Pumas fly half Nicolás Sánchez has been selected as captain for Argentina’s Bronze Final match against South Africa at London’s Olympic Stadium on Friday. He will lead a team featuring nine changes from last Sunday’s Semi Final. Coming in at hooker is Julián Montoya for the injured Agustín Creevy. Montoya …

Victor Matfield will lead South Africa in the final test match of his career this Friday as the Springboks meet Argentina in the Bronze Final at London’s Olympic Stadium. He will join Eben Etzebeth in the second-rtow in what is one of two changes to the side that faced New …

The Colombian men’s Head Coach Raul Vesga Mujica has named a 25 man roster for the upcoming South American B Championship to be played in Lima, Peru. Colombia and Peru will be joined by Ecuador and Venezuela in a four nations competition with the winner advancing to repechage to take-on …

Argentina’s World Rugby Council Member Agustín Pichot has been elected by the World Rugby Council in accordance with the Bye-Laws, replacing Ireland’s Peter Boyle, who stepped down following elections within his union. President of Rugby Americas, former captain of Argentina’s 15s and sevens teams and bronze final winner at Rugby …

Former Puma Tomás Vallejos Cinalli has had a colored professional career. Having previously played for Parma and Treviso (Italy), Harlequins (England), Scarlets (Wales), Coca Cola West Sparks (Japan) and most recently Stade Français (France) the Rosario second-rower has now joined Pays d’Aix and will play in the Pro d2. The …

Argentine international outside back Lucas González Amorosino confirmed with ESPN Scrum in a live transmission that he will play for Irish province Munster on a short-term deal as a medical joker. He joins the Guinness Pro 12 side from rivals the Cardiff Blues whom he played for last season. Aged …

For the second consecutive year, Balmy Beach have been crowned Ontario provincial champions, with the Beaches-based club defeating Toronto Scottish 27-15 to capture Ontario men’s rugby’s top prize – the McCormick Cup – in front of 1000+ rain-soaked spectators at Fletcher’s Fields (Markham, Ont.) on Saturday afternoon. Overcoming adverse playing …

The host nation of next month’s South American B Championship, Peru has been preparing for the tournament by touring Argentina. It came to a close on Monday with the Peruvian test team playing the final of three matches in Córdoba, a tour which had great focus on coaching. The tour …

English Aviva Premiership club side London Irish have confirmed that their home fixture against Saracens this season will take place in the USA. The round 16 fixture will be played on March 12 2016 at the Red Bull Arena in the Greater New York area. The move is to be …

The British Embassy in Asunción has donated 30 boxes of rugby equipment including rugby shirts, cleats, shorts, socks and balls. The delivery was made by the British Ambassador to Paraguay Jeremy Hobbs to the President of the URP Rubén González Retamozo who was joined by fellow union members. The sporting …