Argentina XV have added a second scrum half. The country’s official ‘A’ team had been training with Sebastián Cancelliere as the only player in consideration for the position in the Americas Rugby Championship. A week out from the opening round of the competition a second player has now began training. Paraná’s …

A 26-man Argentina XV roster has been named by Felipe Contepomi to face Canada. The inaugural winners of the Americas Rugby Championship will open their campaign in an away match on Saturday February 05 in Langford, BC. The former Pumas captain is joined by Rugby World Cup 1999, 2003 and 2007 teammate …

Los Jaguares comfortably defeated the Argentina XV, running out 68-14 winners in Buenos Aires. The fixture was the second of two warm-up matches for Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise ahead of their second campaign. Due to it being a pre-season fixture during at the hottest time of the year the fixture …

Canada’s most capped lineup will require a slightly different approach with coaches over the years often shuffling players around leaving many caps spread over multiple positions. In more established countries specialisation is the norm but versatility remains a distinct feature of Canadian rugby players. It’s no surprise that most of …

Northampton’s Argentine winger is no longer eligible for Los Pumas. UAR President Carlos Araujo has confirmed that Juan Pablo Estelles will not be in consideration for international duty any longer. Aged 28 Estelles moved to England earlier this season. The 2016 Olympian took up an offer to join the Northampton …

Brazil is wanting to join Uruguay in having their own Jaguar. Brazilian Rugby (CBRu) CEO Agustín Danza has confirmed that his union is wanting to replicate that of Nicolás Freitas, Uruguay’s back who signed to play Super Rugby for Los Jaguares earlier this week. Freitas is the first non-Argentine player …

The Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro 12 will take a couple weeks off but that hasn’t stopped several clubs from fielding near full-strength sides in this weekend’s Anglo-Welsh Cup fixtures. With three games on tap for Friday afternoon, four on Saturday, and one on Sunday, there are several Americas players …

Nike has released new Jaguars uniforms for 2017. This year’s home and away strips will be slight variations of those used in the Argentina team’s inaugural Super Rugby campaign. The official home strip is to be black. The alternative uniform will be orange, albeit more of a yellow shade than …

Alejandro Nieto will captain Uruguay against the USA in the opening round of the Americas Rugby Championship. The World Cup no8 returns to the Teros lineup after missing out on the Americas Pacific Challenge and November internationals with injury. Nieto steps in for regular captain Juan Manuel Gaminara, who has …

The weekend is almost here and with it comes the Americas Weekend Guide. Up first is the Pro D2, France’s professional second division competition. Involved in Round 18 will be number of players from the Americas. In Round 18 six of the eight Pro D2 matches are Thursday matches. First up will …