Chilean second row Matías Cabrera has switched clubs in Spain’s División de Honor. After spending three years in the city centre with Complutense Cisneros he moves to Alcobendas, located on the outskirts of Madrid. The 28-year-old was selected to play for Los Cóndores in the Americas Rugby Championship, six years …
Read More »Full Men’s and Women’s Olympic 7s Schedule
It’s hard to believe, but we’re now less than a month away from the first appearance of seven-a-side rugby at the Olympic Games, and the return of any kind of rugby after nearly a century’s absence. The full schedule for both the men’s and women’s competitions has now been released …
Read More »Up and Under – June Tests Edition
It’s a special edition of the Up and Under. Following the completion of the June international series Americas Rugby News takes a look at the great and not-so-great from Americas teams last month. UP AJ MacGinty There is no need to beat around the bush, AJ MacGinty is on his way to …
Read More »Americas trio join Pau academy
Three promising players from the Americas – two from Argentina and one from Canada – are heading to France to join the academy program at Top 14 club Pau. Joel Sclavi, Ignacio Calles, and Matt Beukeboom will make the move in their first steps towards becoming fully professional players. The …
Read More »Match Officials named for Rugby Championship
Nine referees representing six different counties will take charge of matches during the 2016 Rugby Championship. Only three – England’s Wayne Barnes, Jérôme Garcès of France, and South African Jaco Peyper – will have two appointments in the middle. Federico Anselmi is the only Americas representative given a spot, selected …
Read More »Cubelli to Start against Blues in Auckland
Puma Tomás Cubelli will return to the Brumbies starting lineup this weekend. The Argentine has been named as the starting scrum half to face the Blues in Auckland For the Brumbies franchise a win is desirable as the team is in search of winning the conference. In an effort to …
Read More »Team of the Week
It’s a creative team this week, with players drawn largely from two domestic leagues – PRO Rugby and the Canadian Rugby Championship – but there was also the Jaguares to look at and even a couple players from the Rugby Americas North fixture between Mexico and the Cayman Islands. Below …
Read More »Full Match – Mexico vs Cayman Islands
The fairy tale came to an end on Saturday as the Cayman Islands fell to defeat to Mexico by a score of 34-24 in Dos Ríos. Playing at the extreme altitude of 8,600 feet above sea level, the Caymans produced a valiant effort that saw them claw back from a 27-7 …
Read More »Agüero signs for Provence
Buenos Aires native Matías Agüero has signed for French Pro D2 club Aix-en-Provence. The 35-year-old loosehead prop departs Leicester Tigers, with whom he spent one season after signing as a medical joker to replace fellow Italian international Michele Rizzo in November. He won the last of his 40 caps for …
Read More »De Battista joins Cornish Pirates
Argentine centre Nicolás De Battista will play for the Cornish Pirates in the 2016/17 Greene King IPA Championship. The 25-year-old has signed his first professional contract with the English club on the recommendation of former Italy flyhalf Alberto Di Bernardo, a fellow Argentine who had previously sent a season in …
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