Tag Archives: July Internationals

San Juan, Argentina has secured a home test match in July. Los Pumas will face Wales at the Estadio San Juan el Bicentenario on Saturday, July 11. It will be the second of three home matches for the Americas #1 during the July International Window. The match will be Wales’ …

USA Rugby have confirmed a two-test summer tour of South Africa for the Women’s Eagles. Two world class venues will host the matches against the Springbok Women. Ellis Park in Johannesburg is the backdrop planned for July 4, with the second test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on July 11. …

Italy is one of ten men’s rugby test teams recognized as Tier 1. This elite categorization means Italy get to play more matches against fellow Tier 1 opponents than do teams not placed in this category. Italy became the first Tier 1 union expansion when the Azzurri joined the Six …

A notable turnover of Argentine players has taken place in the two years of international competition under Felipe Contepomi. In some cases, former permanent selections have been overtaken while in others former fringe players are now further behind. This article identifies players who could make comebacks for Los Pumas in …

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 …