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Edmonton rugby fans will get a second look at the new Nations Cup when Canada hosts Portugal at Clarke Stadium on Saturday evening. Last week saw the Maple Leafs score late to salvage a dramatic draw against a respectable Spain lineup. Visiting Alberta this week are Os Lobos, whose poor …

History will be made in Charlotte on Saturday evening as the USA takes on Zimbabwe for the first time in a full test match. The Eagles are coming off a slender but welcome victory over Portugal during the first week of Nations Cup action, while the Zables were competitive but …

Round two of the World Rugby Nations Cup will give fans an inside look into a Rugby World Cup 2027 fixture. Los Cóndores will have home advantage against Hong Kong in Viña del Mar, Chile on Saturday. The same match will next be played as a Pool A match in …

Two of rugby’s most powerful nations past and present will square-off at the foot of the Andes on Saturday. Argentina play host to Wales in a second round fixture in the 2026 Nations Championship. The Argentina vs Wales rugby rivalry is a highly competitive clash of styles that spans nearly …

Uruguay play host to Romania in a round two fixture of the 2026 World Rugby Nations Cup. The contest sees two teams who were beaten in one round clashing at the home of the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) in Montevideo. The rivalry has grown exponentially to be one …

Domingo Miotti will play for Italy. The Argentine born and raised fly half is making the allegiance change from los Pumas to Italy. It was confirmed by none other than Felipe Contepomi, the head coach of Argentina during Thursday’s press conference when he named his side to face Wales in …

Guido Petti will become a centurion for Argentina on Saturday. The 31-year-old reaches the milestone of 100 test caps in the Andean city of San Juan against Wales. Petti does so seven days after Matías Alemanno became the fifth Puma in history to earn 100 caps. Alemanno earned his 100th …

On-field preparations for Rugby World Cup 2027 will see teams competing in warm-up matches ahead of the tournament. The 52-match tournament will be exclusively hosted by Australia in October and November 2027. The twenty-four teams will finalize preparations with a series of matches into September. All the competitors are in …

Uruguay were humbled by hosts Georgia at the Junior World Championship (JWC) on Tuesday. The Eastern Europeans scored all of the tries in a 56-3 victory over Los Teritos. Georgian captain Luka Narsia led the way with a hat-trick. It was the second meeting between Uruguay and Georgia in a …

The decisive Pool C contest between Argentina and England at the Junior World Championship went down to the wire. Only two points separated the teams in a match which had 78 points scored. The highly competitive showdown went England’s way with a final score of 40-38. The outcome of the …

Ireland out on an outstanding performance against the USA at the Junior World Championship in Georgia on Tuesday. The men in green were 73-22 winners in the final pool fixture for both teams. The USA ran in three tries with Finnian Love, Joseph Sarkees, and Leo Keesler-Venables claiming one each. …

The Chile XV had home advantage against Paraguay in an international meeting on Sunday. Played at the Chilean Centro de Alto Rendimiento del Rugby (CARR) in La Reina, Chile, the Chile XV were 52-19 winners. The match was organized during the July International window while Chile’s test team, Los Cóndores, are …

Argentina has made roster changes for the upcoming home test match against Wales. Three French Top 14 players have been added to prepare for the test match at there Estadio Bicentenario in San Juan on Saturday, July 11. The new trio are Efraín Elías (Toulouse), Justo Piccardo (Montpellier), and Marcos …

USA Rugby had a Fourth of July to remember fondly. The National Men’s team, the USA Eagles pulled-off a hard-fought 30-29 victory over Portugal in Denver, Colorado. Fly half Chris Hilsenbeck was the hero as he struck a 79th minute penalty to put the USA Eagles one point ahead with …

Canada and Spain played out a classic in Edmonton. In round one of the World Rugby Nations Cup, there was nothing separating the teams at the final whistle. The contest ended at a 42-42 draw, miraculously after the teams were locked into a 21-21 scoreline at half-time. The match was …

It was a big evening for Chile Rugby as Los Cóndores completed a solid victory over Romania. In a match that could have gone either way, Chile came out on top to win 48-31 at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago. The win came with Chile demonstrating planting of character to …

It did not go to plan for Argentina on Saturday. Los Pumas were out-coached and humbled by Scotland in Córdoba. The Northern British side were 47-38 winners but were much better than nine points above the performance of the home side. Scotland was the better team in numerous categories including …

World Rugby have confirmed that Japan will host a two-week Pacific Nations Cup tournament in September. Four teams will take part – Canada, Fiji, and the USA the others – and it will be contested in a straight knockout format. It’s a significant step back from 2025, when six teams …

Uruguay and Georgia played out an entertaining match at the Estadio Charrúa on Saturday. The Eastern Europeans were 41-34 winners in the first-ever match between the teams in Montevideo. The contest featured ten tries with both teams scoring five each. Los Teros started ideally by scoring the opening try of …

Canada’s first test in the freshly-established World Rugby Nations Cup will be a familiar opponent. The Maple Leafs square off against Spain at the very same Edmonton venue where they danced just a year ago. On that occasion Los Leones were winners, but only just – it took a last-gasp …