Francisco Gómez Kodela has signed a two year contract with Lyon starting next season. The former Pumas prop had been widely tipped for the move since December, and French rugby magazine Midi Olympique has now reported that the move is final, with an announcement due in the coming days. The …

Spain have named three Argentine-born players in their group of 23 to face Russia in the opening match of the European Nations Cup, or Six Nations B, on February 6 in Sochi. Head coach Santiago Santos is yet to name his starting lineup, but has included prop Fernando López, second …

Los Teros have named a strong group of 24 players to face Canada in the opening match of the Americas Rugby Championship, which takes place on Saturday, February 6 in Langford. New head coach Esteban Meneses has named Juan Manuel Gaminara as captain following the retirement of Santiago Vilaseca. The …

The last big weekend of European rugby pool play and the British & Irish Cup is now past us. It wasn’t the prettiest, as happens when you play rugby in January, but there are some bright spots as far as Americas players are concerned, so here’s our picks for this …

This weekend, the Pacific Rugby Premiership kicks off on their third season of play. The western based competition is made up of the Glendale Raptors, San Francisco Golden Gate, Belmont Shore, Old Mission Bay Athletic Club, Denver Barbarians, Olympic Club, and Santa Monica. The PRP came to being out in …

Former Canada sevens head coach Geraint John has been promoted by the Welsh Rugby Union to Head of Rugby Performance. The new position is one of two created by the departure of previous Head of Rugby Josh Lewsey resigned in January. Its primary focus is to oversee professional and semi-professional …

Our last award of the year is our top international player of 2015. With the success of the Pumas there were always going to be a couple Argentines in the running, but when initially considering the contenders we looked past team success. In the end there was no debate as …

Argentina prop Juan Figallo is to Remain at Saracens, the Aviva Premiership club confirmed this morning. His new multi-year deal will see him continuing to play his rugby in England in the coming seasons. Figallo joined Saracens from Montpellier who were forced to release him on medical grounds. The Argentine front-rower’s …

Retired Puma Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe has signed a one year extension with Toulon. The 34 year old will remain at the Mediterranean club until June 2017 which will see him completing eight years wearing the colors of Toulon since his arrival in France from England. Fernández Lobbe arrived in …

And so we come to our final team selection of the year. While much of the side is similar to our World Cup XV, there are four players whose form prior to the tournament merited greater consideration when it came to selecting our Dream Team for the year as a …