Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

Italian club Colorno have signed two Chileans in a matter of days. Following the arrival of fly half Rodrigo Fernández, Colorno have now confirmed the signature of prop Vittorio Lastra. He joins from Rivals FMI-CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta with whom he played for this past season. Rovigo was Lastra’s third …

Chilean ace fly half Rodrigo Fernández is on the move in Italy. Fernández has signed to play for Colorno. It sees him moving Southwest to the club from Petrarca. Fernández was the regular starting fly half for Petrarca last season and before that started for Chile at Rugby World Cup …

Argentina’s magnificent victory over New Zealand in Wellington has shaken-up the 2024 Rugby Championship. The accomplishment comes with added spice as the teams prepare to meet again at Eden Park. The Auckland stadium is the unofficial national stadium of New Zealand rugby. The All Blacks have not been beaten at …

Brazil will play host to Paraguay in São Paulo on August 18. Head Coach Emiliano Caffera has confirmed a 36-man roster for the Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifier. The test match will be played at the Estádio Nicolau Alayon. Brazil and Paraguay both prepared for the Rugby World Cup 2027 …

Spain is interested in hosting the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2035 and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2037. Writing for Marca, Fernando M. Carreño confirmed that Spain Rugby (FER) told World Rugby in December 2023 that they would like to host the tournaments. GOING ALONE The communication was …

New investments are coming to Chile. The Santiago government has green-lighted an investment of $1457 million chilean pesos (US$1.5 million) for further advancements of the High Performance Rugby Center in the Chilean capital. The Governor of the Región Metropolitana, Claudio Orrego was present alongside Rugby Chile Chairman Cristian Rudloff at …

São Paulo will play host to a Rugby World Cup 2027 qualifying match on August 18. The largest South American city will stage Brazil vs Paraguay. It is the opening match of a triangular series which also includes Chile. The three teams are competing for two places in the 2025 …

Diego Magno has retired from international duty at the age of 35. It marks more than just the end of an era; Magno is the Americas’ first player to reach 100 caps. He earned his 100th cap for Uruguay in 2022 against Romania in Montevideo. Two years on he called …

Rodrigo Isgró is back for Los Pumas 7’s. Having served his suspicion, the Argentine is free to play against France in the Olympics Quarter Final. Argentina take-on the host nation in an elimination match on Thursday at 4:30pm (Argentine time). Argentina reached the Quarter Finals after advancing from the group …

Uruguayan prop Diego Arbelo has signed for Rouen from Colorno. The move from Italy to France sees the front-rower joining shortly after hooker Germán Kessler also signed for Rouen Normandie. Arbelo, like Kessler, joins the Nationale club on a two year deal from 2024-2026. Arbelo is a product of the …