Argentina winger Mateo Carreras has signed a two-year contract extension with Newcastle Falcons. The new deal keeps him at Kingston Park until at least 2024. He is currently completing his second season with the club after initially joining in December 2020. Carreras has now featured in 13 games for the …

Rodrigo Capó Ortega will be honored in France this coming weekened. The Uruguayan defended the colors of Castres for a staggering 18 years before reriring in 2000. His career will be paid tribute to ahead of Castres vs Clermont on Saturday. Rodrigo Capó Ortega retired from rugby at the age …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Argentina victorious in Vancouver Los Pumas weren’t just the best Americas team at the World Sevens Series event in …

Hong Kong are out of the Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. Citing player safety issues, the Hong Kong Rugby Union pulled the Men’s test team out of the Asia Rugby Championship. The tournament is to take place in May and June in South Korea. It is the second of such …

History was made in Canada on Sunday; Argentina won the Vancouver Sevens for the first time. In a spectacular performance, Los Pumas 7’s stormed past Fiji to win the final 29-10. Tries to Santiago Vera Feld and doubles to Marcos Moneta and Felipe del Mestre took Argentina to 7’s Glory …

It was the Emiliano Boffelli show on Saturday in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Puma scored two tries and a match-total of 21 as Edinburgh defeated Bath 41-19 to advance to the Quarter Finals of the European Challenge Cup. Boffelli and fellow Argentine Ramiro Moyano were the starting wingers. The former scored …

In an all-English Premiership fixture, Gloucester overcame the Northampton Saints 31-21 on Saturday. The victory, which included two tries scored by Pumas, sees Gloucester into the Quarter Finals of the European Challenge Cup. Second-rower Matías Alemanno scored in the first half and hooker Santiago Socino scored in the second. The …

Agustín Creevy scored two tries for London Irish against Castres. The English Premiership vs French Top 14 fixture was a European Challenge Cup play-off. The win sees London Irish through to the Quarter Finals. London Irish were 64-27 winners. Creevy scored the first try in the 6th minute and went …

The Austin Gilgronis cruised to a 57-3 win over the Dallas Jackals at Choctaw Stadium on Saturday evening. It set a new Major League Rugby record for points differential, eclipsing the previous mark of 47, as the AG’s poured on nine tries with none conceded. Dallas suffered a crushing blow …

Argentina are again proving the best of the Americas teams on the World Sevens Series as they topped Pool D to qualify for the Quarter Finals in Vancouver. Canada and the USA each finished third in their respective pools with one win from three matches. Los Pumas were unbeaten on …