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Top 14 club Toulon have confirmed the recruitment of Argentine giant Luciano Asevedo. The French club have signed the 22-year-old on a two-year-contract for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 seasons. In doing so, the player completed the transition to playing in an elite professional rugby competition. Comparisons have been made between …

Toulouse are the 2026 Top 14 Champions. The club complete a 28-20 win over Montpellier to be crowned champions for another year. It was Toulouse’s fourth consecutive Top 14 title after having won in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The 2026 title was won with an Argentine and a US player …

The Barbarians faced Wales in London on Saturday. The highly competitive contest was a 33-31 win for the Welsh. It came with Americas involvement as Uruguayan Santiago Arata and the USA’s Jack Oscar were both involved. Arata’s involvement came with a record established. The Uruguayan scrum-half scored for the Barbarians …

Los Pumas will be without star flanker Marcos Kremer in their opening game of the Nations Championship. Argentina’s coaching staff have released Kremer who is set to become a father. This sees an opportunity for Los Tarucas’ Agustín Sarelli. The uncapped Agustín Sarelli is 22-years-old. He has earned the call-up …

Uruguay were no match for South Africa at the Junior World Championship on Saturday. The Junior Springboks showed that their u20 system is world class as they completed a 104-7 victory over Los Teritos in Tbilisi. There were seventeen tries scored in the contest with the Junior Springboks scoring sixteen …

Argentina delivered a thunderous performance against the USA at the Junior World Championship. Played early on Saturday morning (Americas time), Los Pumitas completed their biggest ever win at the World Rugby u20 tournament, downing the USA 78-14. Those in attendance at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi witnessed a team in …

Chile has named a competitive roster for the World Rugby Nations Cup. The South Americans will play three home test matches against fellow Rugby World Cup 2027 competitors. The Nations Cup has been organized by World Rugby to prepare the teams ranked outside of the Top 12 for the Australia …

La Grande Finale de Top 14 will take place at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. It will be contested between Toulouse and Montpellier, the only two teams to have been crowned French champions during the decade of the 2020s. Toulouse are the reigning champions and enter the …

Argentina and the USA are set for battle at the 2026 Junior World Championship. The teams will face-off in the opening round of the World Rugby tournament in Georgia. Taking place at Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi, the contest will be a Pool C fixture. The match is new as although …

Uruguay u20 is set to square-off against South Africa in their opening match at the 2026 Junior World Championship in Georgia. Los Teritos will face the Baby Boks at Tbilisi’s Avchala Stadium on Saturday in a Pool A match. Uruguay and South Africa are joined by Georgia and Wales in …

International competition in Central America sees Guatemala vs Costa Rica on Saturday. Chile has unveiled new home and away rugby jerseys for 2026. Uruguay and the USA join forces for the Barbarians against Wales; Top 14 players Santiago Arata and Jack Iscaro will play for the invitational side in London …

French club Mont de Marsan have signed Chilean prop Vittorio Lastra. The 30-year-old front-rower arrives from Bourg-en-Bresse. The move means that the player will remain in the third tier of French rugby. Mont de Marsan was relegated from the Pro D2 to Nationals at the end of the 2025-2026 season …

Argentina is eyeing Scotland with a 34-man roster to open July and 2026. In their first match of 2026, Los Pumas will play host to Scotland in Córdoba. Felipe Contepomi has named a 34-man roster for the fixture which is an opening round clash in the inaugural Nations Championship. Contepomi’s …

Tyler Ardron has been named in the Canada squad for the upcoming Nations Cup tests against Spain, Portugal, and Zimbabwe. The former captain is joined by veteran lock Evan Olmstead in a 32-man squad comprised of players based across the globe. Steve Meehan has also found room to include six …

Scott Lawrence has included eight uncapped players in his Men’s Eagles squad for the July test series. The USA will open their Nations Cup opposite Portugal in Denver on July 4, followed on successive weekends by Zimbabwe in Charlotte and Spain in Raleigh. Former Randwick lock Nathan Den Hoedt earns …

The Chicago Hounds signed off on Major League Rugby’s first perfect campaign with a dominant 35-17 victory over the California Legion on Sunday night. A soaked pitch at SeatGeek Stadium forced the visitors to take a tactical approach, which played into the hands of a fearsome home forward pack that …

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 …

Domingo Miotti played a significant role in Montpellier’s Semi Final victory over Stade Français Paris in Marseilles on Saturday. The player from Northern Argentina provided an assist for Montpellier’s only try in the 25-15 win. Miotti converted the try and went on to score a personal haul of 17 points. …

Franco Molina scored for the Barbarians against South Africa on Saturday. Played in Port Elizabeth, the non-capped international match gave the Springboks preparation ahead of their three upcoming home test matches as part of the inaugural Nations Championship. Molina scored from close range for the Barbarians, getting the ball into …

The 9th season of Major League Rugby comes to a close on Sunday evening when the Chicago Hounds host the California Legion at SeatGeek Stadium. It’s the second time the Championship Final has been played in Bridgeview, the first seeing more than 10 thousand fans take the first of what …