Jake Turnbull

Great attention will be on South America later on this year. The continent’s final round of Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifiers will see Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay competing for the South America 1 spot. The winner will book their place at Australia 2027. The qualifying matches will begin during …

Argentina will play host to Uruguay on July 19. The home Pumas test match has been allocated to the northern Argentine city of Salta. 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 …

A lot has happened during the two decades in between the British & Irish Lions’ home matches against Argentina. The then and the now illustrate just how far Argentine Rugby has come from 2005 to 2025. The progress has enabled Argentina to remain a critical country in the global game …

Uruguay will play two test matches in July 2025. The matches will be against rivals from Europe and South America with Los Teros facing Romania at home and Argentina away. The two matches will be on July 12 and 19 and are to be followed by Uruguay’s Rugby World Cup …

The USA’s advertised home match against the Netherlands is canceled. With the Netherlands having been eliminated from Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifying, World Rugby decided that the Dutch will no longer tour with their place having been handed to Belgium. The change means Belgium officially replace the Netherlands as the USA …

History was made in Córdoba, Argentina on Monday. Los Tarucas came out on top as 22-20 winners of the first ever Córdoba vs Tucumán professional rugby match. The match was a dream contest for scrum lovers; both teams won penalties while defending scrums meters out from their own try zone. …

Pumas tries lit up European professional leagues this past weekend. In a positive sign ahead of the international season, Argentines ran tries in the Japan League One, the French Top 14 and the United Rugby Championship (URC). Pablo Matera scored in Japan this past weekend. He did so for Mie …

Brazil were soundly beaten by Spain in Alicante on Sunday. The South Americans fell to a 41-12 defeat in a test match with world rankings on the line. The match was game two of Brazil’s Iberian tour in preparation of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Brazil were competitive against …

A special Super Rugby Americas Monday fixture sees an Argentine derby. Los Dogos play host to Los Tarucas in the first ever league contest between professional teams from Córdoba and Tucumán. Both teams have struggled to find their rhythm thus far. The defending champions sit in 4th position while the …

New Zealand and Argentina rugby are in mourning. Alex ‘Grizz’ Wyllie past away on Saturday at the age of 80. He coached two countries at Rugby World Cups: New Zealand in 1991 and Argentina in 1999. Wyllie coached New Zealand in 64 test matches from 1988 to 1991 and coached …