Chile were comfortable winners over Brazil in Santiago on Sunday. Los Cóndores won the Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifier 36-10. Chile scored five of the six tries of the match with Nicolás Garafulic grabbing a double. Brazil’s one try came with the match approaching its conclusion.   CHILE IN CONTROL …

Benjamín Urdapilleta is to retire at the end of the 2024-2025 season. He confirmed his decision to La Montagne. The Argentine will bring to an end his professional career which began in 2010. Urdapilleta has played in England and France as well as for his country at a Rugby World …

Castres upset Toulouse on Saturday. The 28-23 win featured a try by Uruguayan scrum-half Santiago Arata. The win moves Castres above Toulouse into this position in the Top 14 after five rounds. Santiago Arata is chasing a second Top 14 title with Castres. He joined Castres from Peñarol in 2020. …

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 …