Uruguay has included new blood on its roster for the Nations Cup. The selection means Manuel Leindekar will not lead Uruguay next month. Los Teros will play three home matches at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo, taking-on Georgia, Romania and Hong Kong over consecutive weekends. New blood includes the uncapped …
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Following confirmations that Argentina’s bid to host Rugby World Cup 2035 now official, World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin visited the Casa Rosada, River Plate Stadium and met with Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 in addition to the UAR. Morocco have appointed Pumas great, Juan Imhoff as Men’s 7’s Head Coach. This weekend’s …
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Federico Lavanini will join his brother, Tomás Lavanini, in France. Colomiers Rugby approached the brother of the famous Puma and tabled a two year deal from 2025-2027. The deal was agreed to with Colomiers announcing the signing of Federico Lavanini until 2027. Tomás Lavanini is one the most capped Pumas. …
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Old Glory DC have added a third Argentine to their roster for the 2023 Major League Rugby season, and fourth South American. Making the move from Belgrano in Buenos Aires is Fermín Martínez. This will be the first professional contract for the 25-year-old midfielder. Martínez represented the province of Tucumán …
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Rugby is mourning the loss of Federico Martín Aramburu. The former Pumas winger was shot dead in Paris, France overnight. Aramburu was 42-years-old. Aramburu had a lengthily career as a professional rugby player. He played in France for Biarritz, Perpignan and Dax. He also played in Scotland for the Glasgow …
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Argentina’s governing body, the UAR, has determined that scrums are to be able to push freely in top division competitions. The change sees a reverse to the policy which restricted using to 1.5 meters, a move aimed at preventing serious injury. With players having suffered catastrophic injuries the former measures …
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It’s time for another collection of articles spinning around the world wide webisphere. Of course the biggest thing since sliced bread is the arrival of Major League Rugby. There’s some pieces on individuals, the Springbok test in DC, high school rugby, post-rugby careers, recent controversies involving Rugby Canada and D1A …
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The announced of the 2018 Jaguares roster earlier this month revealed that there are big names missing for the upcoming Super Rugby season. Yet overall 26 players from the inaugural season in 2016 remain. The team, however, ought not to be considered as settled. The reason for this is that …
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Another week of mixed fortunes in Europe where Americas players haven’t quite had the impact that we would have liked thus far. A significant part of this week’s team again comes from the URBA Top 14, where the final round of the regular season was played, while the World XV …
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It wasn’t the greatest weekend for Americas players in Europe with relatively few putting up their hand in the Challenge and Champions Cup, but we were treated to some high quality domestic games to help bolster our selection. The Brantford Harlequins wrapped up an undefeated season to claim the McCormick …
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