The reigning Super Rugby Americas champions are presently being hit by a player exodus. Uruguay’s Peñarol has seen half a dozen players confirm their playing future abroad for 2024 and others may well join them. Major League Rugby (MLR) newcomers the Miami Sharks have gone for Latino favor. Among their …
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The Barbarians roster has been named for the upcoming international match against Wales in Cardiff. Two Pumas have been named on the roster: scrum-half Lautaro Bazán Vélez and fly half Nicolás Sánchez. Both featured for Argentina at Rugby World Cup 2023. Bazán Vélez was Michael Cheika’s option as the understudy …
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Chile’s starting fly half from Rugby World Cup 2023 will now continue his career in Italy. Rodrigo Fernández has signed to play for Petraca Padova in Italy’s Top Tier, the Serie A Elite. The move will see Fernández able to use plenty of his native language; Argentines play for Petrarca. …
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Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the worst involving the Americas from the past seven days. UP Rugby World Cup 2023 – Top Americas Players Americas Rugby News crunched the data to confirm the Top Americas Players at Rugby World Cup …
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Italian club FEMI-CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta has confirmed the arrival of Vittorio Lastra Masotti for the 2023-2024 season. Rovigo have signed the Chilean prop following his involvement in the country’s first-ever Rugby World Cup campaign. Lastra played in one of Chile’s four Rugby World Cup matches. He featured against England …
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Diego Arbelo is now playing his rugby in Italy. The Uruguay tight head prop now plays for Colorno in the Italian Serie A Elite. He took to the field on Saturday in a 19-15 away win over Reggio Emilia. Colorno are in a three way tie for first position after …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Argentina’s Star-Studded 33 Argentina’s roster for the World Cup is star-studded. Julián Montoya will lead a 33-man squad which contains many …
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The SLAR player exodus continues. Martín Roger is the latest to leave the South American league. The Argentine fly half is joining Valsugana in Italy. The team play in the Serie A, Italy’s second division. He joins the club immediately and will play in the Serie A for the remainder …
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Valpolicella have signed Bruno Devoto. The former Argentina XV center makes the move to Italy from Buenos Aires club CASI. The 28-year-old Devoto is the second South American recruited in as many months. Valpolicella signed Uruguayan Juan Manuel Rodríguez last month from Peñarol. The pair will play for the Serie …
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Old Glory DC have looked to solve their scrummaging problems with the addition of Scottish tighthead prop Steven Longwell for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old arrives from Italy where he has been playing professionally for Verona in the Serie A. Longwell has been a prominent figure in …
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