Ahead of SRA 2026, Joe Santamaria talks to highly talented Chilean Nicolás Saab. Franco Molina and Leonel Oviedo made their Super Rugby debuts for Western Force. Molina scored a try looking like a winger rather than a second-rower. Fellow Pumas second-rower Efraín Elías scored the match-winning try for Toulouse against …
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Juan Ignacio Brex celebrated his 50th cap for Italy with a win over Scotland on Saturday. The center from Buenos Aires, Argentina was one of three Italian players reaching the milestone of 50 caps in the match. He joined captain Michele Lamaro and fly half Paolo Garbisi. Brex has been …
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Ramiro Amarilla, who was not eligible for Paraguay in 2025, is the new captain of Yacare. Tero Ignacio Péculo has joined Seattle Seawolves from Chicago Hounds. This comes weeks after fellow Uruguayan tight head Reinaldo Piussi completed a move to Italy. Meanwhile, Scott Lawrence has named two South Africans on …
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Uruguayan Reinaldo Piussi now plays in Italy’s Serie A for Civitavecchia Rugby Centumcellae. Tomás Casares has joined the Chicago Hounds with the Miami Sharks now defunct. Former club of Canadians Jeff Hassler and Tyler Ardron, the Ospreys is soon to be defunct. Single-day tickets for the SVNS Vancouver are now …
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The 2026 Six Nations is a rugby competition contested between six competitors: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The respective player rosters contain a variety of nationalities with players qualifying in a number of ways. BACKGROUND TO WORLD RUGBY ELIGIBILITY LAWS Competing in international rugby competition requires players …
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The pools are out for the World Rugby U20 Championship 2026 in Georgia. Argentina, Uruguay and the USA will all compete. Jocelyn Barrieau selected Canada’s 14-player roster for the upcoming two legs of the 2026 HSBC SVNS Series in Singapore and Perth, Australia. Argentina 7 were crowned champions at Super …
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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 …
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Chile’s Men’s test team is to return to Italy in March. Following the historic test match between Italy and Chile in Genoa in November, a similar fixture is being organized for March, 2026. Italy ‘A’ will have home advantage against Los Cóndores in an uncapped fixture. The Federazione Italiana Rugby …
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Warren Gatland is joining Peñarol for 3 weeks to advise Ivo Dugonjic’s coaching staff in Uruguay. As reported by Ignacio Chans, one of the most prestigious training in rugby history is on his way to Uruguay to train the country’s professional team for the remainder of Super Rugby Americas 2025. …
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Juan Ignacio Brex captained Italy against Ireland in the final round of the 2025 Six Nations. How did he perform? The following video, put together by Periodismo Rugby looks into his play in the match against Ireland. Brex is the third Argentine to lead Italy in a Six Nations …
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