Tag Archives: June Internationals

Argentina XV Head Coach Ignacio Fernández Lobbe has included big name players from Los Jaguares for the Nations Cup. Taking place in Montevideo, Uruguay in June the Argentina XV will play three matches. Fernández Lobbe’s roster contains 30 names. Four of them are from the current Jaguares roster – Rodrigo …

Romania has named a 26-man roster for the upcoming South American tour. The Oaks will play tests in Valparaiso, Chile, and São Paulo, Brazil against Los Cóndores, and Os Tupis respectively. Match dates for the tour are to be Saturday June 08, and Saturday June 15. The Romanians will depart …

Spain have named a squad of 26 players to travel on their tour of South American next month. The Leones will play against Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay on successive weekends beginning on June 8. Loosehead prop Fernando López is the most experienced man in the squad with 39 test caps, …

Facundo Isa has been added to the Barbarians squad to play against England in the Quilter Cup match on June 2 at Twickenham. The match will honor long-standing club president Micky Steele-Bodger, who passed away last week at the age of 93. It’s not the first time Isa has played …

Uruguay’s final match before departing for RWC 2019 will be against Brazil. The South American rivals will go head-to-head on Saturday September 07 at a yet to be confirmed venue. September 07 is officially the cut-off date for all international competition prior to RWC 2019. The Japan-hosted tournament is to …

World Rugby has appointed the referees for Romania, and Spain’s upcoming tours to South America. The five test matches in the continent are to all to be refereed by South American officials with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay to each feature. Brazil’s leading official, Henrique Platais, will take charge of Chile …

Canada is to play host to the USA in Vancouver in September. The North American countries will battle-it-out in what is to be the final match for both before departing for RWC 2019 in Japan. The match itself is to be played at BC Place in Vancouver. The selection of …

Chile have secured a home test match against Romania in June. To be played on Saturday, June 08 the home fixture for Chile is to be their first of two home June Internationals, the second being against Spain on June 15. Los Cóndores match against Romania will be played at …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Uruguay u20 History was made on Saturday with Uruguay winning the South American u20 Championship. They did so by defeating Argentina …

A match between the British & Irish Lions and Argentina is being considered for 2021. According to the Telegraph such a match is being considered as a send-off match for the British and Irish side before their tour to South Africa. In addition to Argentina a match is also being …