Tag Archives: July Internationals

A very select group of rugby players are test match centurions. No North American player has reached the mark of 100 test caps while one has from Uruguay and four have from Argentina. Additional players from the same two countries can complete 100 test caps this year. No Canada, Chile …

United Rugby Championship (URC) side Benetton Rugby have confirmed the signing of Pumas fly half Nicolás Roger Farías. The 25-year-old joins the Italian side with immediate effect, replacing countryman Tomás Albornoz who made a mid-season transfer from Benetton Rugby to Toulon. Roger comes from Northern Argentina. He is a product …

South American teams fielded test debutants in 2025. Three of them are teams that will compete at the next Men’s Rugby World Cup. The busy year of international competition in 2025 included Uruguay and Chile successfully qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2027. This means South America will repeat the 2023 …

With the road to Rugby World Cup 2027 gaining traction, World Rugby has changed the script. The sport’s global governing body has introduced the World Rugby Nations Cup. The twelve-team tournament will be the “B” version of the Nations Championship.   PARTICIPANTS The World Rugby Nations Cup presently has eleven …

The inaugural Nations Championship will be played in 2026. Featuring a Southern Hemisphere home series in July and a Northern Hemisphere home series in November, the tournament will see the twelve competitors competing in two groups of six. The competitors for the Nations Championship are the Six Nations teams (England, …

The Bristol Bears have signed Matías Moroni on a short-term deal. The club is bringing in Moroni from Argentina as a medical joker. Moroni join four other Pumas at: fullback Benjamín Elizalde, second-rower Pedro Rubiolo, and back-rowers Santiago Grondona and Benjamín Grondona. The club is presently dealing with an injury …

Simón Benítez Cruz has completed a career-defining move from Argentina to continue his career in England. The Newcastle Red Bulls (formerly Newcastle Falcons) have signed the scrum-half from Super Rugby Americas (SRA) side Los Tarucas on a two-year deal. Newcastle will be Benítez Cruz’ first foreign professional club. He will join …

Since taking-over as Head Coach of Uruguay in 2024, Rodolfo Ambrosio has not shied away from blooding new players. This past weekend against Paraguay saw the latest Uruguayan debutant under Ambrosio with Alfonso Perillo Albarracin earning his first cap.     URUGUAYAN DEBUTANTS 2024-2025 In taking to the field in …

Namibia were comprehensive winners over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday. The result of the Africa 2 vs Asia 2 play-off sees the Welwitschias advancing in Rugby World Cup 2027 qualifying. Namibia have booked a spot in the Rugby World Cup 2027 Repechage. The African country joins Belgium to …

Chile have home advantage against Brazil on Saturday in a Rugby World Cup 2027 qualifying match. It is game two of the home-and-away series. Chile enter the match with a +14 advantage after having won 35-21 against Brazil this past Saturday in São Paulo. The winner, on aggregate, will meet …