Mario Ledesma’s Pumas roster for 2021 is big. It contains 67 players, a reflection of the options available for international duty. There are enough players to field four starting line-ups. This is also true per position with at least four players per position included. The roster was comprehensive, though there …

Australia’s bid for RWC 2027 is official. With the slogan Game On Rugby Australia have launched their bid to host the tournament. It would be the third RWC held in Australia after RWC 1987 and RWC 2003. The former was co-hosted with New Zealand while Australia exclusively hosted the 2003 …

A near-perfect defensive performance from LA saw them pick up a 17-3 win over Austin at Bold Stadium on Wednesday night. Despite limiting the Giltinis to under 20 points for just the second time this season, the Gilgronis had middling success on offense with no line breaks and only a …

This past week of Major League Rugby action was unusual from a selection point of view. Though there were several strong team performances, individual standouts were quite difficult to identify. There were big plays but relative to previous weeks only a couple spots were clear and obvious choices. 1 – …

A new professional seven-a-side competition is set to debut in the fall of this year. Premier Rugby Sevens will see six men’s teams and four women’s teams playing in a series of tournaments across the USA and Canada. Notably the league is touting equal pay across gender though specifics are …

Kieran Crowley has been named as the new Head Coach of Italy. He will replace Franco Smith in the role on July 01. Smith will take up a new position as Italy’s High Performance Director. Crowley is a former All Black. His pathway to becoming Head Coach of a Tier …

Colombia’s on-field preparations for the RWC 2023 qualifiers started this year. Colombia did not play test match rugby; instead, the country had an entrant in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Los Cafeteros Pro was a hybrid team. The roster consisted of Colombians and Argentines with Colombians accounting for …

The top two teams in the standings will go head-to-head at Bold Stadium on Wednesday evening for a match some are dubbing the ‘Cocktail Bowl’. While the Austin Gilgronis and LA Giltinis may share the same owner, they are very different entities on the pitch. It’s just the second Wednesday …

USA international Greg Peterson has put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Newcastle Falcons. It ties the 30-year-old lock to the English Premiership club through the 2022-23 season. Since signing on in March of 2019, Peterson has established himself as a key member of the Falcons pack. …

The Men’s Eagles completed a difficult International Sevens Series against Great Britain and Ireland with just one win from six matches. It wasn’t until their final opportunity of the three-day exhibition session that they finally found success. A narrow defeat against Ireland in their opening match was followed by a …