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Player recruitment continues; London Irish have announced the signing of Lucio Cinti. The English Premiership club have signed two Pumas players in as many weeks. Last week the club confirmed the signature of flanker Juan Martín González. Both he and Cinti will join the club following the upcoming November Internationals. …

Uruguay will play at Rugby World Cup 2023. Los Teros earned the right to compete at the tournament by winning the South American qualifiers and then defeating the USA on aggregate in the Americas 1 final. The outcome is that Uruguay will face France, Italy, New Zealand, and Africa 1 …

Joaquín Díaz Bonilla will play in South Africa. The 32-year-old has signed for the Sharks, a former Super Rugby franchise that now competes in the United Rugby Championship. In doing so, Díaz Bonilla will play for a fourth professional team in a fourth league and in a fourth country. Díaz …

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 Restructuring approvals put Brazil in good light Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) approved a new model …

Spain have called-up Argentine Facundo Domínguez. The Argentine No8 is one of two uncapped players on the roster to face Portugal on February 7. His call-up comes following his move to Barcelona for the 2020-2021 season. The 24-year-old is a product of Olivios RC in Buenos Aires. In 2016 he …

Peñarol have signed Facundo Gattas. In doing so the Uruguayan international will play in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby this year. Gattas joins Peñarol from Buenos Aires’ Hindú Club. The 25-year-old Gattas has 33 caps for Uruguay. He made his test debut in 2016 against Canada in the Americas …

Prominent Argentine names have been confirmed as the Head Coaches of all Super Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) teams. All six men have noteworthy representative honors. Among them are playing in Rugby World Cups and at the Olympic Games.   ARGENTINA – JAGUARES XV Argentina’s SLAR entrant in 2020 was …

The Olímpia Lions will play in the 2021 Super Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The team is back for a second season. In 2020 the Paraguayan professional team faced Los Ceibos in the opening round. The team was due to host Corinthians in round two; instead, the season was suspended. …

Player recruitment in Spain continues. Ciencias Sevilla have signed Juan Landó from Argentina. The fullback joins the club from Buenos Aires club Belgrano. The 24-year-old cane play win, though he usually plays at fullback. He is noted for his speed, reading of play, and ball-carrying abilities. He is a constant …

Julián Rebussone has joined Ciencias Olavide. In doing so the Argentine flanker will have a professional experience abroad. His contract is for the 2020-2021 season for the División de Honor side. The 27-year-old joins from Buenos Aires club Belgrano Athletic. He does so with a solid resume and reputation. He …