Ignacio Dotti

With under one year to go until Rugby World Cup 2027, Chile is exceptionally well-positioned to make history on the global stage. Having successfully navigated a demanding transition cycle, Los Cóndores enter this final twelve-month stretch with a squad that is deeper, more experienced, and tactically sharper than ever before. …

World Rugby is officially ready to kick off the new year with a high-stakes race for global rugby promotion that will be heavily decided on South American soil. The international governing body has confirmed the dates and destinations for the 2027 SVNS 2 rugby sevens circuit. Serving as the crucial …

Samoa narrowly defeated the United States 25–21 in a highly physical Pool A clash on September 26, 2007, at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne, France. Both teams entered the match looking for their first wins and were desperate to salvage their respective tournaments, playing through treacherous conditions featuring heavy rain, …

Chile convincingly defeated Brazil 80–7 on Monday in the final match of Group A at the World Rugby U20 Challenger Cup in Santiago, Chile. The host nation, Los Cóndores M20, put on a masterclass of clinical rugby, asserting their dominance from the opening whistle to secure their spot in the …

Portugal edged out Canada 28–26 on Monday in a thrilling third-round Group B clash at the World Rugby U20 Challenger Cup in Santiago, Chile. The junior Portuguese side, known as Os Lobinhos, secured the narrow victory by establishing an early lead and demonstrating fierce defensive resilience to hold off a …

The Sudamericano de Seven 2026 (SAR 7s) served as a high-stakes continental battleground on October 10 and 11, converging the region’s top rugby talent at the Carlos Paz Rugby Club in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina. The tournament carried immense structural weight for South American rugby, offering direct qualification slots for …

Following a disappointing string of performances in the July window of the World Rugby Nations Cup—which concluded with the firing of Argentine coaches Rodolfo Ambrosio and Juan Figallo—the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) completely overhauled its strategy. In August former high-performance director and Los Teritos (U20) coach Guzmán Barreiro …

The Sudamericano de Seven 2026 (SAR 7s) serves as a critical qualification gateway for regional teams looking to make their mark on the international stage. This high-stakes tournament offers direct slots for the upcoming World Rugby Sevens Challenger (SVNS 3) and determines regional qualification for the Lima 2027 Pan American …

Argentina has added two world-class coaches to Felipe Contepomi’s Los Pumas coaching staff. Weeks out from the resumption of the Nations Championship, Shaun Edwards and Mario Ledesma join Contepomi’s staff to take control of defense and forwards & scrum coaching roles respectively. Edwards and Ledesma join immediately with their terms …

The influx of former New Zealand and Australia internationals switching allegiances to Samoa has rewritten the competitive balance of the USA’s pool for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. World Rugby’s updated eligibility criteria have effectively cleared a path for highly developed, tier-1 talent to bolster secondary nations. For USA tournament …