The USA looms as a potential host of the Nations Championship Final. Organizers are looking for a Plan B after staging the event in Doha, Qatar derailed. Doha was involved in exclusive negotiations for the biennial tournament. Writing for City A.M., Matt Hughes reports that an agreement was close to …
Read More »New Zealand Roster Named for 2024 Rugby Championship
All Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson has named a 36-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship. New Zealand’s campaign will begin at home with two matches against Argentina in August. The All Blacks will host Los Pumas in Wellington on August 10 and Auckland on August 17. All players have …
Read More »World Champions South Africa Name Roster for 2024 Rugby Championship
South African Head Coach Rassie Erasmus has named a 33-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship. The World Champions will begin preparations in Johannesburg on Sunday and travel to Australia on Wednesday, July 31. Twenty-two member of the thirty-three man roster are World Cup champions. There are places for five …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Record Rugby Attendance in Chile Los Cóndores played at the Estadio Nacional for the first time. The public responded as …
Read More »Infirmary Rugby Championship 2024 – Player Injuries
The 2024 Rugby Championship starts on August 10. The first and second rounds see Australia hosting South Africa for two test matches and New Zealand hosting Argentina also for two test matches. The July 2024 Internationals served as on-field preparation for the Wallabies, Springboks, All Blacks and Los Pumas. The …
Read More »Montpellier Sign Domingo Miotti on Two-Year Contract
Domingo Miotti has officially changed teams in France. The Argentine 28-year-old Puma has signed for Montpellier from Oyonnax. Montpellier confirmed the recruitment which is a two-year contract with the option of an additional year. It comes with capped French fly half Louis Carbonel departing Montpellier for Stade Français. From Tucumán …
Read More »Lyon Sign Puma Tomás Lavanini from 2024-2026
Tomás Lavanini is move from Clermont to Lyon. As reported by Le Progress in February, the Pumas second-rower will move to Lyon on a two-year contract. Lavanini will join Lyon next season. The deal will see him at the club until June 2026. The move to Lyon comes after Bayonne …
Read More »Bordeaux with Guido Petti Make History in Reaching Top 14 Final
Bordeaux made history on Saturday. With Guido Petti involved, Bordeaux booked their place in the 2024 Top 14 Final. Bordeaux were 22-20 winners, holding on with time-up as Joris Segonds missed a conversion that would have sent the Semi Final into extra time. Petti played 30 minutes in the Semi …
Read More »Glasgow with Puma Sebastián Cancelliere Win URC Final
The Glasgow Warriors are the 2024 United Rugby Championship (URC) Champions. The Scottish side defeated the Bulls 21-16 in Pretoria, South Africa to lift the URC trophy on Saturday. The title marks the second time that the Glasgow Warriors have been the league champions. Puma Sebastián Cancelliere started on the …
Read More »Benetton adds to Argentine Legion by Signing Lautaro Bazán Vélez
Argentine scrum-half Lautaro Bazán Vélez has joined Benetton. The 28-year-old will make the move from Rovigo in the Serie A to Benetton in the United Rugby Championship (URC). It comes on the back of a busy season wherein Bazán Vélez started for Argentina against South Africa, played at the World …
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