Michael Cheika named 29 players on Argentina’s roster for the upcoming 2022 November Internationals. Los Pumas will tour the UK playing test matches against England, Wales, and Scotland in their respective homes venues in London, Cardiff, and Edinburgh. The roster did not contain Argentine-based players. Instead, the players selected play …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Canada unbeaten in Women’s World Cup Canada wrapped up an unbeaten pool stage with a 29-14 win over the …
Read More »Uruguay XV and Argentina XV draw level
The Uruguay XV were on course for an impressive win over the Argentina XV on Sunday. Played in Montevideo, the home side were ahead 26-12 at the hour mark. The Argentina XV fought back to draw level with the match ending 26-26 well past the 80th minute mark. With both …
Read More »Chile Schedule Three match European Tour for November
Los Cóndores November Internationals are now confirmed. Chile have scheduled a three match European tour for November. The matches will see the South Americans playing two test matches on the European continent and one match against a United Rugby Championship (URC) in Ireland. Chile will play matches on Saturday November …
Read More »Montauban sign Rodrigo Fernández Criado from Argentina
A promising Argentine second-rower is set to continue his career in France. Rodrigo Fernández Criado has been signed by Montauban to play in the Pro D2 for the 2022-2023 season. The move will mark the first foreign experience for the 24-year-old. Fernández Criado was a Súper Liga Americana de Rugby …
Read More »Chile select strong squad for Americas Rugby Trophy
Chile will field a team of near test-strength in the upcoming Americas Rugby Trophy matches against the Brazil XV and Canada ‘A’. The 28-man squad contains only four uncapped players and is largely comprised of those who suited up for Selknam during the 2022 SLAR season. The exceptions are Seattle …
Read More »Uruguay XV outperform USA Falcons in highscoring contest
The Uruguay XV played host to the USA Falcons on Thursday at Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa. The non-capped fixture was the opening contest of the Uruguay Conference, a tournament positioned for match practice ahead of the November Internationals. The Uruguay XV were 50-27 winners in what was a high scoring contest. …
Read More »Argentina XV roster including Pumas named for Uruguay Conference
A 28-man Argentina XV roster has been named for the Uruguay conference. The Argentine next-of-XV will play matches against the USA Falcons and the Uruguay XV in Montevideo this month. The Uruguay Conference is to be the second assignment of the year for the Argentina XV. The team toured Europe …
Read More »World Cup Radar – ARGENTINA – October 07, 2022
Argentina’s preparations for Rugby World Cup 2023 are on track. Los Pumas started their 2022 season with a series win over Scotland and came away with multiple wins in the Rugby Championship. The Argentina XV also performed well on their European tour. Selections, combinations, injuries and form all point to …
Read More »SLAR set to add North American teams in 2023
Two North American teams are set to be added to the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for the 2023 season. Contested entirely by South American teams to date, multiple sources now indicate that the competition is expanding its borders. In June two SLAR teams – the Jaguares XV from …
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