Brazil have been crowned the Valentín Martínez winners. The Women’s Rugby 7’s side completed an unbeaten campaign in Uruguay to successfully defend their title. On the opening day on Friday Brazil defeated Entre Rios, Chile and Argentina ‘2’. The three wins came with Brazil conceding just one try. These results …

Curitiba claimed the Brazilian title by winning a thrilling final in São Paulo today. The Paraná state club toppled Desterro in an all-Southern Brazil final, winning the title from a penalty shoot-out. In regulation time the Super 8 Final was a draw. Having competed to 13-13 the teams entered extra …

Japan hosted Argentina this morning. In the first November test match for countries the South Americans ran out 54-30 winners. Argentina scored seven tries, two more than the home side. All of Los Pumas’ scores were from backs. Winger Matías Moroni and Santiago Cordero both scored two each as did …

The Eagles November campaign did not get off to a dream start. In Chicago, Illinois the visiting New Zealand Māori All were far too strong, completing a 54-7 win. The home side was not helped by the date of the fixture. Being placed outside of the November International window meant …

Argentina were too strong for Japan, winning 54-20 this morning in Tokyo. The win gives the South Americans the perfect start to their November tour. They will now fly west to the U.K. and face Wales next Saturday. Argentina will land in Cardiff knowing that the first mission of their …

It was a tough day at the office for the Eagles as they came up against a high quality New Zealand Māori team that gave them little room to breathe almost from the kickoff. A sell-out crowd at Toyota Park wanted to see tries scored and they got what they …

Following a request from the Unión Sanjuanina de Rugby the UAR has made changes. Argentina’s two-match home series against England in June 2017 will now see the first test in San Juan and the second in Santa Fé. This is a reversal of what was initially scheduled. England’s tour may …

International rugby may be upon us but the Top 14 keeps right on truckin’. Of course therein lies the rub when it comes to player release, and perhaps some tweaks might one day be made to better accommodate the needs of all involved, but that’s a story for another day! …

It’s another slow week for Americas players in the Greene King IPA Championship, made ever slower by a few resting ahead of international duty for the November test series. That means only five players from Argentina, Canada, and the USA will be in action on Saturday. Argentine prop Nacho Sáenz …

International rugby is back, and so is the rugby forecast! We’ve polled some of the top gurus in the Americas to see who they think will be the big winners this weekend as Argentina arrive in Japan, and of course the AIG Rugby Weekend in Chicago. We don’t normally include …

Rugby Canada has announced that CBC Sports will air a live broadcast of Canada’s match against Ireland on Saturday, November 12. Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will host the match with kickoff set for 7:15pm local time, 2:15pm Eastern. CBC coverage will begin at 2:00pm Eastern. The rugby coverage follows on the …

Argentine dual-international Juan Pablo Estellés has been named on the bench for Northampton Saints as they travel to Kingston Park to play Newcastle Falcons in the first round of the Anglo-Welsh Cup on Saturday. Capped at both 7s and XVs, the outside back was part of Argentina’s team at the …

Followers from the Americas will have a few athletes to keep an eye on this weekend in the Pro 12. Argentina, Canada and the USA are all to have players involved. This evening’s match between Edinburgh and Ulster will feature two players. Starting for the Northern Irish province will be Callum …

The Pro D2 will take a short break next weekend but this weekend offers a full slate of games with Oyonnax defeating Aurillac 24-19 on Friday evening to kick off the 10th week of the season. The win bumps Oyonnax one point ahead of Aurillac for the top spot on …

The Unión Argentina de Rugby has announced the venues for home games against England in June 2017. Los Pumas will have two home internationals against the leading European side and will also play a third home match against Georgia. The two-match series against England will see Los Pumas playing in …

A win in Tokyo and Argentina will rise to 7th or higher in the World Rankings. Regardless of the scoreline a win of any kind will be sufficient for Argentina to overtake both France and Scotland. Argentina head into the World Rankings in 9th position. It is a lower ranking than …

The teams for the historic match between New Zealand and Ireland at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday have been set. For the first time on American soil the two Tier 1 nations will go head-to-head in the first of two tests set to be played between them, the second …

A year of transition is almost at a close for the Eagles, with their three-week end of year schedule set to begin on Friday. They’ll end a week earlier than everyone else with only two test matches scheduled but will also start a week earlier with a ‘friendly’ against the …

The Chilean Women’s 7’s Roster for Valentín Martínez has been named. The Chileans will play in the traditional tournament this coming weekend in Montevideo. As in prior years the tournament will involve leading women’s sides from the continent. The Chileans will compete in a challenging pool. Their opponents include Argentina …

Tomás Leonardí has earned his first start for the Leicester Tigers. The former Puma has been named at No8 for the Anglo-Welsh Cup match against Bath on Friday. The Buenos Aires back-rower joined the English club recently. He did so from the Sunwolves, Japan1’s Super Rugby franchise. Aged 29 Leonardí …