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Tomás Lavanini will return to Super Rugby. New Zealand’s southern most franchise, the Highlanders have signed Lavanini for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. The 32-year-old joins from French Top 14 club Lyon whom he made eleven appearances for in the 2024-2025 season.   LOS PUMAS – TOMÁS LAVANINI Tomás …

Chile have home advantage against Uruguay on Saturday. The match is game one of a home-and-away series to determine who will officially be South America 1 in Australia 2027. Chile and Uruguay reached the South American final by winning their respective series’ against Brazil and Paraguay. Uruguay are now established …

New blood and returnees are features on Argentina’s roster for the upcoming tour of Australia. Felipe Contepomi has selected 32 players for the two-matches. Los Pumas face the Wallabies in Townsville and Sydney in round three and four of the 2025 Rugby Championship.   ROSTER CHANGES  Following his two starts …

A retirement call has come from Argentina’s most capped prop of all-time. On the eve of facing New Zealand in Buenos Aires, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro made the decision that the test match will be his final appearance for Los Pumas. Tetaz Chaparro has been representing Argentina for a decade and …

Australia has named a 35-man roster for the 2025 Rugby Championship. The roster is centered on that which recently completed a home series against the British & Irish Lions. The Wallabies will open the Southern Hemisphere’s annual elite Four Nations competition with a two match tour of South Africa. The …

Felipe Contepomi has named a 34-man roster for the Rugby Championship. The revamped roster sees returning established names joining newcomers for the second of three periods of Argentina’s international rugby competition in 2025. Los Pumas opened 2025 with an away match in Europe. Argentina took-on and defeated the British & …

Springboks Head Coach Rassie Erasmus has named South Africa’s roster for the 2025 Rugby Championship. The 37-man roster is specifically for the opening two rounds of the competition. South Africa will have home advantage against Australia to open this year’s Rugby Championship tournament. The roster includes 24 players who have …

Francisco Gómez Kodela has retired from rugby. With a Pumas career from 2008-2025, the Gómez Kodela officially retired as the oldest Puma, surpassing Agustín Creevy. The retirement call comes with the completion of the July Internationals. Gómez Kodela featured for Argentina against England and Uruguay in July. The home test …

Santiago Cordero has announced his retirement from Los Pumas. Saturday’s test match in Salta, Argentina against Uruguay will be his last. Cordero hangs-up his boots 12 years after making his test debut for Los Pumas against England as a teenager. RETIREMENT CALL – SANTIAGO CORDERO “After many incredible years with …

Argentina play host to England in San Juan on Saturday. The match is the second of two in the July series and the second of three between the teams this year. England’s impressive win in La Plata saw the teams swapping positions in the World Rankings. It means 6th hosts …