Chile host the Argentina XV this afternoon. The fixture is to be a non-capped international due to it being the Argentina XV and Los Pumas. The match is nonetheless a central fixture of the Sudamérica Rugby calendar. It is to be for there Sudamérica Rugby Cup, the most important competition …

Los Pumitas have moved pieces for France. Argentina’s u20 side will meet France’s side in the second round of the World Rugby Junior World Championship. he round two match will be played on Sunday in Tbilisi. The Argentines enter with confidence. They completed an opening round win over hosts Georgia and …

Bermuda Head Coach Brian Archibald has made five changes to his side’s 23-man roster for Saturday’s clash against the Cayman Islands. Bermuda is to have home advantage for the must win match. at the National Sports Centre’s North Field. Kick off is to be 7pm local time and admission is …

New faces are now in the Argentina XV. The national ‘A’ side made late changes to the roster to face Chile on Saturday in Santiago. The changes were brought about by injuries and are connected to the current preparation of Los Pumas for June Internationals against England and Georgia. Germán …

Milton Haag has finalised his 33-man squad for Georgia’s historic three-match tour of the Americas. Left out after being part of the initial training group are Oyonnax prop Irakli Mirtskulava, uncapped Enisei STM loose forward Mikheil Gachechiladze, and strapping winger Giorgi Pruidze. The absence of Pruidze means that imposing Agen …

We’re very late getting our best from last weekend up but in our defense it was a busy week and it took some extra time to review all the footage! It was a rough week for the Jaguares and as such not one player from the team makes our selection. …

France, Ireland and South Africa have, today, presented their RWC 2023 Bids to World Rugby. The three countries are in a race to host the biggest rugby tournament of them all. The three bidders submitted their files at World Rugby Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Work Rugby required all three submissions to outline …

Canada will take their cues from an unusual source this summer with the confirmation that former Scotland captain Kelly Brown has been appointed defense coach for the all-important June test series and World Cup qualifiers. While the soon-to-be 35-year-old boasts an extensive playing record, his coaching experience has thus far …

The Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has acquired an area of 32 hectares to transform into a National Rugby Center. The land is located in Camapan, 70km north of the national capital. Among those involved for the signing were UAR President Carlos Araujo and World Rugby Vice President Agustín Pichot. …

Bermuda are in the middle of their Rugby Americas North Championship campaign for 2017. This weekend will see Bermuda at home to the Cayman Islands. This week Americas Rugby News had the opportunity to talk with Bermuda Rugby Chairman Gareth Nokes to discuss the team’s campaign, development and the issues …

Multiple wingers are injured for Argentina. Following the opening days of training for year it was revealed that Manuel Montero and Santiago Cordero and Ramiro Moyano are all injured. The trio account for three of the four specialist wingers named by Head Coach Daniel Hourcade in the squad. The roster has …

Romania will send their strongest possible side to Japan and Canada before hosting Brazil in Bucharest for the June international series. Head coach Lynn Howells has selected the vast majority of the players that claimed the 2017 Rugby Europe Championship. An upset win over Georgia in the final round handed …

Colombia and Paraguay won again in the South American ‘B’ Junior Championship. Following-on from their opening round victories the two countries did even better today. The junior sides of both countries ran riot, hammering Peru and Venezuela respectively. In the first of todays’s matched Paraguay overcame Venezuela, winning 64-14. It sent …

Just two days after announcing a revised squad for England’s two-match tour of Argentina, head coach Eddie Jones has been forced to make further updates. Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor and Worcester Warriors prop Nick Schonert – both called up as injury replacements – have now been ruled out themselves with …

Uruguayan star Felipe Berchesi is on the move. The World Cup flyhalf is leaving Carcassonne and has signed a two-year contract with Dax, with an option for a third year. Berchesi will be replacing another South American goal kicker on the roster with Argentine international Ignacio Mieres moving to newly-promoted …

Three Pumas are to start for the Barbarians. The composite side will play against Irish province Ulster on Thursday. It follows a match against England in London on Sunday. Included in the run-on team are Horacio Agulla, Patricio Albacete and Facundo Isa. Both Agulla and Albacete are veterans who have …

Psalm Wooching will play for Aviva Premiership club Harlequins in the upcoming World Cup 10s tournament to be held in Mauritius on June 17 and 18. The 23-year-old outside back will be under close observation from coaching staff with an eye towards a potential deal for the upcoming Premiership season. …

25 players have been selected for Chile to face the Argentina XV. The teams are to meet on Saturday in a 2017 Sudamérica Cup fixture. Included in the roster are two of Chile’s France-based professionals in Bayonne pair Ramón Ayarza and Pablo Huete. A third, though, is missing with Francisco de la …

Rhys Ruddock has been appointed captain for the Irish tour of the USA and Japan. The Leinster flanker was today named leader of his country by Head Coach Joe Schmidt. Ruddock is the son of former Welsh Grand Slam Six Nations winning coach, Mike Ruddock. He was born in Dublin to …

Los Pumitas began their World Rugby u20 campaign today. The South Americans downed the host nation, Georgia 37-26. The victory was by five tries to two and this included scoring the first five tries of the match. Los Pumitas were deserved winners. They played aggressive rugby, showing signs of their …