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Federico Lavanini will join his brother, Tomás Lavanini, in France. Rugby Rama report that Colomiers Rugby have approached the brother of the famous Puma and have tabled a two year deal from 2025-2027. This means that Argentine players in France continue to rise. Days after Matías Moroni arrived in Brive, …

Two Pumas forwards have undergone surgery. The players are Gloucester second-rower Matías Alemanno and Vannes flanker Juan Bautista Pedemonte. Both now face a significant time on the sidelines before they will play again. Matías Alemanno has undergone surgery on an injured shoulder. The Córdoba second-rower was injured playing for Gloucester …

Italian Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada has confirmed a roster to represent Italy in the 2025 Six Nations. The former Pumas fly half will hold a training camp beginning on Sunday, January 19. Italy will open their Six Nations 2025 campaign away against Scotland on February 01 in Edinburgh. Quesada’s roster …

Os Cobras have made a change to their 2025 roster. Ahead of the pre-season training at NAR in São Paulo, Javier Coronel has joined the Brazilian professional rugby team. He replaces fellow Argentine Diego Vidal who has been ruled out through injury. The Brazilian team has an extended roster of …

Selknam have gone big for Super Rugby Americas 2025. A deep roster of 48 players will be under the command of Head Coach Jake Mangin for a second campaign. The New Zealander will have Argentines Nicolás Bruzzone and Eduardo Acosta as his assistants. Bruzzone was a long-time servant of Los …

Peñarol’s roster has been confirmed for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The Ivo Dugonjic coached side will be Uruguay’s one entrant in the professional South American league. In his rookie season in charge, Dugonjic has a 31-man roster featuring 16 forwards and 15 backs. The roster will increase. Four players have …

Paraguay’s professional rugby team, Yacare, is preparing for Super Rugby Americas 2025. The roster for the new season is deep, it contains 41 players: 22 forwards and 19 backs. Twenty of the Yacare roster players are from Argentina. The team will again be coached by Ricardo Le Fort. The Argentine …

Matías Moroni has completed a move from Argentina to France. The move was reported by La Montagne; Benjamin Pommier reported that Brive and Moroni agreed to terms after a few phone calls. The deal was on December 20. Moroni arrived in France and joined Brive in January. The move to …

2025 may be a make or break year for a number of Argentine players. Felipe Contepomi handed seven players their first test caps in 2024 and more may follow in 2025. His team selections came with less experienced players receiving opportunities across a range of positions. Below is a look …

2025 started on a huge high for three Pumas who play their rugby in Europe. A trio of Argentines were try scorers in the first matches of the year in England and France. The positive start to the year comes with 2025 to be pivotal as Los Pumas will look …

Australia 2027 is to be an expanded Rugby World Cup from 20 to 24 competitors. This will not mean more host venues or cities, however, as the tournament is to be downsized to have eight host cities with Sydney hosting matches in two stadiums. This is a reduction compared to …

Peñarol have signed Felipe Etcheverry. In doing so the Uruguayan fly half returns for Super Rugby Americas 2025 from the Miami Sharks. Etcheverry played for the Floridian Major League Rugby (MLR) franchise in the 2024 season. The 28-year-old Etcheverry is an important player for Uruguay. He was the starting Teros …

Uruguay will take-on Los Pumas in Argentina in July. The fixture will be on the third weekend of the mid-year international window. It will be Argentina’s final home match with it coming after two home matches against England. The venue for Argentina vs Uruguay is unconfirmed though ARN understands that …

Sydney will play host to the Rugby World Cup 2027 Final, report Code Sports in Australia. This means a repeat of Rugby World Cup 2003 when Sydney’s Stadium Australia hosted the tournament final between Australia and England. It also hosted the opening match between Australia and Argentina. Pictured below, Stadium …

England will face Los Pumas in La Plata and San Juan in July. The two matches will be 50% of England’s mid-year internationals. England’s summer fixtures will feature an uncapped match against France and a tour of the Americas with two games against Argentina and one against the USA Eagles. …

The New Year begins with plenty to look forward to and also plenty to wish for. This article has a quick look into different areas of rugby involving the Americas that would be desirable in 2025. Are they possible or simply wishful thinking? Perhaps a mixture. So, the Seven Americas …

Peñarol Rugby has received a boost. Rampaging hooker Guillermo Pujadas is returning to Uruguay for Super Rugby Americas 2025. The 27-year-old leaves the Chicago Hounds in Major League Rugby (MLR) to play for Uruguay’s professional team. The move comes in the critical season ahead of the South American finals of …

Brasil Rugby have named a 41-man Cobras roster for Super Rugby Americas 2025. It contains 36 players eligible to play for Brazil. All 36 of them will be available to play for Brazil in Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifiers in 2025. The five players north of eligible are the foreigners …

The Telegraph has published a list of the 30 Best Men’s Rugby players in the UK today. Puma Juan Martín González is ranked as the best flanker. Senior Rugby Writer Charlie Morgan compiled the list which considers all players in the English Premiership as well as players in Scottish and …

A powerful roster has been named for Los Tarucas’ rookie Super Rugby Americas season. Playing out of Tucumán, Argentina, Los Tarucas are the newcomers in the South American professional league. The Tucumán side is one of three Argentine franchises for Super Rugby Americas 2025. Los Tarucas join Los Pampas (Buenos …