After a lengthy injury layoff, Argentine forward Juan Cruz Guillemaín now faces possible surgery once again. The San Juan second row made his Super Rugby debut for Los Jaguares in the recent New Zealand tour and having been named to start against the Sunwolves in Tokyo he was forced out when …

Rugby Canada has announced its new Board of Directors following its Annual General Meeting held at their home base in Langford, BC, ahead of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series event two weeks ago. Most notable among the changes is the election of Tim Powers as Chairman, to replace outgoing Pat …

It is the business end of the European club season which means it is cut-throat times for many clubs. In the case of the Celtic-Italian league there are to be a host of interesting fixtures involving Americas Players in Pro 12 – Week 21. The round is to be the …

Fears that Ohio’s home games from Memorial Park in Obetz would not be broadcast live have been allayed as PRO Rugby has signed an agreement with Time Warner Cable for the 2016 season. Rumours had persisted that no deal was in place following the decision to partner with ONE World Sport …

Los Cóndores will take-on Brazil for the second time this year. Saturday’s test match will see Chile looking to complete back-to-back wins over Brazil and also make it two from two in the South American A Championship. Coming off a 68-7 hammering of Paraguay on home soil Los Cóndores now …

Los Jaguars Head Coach Raúl Pérez has rolled out the big guns for the Kings. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise will face the Port Elizabeth-based side on Saturday evening in Buenos Aires. Pérez has named a star-studded side which is to be led by regular captain Agustín Creevy. The Pumas hooker …

Los Pumitas coaching staff Nicolás Fernández Lobbe, Gastón Conde, and Ignacio Fernández Lobbe have named a 28-man roster for the upcoming World Rugby u20 Championship in Manchester, England. The Argentine u20 team will play in Pool C against France, South Africa, and Japan. All three fixtures are to be played at …

The Central American Republic of Guatemala is fast-tracking its development programs. The union’s quest to become a full Sudamérica Rugby member in 2017 and eventual World Rugby member has the organization busy in finding ways to develop rugby in the junior, senior, Rugby Sevens and, now, women’s categories. Held in Guatemala …

Mexican referee Jorge Rodríguez was in charge with the Caribbean classic between Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica this past weekend. The match was a Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying fixture and also a part of the 2016 Rugby Americas North Championship. Together with Americas Rugby Championship competitors Brazil and the …

Bristol prop Gastón Cortes has been named to the official Greene King IPA Championship Dream Team for the 2015/16 season. The 30-year-old Argentinean was voted best tighthead in the second level of English professional rugby by opposing coaches and captains A winner of four test caps for the Pumas, the …

Former Glasgow Warriors and Scotland u20 prop George Hunter is set to play for the Bahamas in their upcoming match against Mexico on May 7th as part of Rugby Americas North Championship. The 24-year-old Aberdeen native qualifies for the Bahamas by virtue of his grandfather being born on the islands. …

It was a good week for Americas rugby, with action all over the globe. Players involved in Asia, Europe, North and South America all vied for selection in one of the most contentious teams we’ve ever had to pick. Only 15 make the final cut, but many more were in …

A penalty kick in the 74th minute from Andrea Rabago sealed a two-point victory for Spain over the All-Americans at the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament in Zimbabwe on Wednesday morning. The result from the winner-take-all meeting in the final round of the pool stages knocks the American side from …

Los Teritos fell 56-22 to Samoa this morning in a third round match in the World Rugby Junior World Trophy in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was back-against-the-wall for the Uruguayans throughout as Samoa dominated the early exchanges with their physicality. Los Teritos, though, fought-hard to improve the scoresheet late in the …

Following a noteworthy time with Aix en Provence the Belgrano Athletic produced prop, Leandro Assi has signed for French second division rivals Biarritz. The 26 year old has signed to play next season for the Basque club who remain hopeful of reaching there Pro D2 Semi Finals. In the ongoing Pro …

The LNR have named Agustín Ormaechea’s try from this past weekend as being among the best scored in round 27 of the Pro D2. The Uruguayan scrum half crossed for the opening try of the second half for Mont de Marsan who defeated Carcassonne 39-10. Ormaechea was in the right place …

Two teams dreaming of playing in a first Rugby World Cup are to make history this year. Brazil is to face Kenya in June in an international test match, doing so in Macapá city located in Amapá state. It is to be the first time that the northern Brazilian state of …

Coming off a big win over the host nation Los Teritos are focused on making it two-in-a-row when they take-on Samoa on Wednesday in Harare, Zimbabwe. Saturday’s 56-22 win featured enterprising rugby with the Uruguayans using the width of the field to their advantage. Their opponents, Samoa, though enter the …

Mexico’s senior men’s test side, Las serpientes are back home following a successful visit to the USA. Las Serpientes trained at Arizona State University this past week and had a match against the college team over the weekend. Mexico won the match 30-23. The purpose of the visit was to prepare …

In an effort to grow the game Sudamérica Rugby’s Northern Regional Developmental Manager, Alberto Ruiz Luca has been busy visiting Central American countries recently. Following a recent Sudamérica Rugby inspection of El Salvador attention turned to both Guatemala and Panama. Get Into Rugby administrator, Guillermo Signorelli was in Guatemala to see the …