A rugby celebration will take place on Saturday. The battle of the Rio de la Plata sees Uruguay playing host to Argentina in a test match. It is the battle for South American, and Americas, supremacy as the no 2 hosts the no 1. The match is new yet old. …

Manuel Alfaro will make his test debut on Friday. Alfaro has been named to start for Spain in Los Leones’ away test match against Tonga in Nuku’alofa. Head Coach Pablo Bouza, who is a former Puma, is using the tour to experiment some of his starting line-up. This includes Alfaro, …

Scotland have reclaimed their spot in the World Rugby u20 Championship. The home favorites won promotion to the top division after outclassing the USA 48-10 in the u20 Trophy Final played in Edinburgh on Wednesday evening. Despite the tough defeat it’s the best result for the Americans at the second-tier …

It was a bad ending for Uruguay. Los Teritos were torn apart by Japan in Edinburgh on Wednesday. The 73-22 defeat was a far cry from the performances in the same tournament a year ago. Uruguay were beaten finalists in 2023. Japan’s dominant display means the Asian’s finish the tournament …

Uruguayan prop Diego Arbelo has signed for Rouen from Colorno. The move from Italy to France sees the front-rower joining shortly after hooker Germán Kessler also signed for Rouen Normandie. Arbelo, like Kessler, joins the Nationale club on a two year deal from 2024-2026. Arbelo is a product of the …

Santiago Videla is now the all-time leading point scorer for Chile. The 26-year-old Cóndor utility back scored 16 points for Chile against Belgium on Saturday. It took his personal scoring to 242 points for Chile. In doing so, he woke the national record. He took 30 caps to do so. …

Argentina will be without captain Julián Montoya against Uruguay on Saturday. Montoya suffered a rib injury in the win over France in Buenos Aires. He was replaced very early by Ignacio Ruiz. The Perpignan hooker played three-quarters of the match. Los Pumas are preparing for the test match by spending …

Germany have confirmed their traveling squad for a week-long training camp in Canada that includes a fixture against the Vancouver Highlanders on Saturday, July 20. There are 24 names selected largely from the domestic Bundesliga at the disposal of Head Coach Mark Kuhlmann, whose list of assistants includes former national …

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Argentina were 34-24 winners over South Africa on Sunday. The win was the second Pumitas victory over the Junior Springboks at the 2024 World Rugby u20 Championship. The format of the tournament is far from ideal; with three pools of four there is an uneven progression of teams to the …