Rodrigo Bruni scored his first try for Bayonne. The Basque side was beaten 30-27 by Bayonne on Saturday. The Argentine back-rower scored in the competitive Top 14 contest. Bruni was one of three Pumas involved with Facundo Bosch and Lucas Paulos also both playing for Bayonne.   Video Highlights   …

Santiago Grondona left his mark twice on debut for the Bristol Bears. A week on from starting for Argentina against South Africa, Grondona scored two tries in the English Premiership. Grondona touched down twice in the try zone in the opening half against Bath. The Bristol Bears were 36-26 winners …

Canada kept their unbeaten record on the year intact with a comfortable 21-8 victory over Ireland in Langley on Saturday. All the scoring for the Maple Leafs came in the first half, with the home side shifting their focus to defense in the second stanza. It was a stalemate until …

France bounced back from their opening round WXV loss to Canada with a 22-14 win over the Women’s Eagles in Langley on Saturday. Discipline and a technical mistake resulting in a disallowed try contributed to the loss with two second half USA scores restoring some respectability to the final outcome. …

Two teams in top form collide in Langley on Saturday when hosts Canada square off against Ireland. The Maple Leafs were convincing winners over Les Bleues in Vancouver last weekend while the Irish celebrated a stunning upset of New Zealand, their first win over the Black Ferns since 2014. FORM …

The WXV moves to the southeast of Vancouver to Langley for Round 2 this weekend. With their most difficult opponent now behind them, the USA will be looking for a more competitive showing against France. Les Bleues suffered a heavy defeat to Canada but haven’t lost to the Eagles since …

Emiliano Boffelli will miss all of Argentina’s test matches in 2024. The wing / fullback is out for the year and will potentially not play again until March 2025. This means he will not play at all for Los Pumas in 2024. Boffelli had an early end to the 2023-2024 …

As Yaras 7’s will be coached by a woman for the first-time. Brazil’s National Women’s Rugby 7’s team is now coached by Crystal Kaua. The New Zealander replaces Englishman Will Broderick who stepped down from the position following the Paris Olympic Games. Kaua began her coaching career with Mie Paerls in …

Santiago Chocobares will not play for Los Pumas in the 2024 November Internationals. The star inside center was injured in the final round of the Rugby Championship against South Africa. He started throughout the tournament for his country who claimed wins over New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Chocobares’ first-half …

Reports out of France indicate that Javier Eissmann is joining Agen to play in the Pro D2. The Chilean is being recruited as a Medical Joker for injured Irishman John Madigan. Official confirmation is expect from Agen in the coming days. Madigan suffered a serious bicep injury playing for Agen …