Rodrigo Báez has been forced into early retirement. Aged 29 the flanker from Mendoza has been forced out of rugby through injury. He made the announcement today on his Instagram account. Báez leaves rugby prematurely, doing so after having been involved in Super Rugby for Los Jaguares in 2016 and …

In the penultimate round of Super Rugby season for Los Jaguares the Argentine franchise face the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday. A win will see the Pablo Matera captained side making history by qualifying for the play-off’s for the first time. The Bulls are coached by former USA Eagles Head …

It was back to domestic rugby this week and really only two competitions got our attention – Major League Rugby and Super Rugby. Los Jaguares won their 7th straight match while state-side saw two entertaining and decisive Semi Finals. 1 – Olive Kilifi (Seattle Seawolves) Ten weeks later and wouldn’t …

Rodrigo Capó Ortega is to continue playing on with Castres until June 2019. His new contract with the 2018 Top 14 Champions sees him adding to his remarkable time at the club which dates back to 2002. The 37-year-old captained Castres to the French championship title last month, securing his …

Jaguares are taking 28 players to South Africa. The Mario Ledesma coached Super Rugby franchise has confirmed the roster for the final two matches of the regular season. One win from the two matches will confirm Los Jaguares in the play-off’s, a first in franchise history. Should they win against …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada Despite losing all three of the June tests at home Canada is suddenly well placed to qualify for the 2019 …

Psalm Wooching will not be playing in Italy after all this fall. In March the US Eagles flanker signed a one-year deal with Viadana of Italy’s top domestic division – the Eccellenza – but the club has now confirmed that the move will not take place. In a statement on …

A big win over the Cook Islands sees Hong Kong close to joining Canada in the Repechage. Hong Kong and the Cook Islands are playing a two-match home-and-away RWC qualifying series with the winner, on aggregate, to join Canada, Africa 2 and the Europe vs Oceania Play-Off loser in the …

Los Jaguares continued in their winning ways on Saturday afternoon, downing the Stormers 25-14 in Buenos Aires. The victory was the 7th consecutive win from the Argentine franchise. In defeating the Stormers Los Jaguares move to be three points behind the Africa conference leaders, the Lions. Should the Argentine side …

The Glendale Raptors earned their spot in the Major League Rugby Final with a convincing 34-21 victory over the Utah Warriors at Infinity Park on Saturday. Glendale were second-best at the scrum but completely dismantled Utah’s lineout and for much of the match dictated tempo and territory. Sam Figg earned …