NOLA Gold have signed Domingo Saavedra from Chile. Saavedra joins the major League Rugby (MLR) franchise from his native Chile. It will mark his first experience in professional rugby abroad. Saavedra played for Selknam in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) now Super Rugby Americas from 2000-2023. He played …
Read More »Old Glory DC Sign Argentine Martín Vaca
Old Glory DC have added another Argentine player for Major League Rugby (MLR) 2024. Argentine Martin Vaca has signed for the club. He will move to the USA following prior professional experiences in both France and playing in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR), now Super Rugby Americas. Vaca …
Read More »Dublin Date Set for Argentina to face 2025 British & Irish Lions
Los Pumas will be a part of the 2025 British & Lions Tour. Argentina will take-on the combined team of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in a match in Dublin, Ireland on Friday, June 20. The fixture will fall outside of the player release window which will mean restrictions on …
Read More »Selknam Unveil New Coach for Super Rugby Americas 2024
Selknam have unveiled a new Head Coach for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The Chilean franchise will be coached by Jacob Mangin. The New Zealander arrives with lengthily experience with the CBRu (Brazil Rugby) from 2013-2020 where he was in charge of the Sevens team in 2016. Mangin’s appointment follows that …
Read More »Calendar Set for Super Rugby Americas 2024
The Super Rugby Americas 2023 champions will open the 2024 season in Paraguay. Peñarol will play away against Yacare in Asunción on day two of the season. The opening fixture will be on Friday, February 16 with Los Dogos taking on the Raptors in an Argentine vs USA professional rugby …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Esteban Meneses, Uruguay and the Silver era The Meneses years were transformational. Los Teros reached new heights under Meneses. Uruguay overtook both Canada and the …
Read More »Two Pumas with World Cup Experience in Super Rugby Pacific 2024
Two Argentines will play in Super Rugby Pacific 2024. The players are both fully capped Pumas who have appeared in Rugby World Cups. Both men are returning again after having played in prior Super Rugby campaigns for the Highlanders and Western Force respectively. Fullback Martín Bogado is back for a …
Read More »Spain appointed Pablo Bouza as new Head Coach
Spain’s search for a new head coach is over. Following the unfortunate outcome of Rugby World Cup 2023 disqualification and World Rugby’s decision to keep Spain out of the tournament, a new era is underway. It is strongly linked to South America with Pablo Bouza having been chosen as the …
Read More »Nicolás Herreros now playing his rugby in Portugal
Nicolás Herreros is now playing his rugby in Portugal. The Chilean scrum-half has joined Agronomia to play in the top Portuguese division. The move comes shortly before the conclusion of Rugby World Cup 2023. The tournament featured both Portugal and Chile. Herreros earned the most recent of his six test …
Read More »Vittorio Lastra from Chile to World Cup to now playing in Italy
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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