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Argentina have lost prop Juan Manuel Pitinati to Italy. The 31-year-old has been named on the Italy XV roster to face Chile. Pitinari is Argentine born and raised. He is a product of Argentina’s high performance system but has now been selected to represent Italy. The 31-year-old moved to Italy …

Juan Ignacio Brex celebrated his 50th cap for Italy with a win over Scotland on Saturday. The center from Buenos Aires, Argentina was one of three Italian players reaching the milestone of 50 caps in the match. He joined captain Michele Lamaro and fly half Paolo Garbisi. Brex has been …

The 2026 Six Nations is a rugby competition contested between six competitors: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The respective player rosters contain a variety of nationalities with players qualifying in a number of ways.   BACKGROUND TO WORLD RUGBY ELIGIBILITY LAWS Competing in international rugby competition requires players …

Paraguay’s professional rugby franchise, Yacare have a changed roster for the Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026 campaign. Regular starter and captain, Mariano Garcete is notably missing from the 40-man roster named to prepare for the upcoming season. On the flip side of the loss of Garcete is the inclusion of …

Luck was not on the side of the USA for the draw for Rugby World Cup 2027. Four years before hosting the Men’s Rugby World Cup, the USA Eagles players, staff and supporters would not have been desiring the pool that they have gotten for Australia 2027. The USA Men’s …

Uruguay will compete in Pool D at Rugby World Cup 2027. The outcome of the draw made in Australia on December 03 is not what Los Teros played, staff nor supporters would have been wanting. Pool D sees Uruguay playing against Ireland, Scotland and Portugal at Australia 2027. The draw …

International competition for Romania and Uruguay concludes on Saturday. The contest is the second of the year between the two teams. The growing rivalry between Romania and Uruguay has seen regular international competition in recent years, particularly so since Rugby World Cup 2015. Uruguay’s return to the Men’s Rugby World …

A historic rugby encounter sees a first-ever rugby test match between Brazil and Samoa. The teams meet in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday in a Rugby World Cup Qualifying match. The contest is one of two Rugby World Cup Qualifiers in Dubai on Saturday with Belgium vs Namibia …

Should Hong Kong be disqualified from Rugby World Cup 2027? This question needs to be answered as Hong Kong had an unfair advantage in Rugby World Cup Qualifiers. N8 Luke van der Smit failed drug test for a banned substance following game vs South Korea. The match in question was …

Eleventh hour changes have seen Paraguay out of the Rugby World Cup 2027 repechage. Los Yakarés had qualified for the Final Qualification Tournament by beating Brazil 39-19 in Asunción, Paraguay and 31-24 in Jacareí, Brazil. Notwithstanding, Brazil have been given a Rugby World Cup 2027 lifeline with Paraguay withdrawing. Brazil …