The Americas Rankings have been updated for September 09 2018. This week saw just the one test match with Argentina playing their toughest game of the year against New Zealand in Nelson. The 46-24 defeat sees no loss in points for Argentina. International competition will resume next Saturday. Los Pumas …

Argentina vs New Zealand has sold out. The round five fixture of the 2018 Rugby Championship will be a full house at the Estadio Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires. The UAR has confirmed that all tickets for the match have been told. Argentina will play against the world champions on …

The 2018 Sudamérica Rugby U19s are underway. On the opening day in San José big wins were recorded by Costa Rica, and Peru over Panama and Guatemala respectively. The competition will conclude tomorrow. Day one of the Sudamérica U19s saw two matches played per team. In the first series of matches …

Nicolás Sanchez made history this morning in New Zealand. The Tucumán fly half became the highest point scorer in Pumas history, breaking the record of Felipe Contepomi. In his 68th test match for Argentina, Sánchez brought his career tally up to 655 points. Contemos retired in 2013 with a total …

New Zealand continued their winning ways in the Rugby Championship, downing Argentina this morning. Despite the full-time scoreline seeing the All Blacks winning cleanly the match was hotly contested with tries in the final minutes impacting the outcome. The All Blacks went into the match as heavy favorites and achieved …

Round three of the Rugby Championship saw Australia vs South Africa in the second match. The teams did not put on a classic with an error-ridden fixture ultimately going the way of the home side. The 23-18 win saw South Africa held scoreless in the second half. In winning the …

The World Rugby u20 Trophy will come to a close for Canada on Sunday when they face Romania to determined who will finish 7th and avoid the dreaded Wooden Spoon. To come away empty handed would be regrettable for both, particularly a Canadian side who have put so much into …

Uruguay will have to put the disappointment of failing to achieve a top-three finish behind them as they battle Hong Kong with 5th place at the World Rugby u20 Trophy on the line. Sunday’s match is not what the Teritos staff would have envisioned after submitting a competitive team with …

Argentina’s Benjamín Urdapilleta has signed a new two-year-deal with Castres. He joins teammates Armand Batlle, and Kévin Firmin in remaining at the club until 2021. The 32-year-old has been playing for Castres since 2015. He joined the club from Oyonnax, whom he helped win promotion to the Top 14 from …

New Zealand overcame Argentina in Nelson to win the third round match of the Rugby Championship 46-24. Having defeat Australia in both round one and round two the All Blacks are on track to retain their title. From the opening scrum New Zealand scored points. The loss of Juan Figallo …