Ireland defeated Canada by a convincing score of 52-21 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday but it was not all easy going for Joe Schmidt’s men. Canada made the most of limited possession to score three tries with only sevens points separating the two teams until will into …

Argentine center Juan Pablo Estelles will join Los Pumas in Edinburgh. The coaching staff has called up the Northampton Saints mid-fielder to train with the senior Argentine roster this week. Aged 28, Estelles is uncapped. Having been a longtime servant of Los Pumas 7’s he signed a contract to play …

In week two of the November 2016 Internationals Wales hosted Argentina. The match was there 16th in history between the countries and the 6th consecutive time in which the teams have meet in Cardiff. Overall Wales have won eleven matches and Argentina five. The first capped test between the countries …

The first ever test match between Germany and Uruguay took place this weekend. The Central Europeans had home advantage in what was a great unknown. World Rankings and reputation were both in Uruguay’s favor. Los Teros entered that match on the back of appearing in Rugby World Cup 2015. They …

The Uruguay XV remain unbeaten in the Campeonato Argentino. After three rounds Uruguay’s official ‘A’ side has three bonus point victories to lead the competition. The Uruguay XV won away to Lagos on Saturday. The convincing 45-3 victory sees the Bariloche-based side remaining winless so far this season. For the …

A poor opening half from the USA saw the Eagles fall to Romania on Saturday. The loss sees the North Americans facing a 3-0 November defeat with their one remaining match being against Tonga in Spain next weekend. The fixture was captain Todd Clever’s third time leading the Eagles in …

Uruguay fell to Germany this afternoon in what was a shock defeat. The 24-21 loss means Uruguay is to fall one place in the World Rankings, to 20th behind Namibia. The match was a game of two halves. Los Teros were in control in the opening half while it was …

Wales edged past Los Pumas in Cardiff, winning 24-20. The loss gives Argentina plenty of work to do to prepare for next weekend’s match at Murrayfield. The early exchanges saw Wales with possession but unable to make inroads. Argentina, in contrast, made use of their right possession to score points. …

The creation of the Americas Rugby Championship is truly transformational. It brings together the six leading rugby countries in the Americas in an annual format. For the countries themselves it provides significantly increased opportunities. Chile is one country to be a significant benefactor. 2016 FORM In years gone by Chile …

Brazilian Head Coach Rodolfo Ambrósio has named a 26-man roster for the upcoming three test matches in Europe. Os Tupis will play two tests away to Germany and one to Portugal. Matches are to be played in Heidelberg, Leipzig and Coimbra on November 19, 26 and December 1. Players have …

Can anyone knock the Sage one off his pedestal? Derek took a clean victory in round one thanks to his lucky prediction of Ireland over New Zealand. Thankfully this week there are some really challenge games with a couple almost total coin-tosses. Before the goods, here’s a recap of our roster: …

Argentina’s roster for the Dubai and Cape Town Sevens tournaments has been named. The selected players will train in Buenos Aires from November 14-17. The roster marks a new era. Gone from the Olympic Games are Juan Pablo Estelles and Axel Muller. Both now play in Europe as does Juan …

The November Internationals go into full speed this weekend. Argentina, Canada, Chile, Uruguay and the USA are all playing test matches in Europe. All twenty teams from Rugby World Cup 2015 will be playing. Yet in France there will be a round of the Top 14. Week 11 sees five …

Felipe Berchesi has been given his first start for Uruguay since the World Cup. The Carcassonne fly half was given rest time during both the June Internationals and Americas Rugby Championship. Uruguay has been coached by Argentine Esteban Meneses since the World Cup. The return of Berchesi will not see …

Romania will field a team with plenty of test appearances against the US Eagles in Bucharest on Saturday. The starting lineup boasts six players with more than 50 caps to their name and there are another three ready to add their vast experience from the bench. High class goal kicker Florin …

Los Cóndores Head Coach Bernard Charreyre has named his team for the first test against South Korea. To prepare for the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship Chile will host the Asian country in two test matches. Charreyre has named flanker Benjamín Soto as captain. He will lead an entirely home-based Cóndores …

Mark Anscombe has named his strongest available side to face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday. This will be the new Canadian coach’s first November test series in charge of the side and he will have to face challenging opposition without star players Tyler Ardron and Jeff …

As expected Irish coach Joe Schmidt has changed his entire starting XV for the match to play Canada in Dublin on Saturday. Only five players who took part in the historic win over the All Blacks in Chicago are named. Cian Healy, Sean Cronin, and Finlay Bealham move into the …

A full-course three-match tour to Europe is on deck for Canada in November with a daunting schedule against higher ranked teams in the form of Ireland, Romania, and Samoa. With controversial off-the-field business and a disappointing Americas Pacific Challenge putting a damper on Canadian enthusiasm, some good performances at test …

With a full deck of international rugby set for this weekend, our team next week should be chosen entirely from test rugby. This week we could have plumped for the Pumas in their entirety, such was their domination in the match over Japan, but we’ve found room for a couple …