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Two of the best teams in Major League Rugby collide at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Utah Warriors have started their campaign in red-hot form with back-to-back wins, while the Houston SaberCats bounced back from a disappointing season opener with two victories of their own. Whoever emerges as …

Anthem’s hunt for a first franchise victory continues on Saturday afternoon when they take on Old Glory in Maryland. The Carolina outfit came within a single agonizing point against Miami last week and are strengthened with the return of Namibian international Cliven Loubser. DC had a subpar performance against San …

Os Cobras travel to Córdoba, Argentina to take-on Los Dogos on Saturday. The fourth round match of Super Rugby Americas 2025 comes after the Brazilian side had a bye and the Córdoba team fell to a road defeat across the Andes in Santiago, Chile.   SUPER RUGBY AMERICAS 2025 – …

Chile’s planning for the Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifiers has hit a major road block. First-choice outside center Domingo Saavedra is out of Super Rugby Americas through injury. The Selknam captain was injured in the third round win over Los Dogos. Domingo Saavedra suffered a cruciate ligament injury in his …

Labeled by Rugby Australia as Family-Friendly afternoon kick-off times, Australia’s home Rugby Championship matches against Los Pumas will be at 2:30pm and 2pm local time. The Wallabies’ will have home advantage against Argentina in Townsville on September 06 and Sydney on September 13. The afternoon kick-off times correspond to very …

Round 4 of the 2025 Major League Rugby season kicks off in Fort Lauderdale on Friday night. Miami squares off against Chicago, with the winner securing to spot in the Eastern Conference for at least another week. The Sharks have won two in a row, albeit by narrow margins, while …

In the second of two Friday night fixtures, Peñarol play host to Selknam in El Clásico. The Uruguayan and Chilean teams are tied for top spot of Super Rugby Americas 2025. Both teams are stacked with players who will compete in Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifiers beginning in July. SUPER …

The eagerly awaited day has arrived. After years of waiting there will be a professional rugby match between teams playing out of Buenos Aires and Tucumán. The visitors, Los Pampas, arrive in Argentina’s north-west on the back of a superb home win over Peñarol. Los Tarucas are back at home …

Argentina’s preparations for a busy 2025 begin this month with a training camp from March 10-12. The coaching staff, led by Felipe Contepomi, will run a camp will take place in London, UK. The purpose of the training camp is to have a framework in place. Los Pumas’ opening assignment …

A rare occurrence happened near the tail end of the Legion’s win over Old Glory on Saturday – an uncontested scrum. The situation became a possibility when San Diego’s reserve hooker Shilo Klein received a yellow card for a dangerous tackle in the 78th minute. Early in the game starting …

Uruguay and Romania will resume their rugby rivalry in July 2025. Los Teros will have home advantage against  the Stejarii in a mid-year international test match. It is a rematch from the November 2024 Internationals when Uruguay won in Bucharest. Since then the Eastern Europeans have secured their place at …

South American tries were on display this past weekend in France. Santiago Arata, Joaquín Oviedo, Jerónimo de la Fuente and Lucas Paulos were try scorers in round 18 of the Top 14. Others had try assists including wingers Mateo Carreras and Bautista Delguy for opposing teams. The season has been …

Argentines Bautista Stavile, Gerónimo Prisciantelli, Ignacio Mendy and Facundo Cordero were try scorers in the latest round of the United Rugby Championship (URC). The tries came in three different matches. They came at the best possible time as Felipe Contepomi is set to announce his roster for Los Pumas’ training …

The stakes weren’t quite the same as July’s Eastern Conference Final, but the Chicago Hounds exacted a partial measure of revenge by routing the defending champions 36-7 at a frosty SeatGeek Stadium on Sunday. It took 76 minutes for New England to find the scoreboard, with the 29-point margin of …

Chile claimed glory at the Men’s Sevens Challenger Series in Cape Town, South Africa. Los Cóndores 7’s defeated Canada 33-7 in the Final. The big win came from five consecutive tries after Canada had crossed for the opening score. Chilean test cap Luca Strabucchi started with two tries while Manuel …

A fast start and strong finish saw the SaberCats past the Seawolves 24-21 in Houston on Saturday night. Seattle gave their hosts a a stern challenge and even held a lead past the 70th minute, but ran out of steam while two red cards ended any hope of stealing a …

With experience, home advantage and heat on their side, Yacare downed Super Rugby Americas newcomers, Los Tarucas 30-27 on Saturday. Yacare played smarter while Los Tarucas lacked discipline at crucial moments both on attack and defense. Nonetheless, the match went down to the wire and was only decided on the …

It took more than seven years, but Utah finally got their first ever victory over NOLA at Salt Lake on Saturday. The Warriors did so in emphatic fashion, scoring 8 tries in all to record a 55-21 result against a frustrated Gold side who were second-best at the set piece …

The San Diego Legion came away from the nation’s capital with a 26-10 bonus point victory over Old Glory on Saturday. DC failed to take advantage of a stiff wind at their backs in the first half, while the visitors made the most of their opportunities to take maximum points …

It’s a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference final on Sunday afternoon, but this time at Chicago’s stomping ground. The New England Free Jacks return from a bye week looking to claim another road win while the Hounds are seeking redemption not just for the result in July but also …