japan on November …

Emiliano Caffera has named a 28-man roster to represent Brazil in November. As part of the annual November Internationals, Os Tupis will play two away test matches against Hong Kong. The roster contains 17 forwards and 11 backs. Hong Kong and Brazil are both chasing spots at Rugby World Cup …

Pablo Bouza has named a 42-man extended Spain roster for their upcoming test series against Uruguay, Fiji, and the USA. The ex-Pumas forward will have a large contingent of his France-based professionals available as the Leones begin preparations for next year’s World Cup qualifiers. Giant Toulouse prop Joël Merkler returns …

Romania have named 38 players in an extended training squad ahead of their upcoming test series against Tonga, Canada, and Uruguay. Head Coach David Gérard’s squad is almost entirely domestic-based with only two players included from French clubs. Nearly all have suited up for the Romanian Wolves recently in the …

Chile has trimmed down the size of its roster from 32 to 25 players. Pablo Lemoine’s Cóndores will play test matches against Canada and the Netherlands and face Scotland ‘A’ in an uncapped fixture. As was the case at Rugby World Cup 2023, flanker Martín Sigren leads his country. He is …

Rodrigo Isgró and Juan Cruz Mallía impressed this past weekend in Europe. The Pumas winger and fullback were try scorers for Harlequins and Toulouse respectively. Both teams enjoyed big wins as they continue strong starts to the season in the English Premiership and French Top 14. Isgró scored his third …

Argentina are the 2024 Women’s Champions of the South American 7’s and Chile are the 2024 Men’s Champions. Las Yaguaretés defended their 2023 title by defeating Brazil in the Women’s Final. Chile’s Men also handed Brazil a Silver Finish as Los Cóndores 7’s were 19-5 winners in the Men’s Final …

Australia will play host to Argentina twice in Rugby Championship 2025. The two test matches will be played in September on Australia’s east coast, Rugby Australia has confirmed. The matches are two of the Wallabies’ three home matches in Rugby Championship 2025. The other fixture will be against New Zealand …

Felipe Contepomi has named a 35-man roster for a training camp in Paris, France from Monday to Wednesday. The three day camp will bring together players ahead of the 2024 November Internationals. Los Pumas take-on Italy in Udine, Ireland in Dublin and France in Paris in three test matches. A …

South American Men’s and Women’s Rugby Champions will be crowed in Villa María del Triunfo, Peru on Sunday. Day two of the 2024 South American (SAR) Sevens sees Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Colombia in the Semi Finals of the Women’s tournament and Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Paraguay in the Men’s …

Tonga have named a 30-man squad to travel north next month for their tests series against Romania, the USA, and Georgia. Included are Miami Sharks prop Tau Koloamatangi, San Diego Legion flanker Tupou Afungia, and NOLA Gold winger Taniela Filimone. The Ikale Tahi will square off against the Eagles in …

Peñarol Rugby has a new Head Coach. Ivo Dugonjic has been named as the new Peñarol Head Coach, replacing former Puma Leonardo Senatore. Dugonjic makes the change to the Uruguayan Professional Rugby team from Los Teros 7’s. A forthcoming announcement will confirmed the 2025 Peñarol staff in full. Leonardo Senatore …

Veteran flanker Matt Heaton has been named in a 32-man Canadian squad for their upcoming trip to Romania. The Maple Leafs will face off against the Oaks in Bucharest on November 16. Los Cóndores of Chile are up first in the same city on November 9. It was Chile who …

Chile is locked and loaded for the November 2024 Internationals. The Pablo Lemoine coached Cóndores will play three matches in Europe in November. The first and second are capped internationals with the third being an uncapped fixture against the next-of-XV from a Tier 1 giant of rugby. Chile start with …

The match schedule has been confirmed for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The USA will compete in the tournament opener against hosts England. The match will take place on Friday, August 22 at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland. Defending World Champions, New Zealand will play their first match …