US Eagles lock Greg Peterson has undergone surgery on his shoulder and will miss the next six months of action. The 25-year-old suffered the injury while playing for Glasgow Warriors against Ulster on September 23 and has now been ruled out until into the new year. He will now miss …

International stars Jeff Hassler and Tyler Ardron have been ruled out of Canada’s three-match November test series. Hassler was stretchered off the field during the Cardiff Blues match on the weekend with an Achilles injury. While he will not require surgery, he is expected to be sidelined for six to …

The annual second-tier European club rugby competition starts this Thursday. England, France, Italy, Romania, Russia, Scotland, and Wales will all provide teams. No Irish team will compete due to all four provinces have qualified for the European Champions Cup. This season is the 21st in the history of the competition. The …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Colombia With three wins from as many matches Los Tucanes won the South American B Championship. Colombia now march on to face …

Rosario Flier Juan Imhoff has done it again. The Racing 92 winger crossed for a first half try against Stade Français on Saturday. The try was his 7th in 8 games this season. Following a wayward pass from former French test scrum-half Julien Dupuy, Imhoff intercepted to run 60 meters to …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following round two of the South American B Championship. The updated Americas Rankings – October 09 2016 sees a rise for Peru. Argentina remains well out on top in the Americas. The South Americans nonetheless have taken a hit. Saturday’s loss to Australia sees …

Provincial club champions were crowned in Litoral and Córdoba this weekend. Duendes and Tala won their respective club finals, downing Old Resian and Uru Curé. Both championship winning clubs have produced a number of Pumas over the years. Enrique “topo” Rodríguez and Horacio San Martín both played for Tala. Rugby …

Curda upset Luque to Become Paraguay Champions. Played at a packed Heroes de Curupayty in Asunción, Curda completed an 18-17 victory. Played in the Paraguayan capital on Saturday afternoon the fixture saw the two best sides from the 2016 Super 8 contesting the final. Captain Martin Pineda was handed the national trophy …

A last-gasp penalty saw Hindú into the URBA Top 14 Final. Joaquín Díaz Bonilla’s long-range penalty secured a 25-24 win over Newman in the first of two Semi Finals. The 27-year-old former Pumita and Argentina XV player kicked four goals for Hindú. He was joined by a host of players …

Juan Pablo Socino scored for Newcastle who downed Bristol 19-14 on Saturday. The win continues the Newcastle Falcons’ fine start to the Aviva Premiership season. The now former Puma has been impressive this season. The inside center scored the first of three Newcastle tries in the home match at Kingston …