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One-time New Zealand All Black prop Jamie Mackintosh is headed to Ohio. The 31-year-old loosehead specialist has ended a short spell in the Top 14 as a medical joker with Montpellier and will join the new PRO Rugby franchise for their inaugural season. This will be the first year since …

Starting Rugby World Cup 2015 forwards Ramiro Herrera and Pablo Matera will not face the Chiefs, it was confirmed today by the Argentine rugby press. Tighthead prop, Herrera is yet to fully recover from a knock to his angle picked up in the round two fixture against the Sharks in …

ESPN in Latin America has produced an 83 minute documentary titled Revolución Puma. Detailing the progress of Argentine rugby since Rugby World Cup 2007 the documentary provides a detailed analysis of how Argentina made it to the Semi Finals stage of Rugby World Cup 2015 by using a roster of …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP PRO Rugby Signings  All five of the PRO Rugby teams competing in the inaugural season have at least one foreign player signed on …

Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise, Los Jaguares are preparing to face the Chiefs and Stormers in upcoming rounds of the competition. Following the team’s debut against the Cheetahs and Sharks in South Africa, Los Jaguares are to return to training on Monday in Buenos Aires. They will do so focused on …

USA Eagles forward Andrew Durutalo will start in the back-row for the Sunwolves in Singapore this Saturday. The Japanese Super Rugby franchise is to play against South African franchise the Cheetahs in the first 2016 fixture to be played in neutral country territory. The starting lineup named by Head Coach …

Argentine international Tomás Cubelli is to start his third consecutive Super Rugby match when the Brumbuies taken the Western Force in Perth on Friday. The Buenos Aires scrum half will again wear the number nine shirt for the Canberra based franchise. Head Coach, Stephen Larkham has made three changes with Blake Enever and …

Los Jaguares back-rower Tomás Lezana has recovered from injury and will be fit to face the Chiefs in the round four Super Rugby fixture on Saturday March 19. The fixture is to be the first ever home appearance of Argentina’s first professional rugby team. Lezana had traveled to South Africa …

Brodie Retallick, the starting Chiefs and All Blacks second-rower, suffered a fractured rib and is to be sidelined for six weeks. The Chiefs are to play upcoming matches in South Africa and Argentina without the All Black. Retallick was injured playing at home against the Lions in round two. The …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Jamaica The Caribbean Island nation of Jamaica has risen in the Americas Rankings thanks to disposing of St. Vincent and the Grenadines …