Rugby World Cup 2015, like previous tournaments will bring together teams who otherwise never play against one another. World Champions New Zealand will face both Georgia and Namibia for the first time, South Africa vs Japan will be another first as will Wales vs Uruguay. There are a variety of …

Joaquín Tuculet is Argentina’s starting fullback and is one of 31 players named in his country’s World Cup roster. This week Americas Rugby News had the opportunity to talk with him about his involvement in Los Pumas, the team’s development and the upcoming Rugby World Cup campaign. Following Argentina’s victory against …

Professional rugby is such serious business these days that the 2015-2016 Top 14 season has began already, long before the end of summer. The 2015 Final was as recent as June 13, or a mere 69 days before Toulon hosted Racing 92 in the season opening on Friday. I can …

Uruguayan international back-rower Diego Magno is currently in Fukuoka, Japan preparing to play in the first of two test matches against the leading Asian rugby nation. This week he took time out of his busy schedule to talk to Americas Rugby News about the upcoming match, Uruguay’s final preparations for …

Juan Pablo Socino is one of 31 players named in Argentina’s Rugby World Cup roster. This week Americas Rugby News had the opportunity to talk with him about his involvement in Los Pumas, how he got to where he is today and where the team is going as the World Cup approaches. …

The 2015-2016 Top 14 season starts today with Toulon playing host to Racing 92. In previous years the French league has been an important part of preparing players from the Americas for international duty. The upcoming season will be no different as ten of France’s Top 14 clubs currently have players from the …

In the midst of Rugby World Cup preparations the 2015-2015 Top 14 season kicks-off today. The highly profitable French domestic league takes on a unique look this season due to this being a Rugby World Cup year and the date of the Top 14 final conflicting with UEFA Euro 2016. …

The global governing body of the sport of rugby, World Rugby has come out and admitted the error of determining the Pools for Rugby World Cups three years before the tournaments are played. The groups for the upcoming tournament to be played in England and Wales were known as long …

Daniel Hourcade’s naming of his squad of 31 players for the upcoming Rugby World Cup was genuinely well accepted. Questions were raised over certain selections, most notably being the decision to take only two hookers but three inside centers. Little though was spoken about in relation to a widely unknown phenomena, …

Argentine Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has taken a modern approach by selecting a 17-14 split of forwards and backs to take to the Rugby World Cup which gets underway on September 19. Following yesterday’s international against South Africa Hourcade was not present for the post match media conference. Instead he …