Daniel Hourcade’s roster for the Rugby Championship featured 33 players. Of them all but one has previous experience with Los Pumas. So who is Marcos Kremer? Player Profile Standing in at 2 meters in height and weighing 115kg, Kremer already has the physicality of a seasoned veteran second-rower. Aged 18 Kremer is very …

Gonzalo Garcia has departed Italy to continue his career in France. The 32-year-old has made the transition from Zebre in the Guinness Pro 12 to Stade Cadurcien (Cahors) in the Fédérale 2. Located in the Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées region, Cahors is nearby many traditional French rugby towns. The club, though, is to …

The highly anticipated rematch of the 2015 Canadian Rugby Championship final takes place at Fletcher’s Fields on Thursday evening. After an opening round loss to the Atlantic Rock, the Blues must stop the undefeated defending champions if they hope to regain the MacTier Cup. If the Wolf Pack win it …

The final rounds of an abrupt Canadian Rugby Championship season are upon us, with each team set to play two games in a span of four days. Swilers Rugby Park in St. John’s will host the first as the BC Bears travel as far east as they can get to …

Tomás Cubelli will start Friday’s Super Rugby Quarter Final, doing so for the Brumbies at scrum half. The Puma has made the number 9 shirt his own this season, having been named the best player in his position in Australia. It marks a big week for Cubelli who will make history …

Daniel Hourcade has named 33 players in his Pumas squad for the Rugby Championship, set to kick off on August 20. As expected the group is composed entirely of players from Los Jaguares, with only one exception in Brumbies scrumhalf Tomas Cubelli. There are no European-based professionals included following Argentina’s …

Rugby is experiencing an explosion of participation and popularity throughout the Americas, one that is expected to see considerable growth from the Olympics. This is true both in terms of established rugby countries and those in their infancy. To better understand the current situation it is useful to define a tiered classification system …

Colombia’s national men’s rugby team, Los Tucanes are to play two tour matches in Argentina this month. FECO confirmed the objective of the tour is face rivals of a relevant level and to test new players that are in consideration for international duty this year. Los Tucanes are looking to defend their …

With only three games to look at and a number of PRO Rugby’s stars of the foreign variety selection was a little tricky but thankfully there was just enough Americas talent on show to put a decent side together. With Los Jaguares now finished it’ll be purely domestic rugby including …

Great Britain have put forth two high-quality sides in their bid for Olympic glory in Rio de Janeiro next month. As expected, each side is predominantly made up of English players, with only a select few from Wales and Scotland included and none from Northern Ireland. Tom Mitchell captains the …

Gonzalo Camacho will play for Buenos Aires in the Argentine Provincial Championship. The former Pumas winger is one of 37 players selected to begin training on Wednesday. The Buenos Aires selection will defend their title in the 72nd edition of the Torneo Argentino de Uniones (Argentine Provincial Championship). Buenos Aires …

Gonzalo Tiesi has retired from rugby.the Argentine outside center made the announcement on twitter where he declared: “the end of this incredible voyage. I will always be thankful for what I have lived during these 12 years”. Aged 31 the Buenos Aires enjoyed a successful career abroad. Playing in both …

The 6th edition of the Troféu Brasil Rugby (Brazilian Rugby Awards) has seen awards given to recognize excellence in 2015. A variety of awards were given to both players and administrators, men and women and all the youth. Best Male Athlete XV – Wilton Rebolo (São José) Best Male Athlete Sevens – Lucas …

Romania is to play USA, Canada and Uruguay in November, the FRR confirmed this morning. All three internationals will take place at the Arc de Triomphe, in Bucharest. The three matches will all be played on Saturdays. First up for Romania will be the USA on November 12.   In what …

With Olympic fever building by the day and the majority of sides now named, there is still the big reveal of the Great Britain team to come tomorrow. What a luxury to be able to select the best of three core sides on the HSBC Sevens Series to contest for …

Japan have announced their men’s and women’s entrants to the 2016 Olympic 7s in Rio. Following suit with other nations, they have kept the faith with the players who ran out during their respective HSBC Sevens Series outings. The women finished 11th overall in a somewhat disappointing season that saw …

The oldest rugby club in the Americas turns 155 today. Established on July 18 1861 Montevideo Cricket Club (MVCC) was the first rugby club in Uruguay. It is recognized at the Twickenham Museum of Rugby has being the 8th oldest club in the World. The seven clubs older than MVCC are Guy’s Hospital …

The men’s and women’s Eagles teams for the Olympic Games have been named. Both teams are in with a chance of returning home with medals, such has been the performances the Eagles on the Sevens circuit. Men’s Head Coach Mike Friday has named a diverse roster which includes players from …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Chile There were two significant breakthroughs for Chile in recent days. Firstly the sport in the country is set to be boosted in …

Denver are one step closer to the top of the PRO Rugby log as they hammered the disappointing Sacramento Express by a score of 59-13 at CIBER Field on Sunday. Sacramento scored first, as they often do, through the boot of Mirco Bergamasco but it was all Denver for the …