Rob Irimescu

Three rounds remain in Super Rugby Americas 2024. A feature match on Friday sees Buenos Aires side Los Pampas at home against Selknam from Chile. The home side are Semi Final bound while the visitors are fighting to join them. CURRENT STANDINGS – 8-1-0 (W5) 1st – 4-4-1 (L1) 4th …

Uruguay have been hit hard by an untimely injury. Two months before Los Teros have home advantage for July Internationals against France, Argentina, and Scotland, fly half Juan Andrés Zuccarino has been injured. He is unlikely to play again in 2024. Uruguay will be without Zuccarino for the July Internationals. …

The NSW Waratahs have announced the arrival of a Puma. Enrique Pieretto joins the Super Rugby franchise in Sydney, Australia with immediate effect. It comes as a loan with Pieretto arriving from United Rugby Championship (URC) club the Glasgow Warriors. The arrival of Pieretto as a Medical Joker means that …

The July Internationals will break record ground in the Americas. The annual mid-year window will see more matches than ever before in the Western Hemisphere. Canada, the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay will all host matches against visiting test teams from other continents. Americas officials from the same …

A dominant first quarter display from New Zealand helped the Junior All Blacks to a big win over Los Pumitas on Tuesday. The round two match of the Rugby Championship u20 was a 43-20 victory for New Zealand. In round one New Zealand competed to a 13-13 draw against South …

Bermuda played host to the Cayman Islands in a rugby test match on Saturday. Played at North Field at the National Sports Centre, the Cayman Islands were 44-12 winners. The fixture was part of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) qualification pathway. The competition is being played over a three year …

Argentina finished 5th at the Singapore 7’s. The result means that Los Pumas 7’s finished the regular Sevens season in top spot. Argentina recovered from a Quarter FI al loss against Ireland to defeat South Africa 14-10 in the 5th Place Final. Argentina’s final position at the Singapore event took …

Houston held off a late comeback attempt by Utah to claim a 29-24 result at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday night. The SaberCats forwards were second-best at the scrum but overpowered the Warriors in the tight-loose, with 18-year-old hooker Seth Smith shining in his first professional start. Early forays into …

Old Glory made hard work of it, but got the win over the Miami Sharks they wanted on Saturday evening. Jason Robertson’s penalty goal in the dying minutes sealed a 13-10 result for DC in a prolonged arm-wrestle that saw both teams struggling to make inroads in rainy conditions. After …

Yacare were convincing winners over on Saturday. The Paraguayan side feasted on Os Cobras; the convincing win sees the team edge closer to securing a place in the play-off’s. The win came with bursts of brilliance in what was an on-again; off-again performance. Played in the heat of São Paulo …