Javier Rojas will be staying with Cornish Pirates after all. The RFU Championship club announced the Argentine Olympian as one of the departures, bringing back countryman Nicolás de Battista from Zebre as a replacement. Instead of returning home to Rosario, however, Rojas has signed a new one-year deal to stay …

Italy has named a strong roster for Rugby World Cup 2019. The Southern Europeans are to be captained by veteran N8 Sergio Parisse, a native of Argentina. The Italians are to complete in Pool B, a highly challenging prospect with their opposition to be Canada, Namibia, New Zealand, and South …

There was one test match involving a competitor from the Americas this weekend. That fixture was South Africa vs Argentina in Pretoria. The Americas Rankings – August 19 2019 have been updated to take into account this fixture as well as noting the rankings implications from other matches from around …

With a 25-11 win over Paraguay on Saturday Chile were crowned Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) u20s champions for 2019. The Four Nations tournament in Asunción featured Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Paraguay. Chile’s 14 point victory saw them going through the ARCh undefeated. Their win over Paraguay followed convincing victories over …

South Africa and Argentina continued their respective RWC warm-up onfield preparations today. They did so with a meeting outside of the Rugby Championship with the hosts winning 24-18. South Africa scored twice through winger Sbu Nkosi while Argentina’s two tries were scored by forwards Guido Petti, and Pablo Matera. Los Pumas …

Sergio Parisse played impressive rugby today for Italy who dominated Russia in a RWC 2019 warm-up fixture. Played in San Benedetto del Tranto the Italians played their best rugby of the year in an 85-15 victory. With the goal of RWC 2019 for Italy being to advance from the group …

A controversial referee call cost Argentina a win this afternoon in South Africa. With the home team having been leading 21-18 a 75th minute try was disallowed by Luke Pearce with South Africa instead being a awarded a penalty. South Africa would win the match 24-18. The play in question …

Los Jaguares XV have finished the regular season with a perfect record. In their inaugural season of the Currie Cup First Division the Argentine side not only won every match but also claimed a bonus point from every victory. In their final regular season match Los Jaguares XV were 42-10 …

Australian duo Scott Gale and Con Foley have committed their long-term futures to the NOLA Gold. Gale has added two years to his existing contract with Foley signing on for three more, taking them through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Having been used primarily as a scrumhalf with the …

The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the signature of South African midfielder Tiaan Loots for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Hailing from Cape Town, the 27-year-old signed for the Dragons of the Guinness Pro 14 in May 2018 and had one year remaining on his contract but has agreed an …