Tyler Duguid and Titi Lamositele are European Challenge Cup champions. The Canadian and U.S. forwards were a part of the winning effort for Montpellier on Friday. The French Top 14 team downed English Premiership side the Leicester Tigers 18-17 in London. The USA Eagles tighthead prop Titi Lamositele and uncapped …
Read More »Argentina, USA, Canada represented in European Cup final rosters
Six players from the Americas will suit up for this weekend’s European Cup finals, with players in each of the four teams competing. Friday’s Challenge Cup Final sees Leicester Tigers taking on Montpellier. Saturday’s Champions Cup Final is an all-French affair with Toulouse facing Top 14 rivals La Rochelle. Both …
Read More »Tomás Cubelli scores in 50th Super Rugby appearance
Tomás Cubelli was a try-scorer in his 50th Super Rugby appearance. The Argentine scrum half touched down for the Western Force earlier today against the Highlanders. The match was a Super Rugby Trans Tasman fixture. The Highlanders were 25-15 winners. Cubelli started the match at scrum half. He was joined …
Read More »Rugby Championship: No home games for Los Pumas
Argentina is to tour South Africa, New Zealand and Australia in 2021. Los Pumas will do so to play all matches on the road in the 2021 Rugby Championship. This year’s competition will see a return to the Four Nations model with South Africa back after having pulled-out of the …
Read More »Thomas Morani signs for San Diego Legion
Thomas Morani’s third home should be his last this season. After initially re-signing with Houston, the outside center spent three weeks on loan with Old Glory DC before moving to San Diego this past weekend. He has now completed a permanent move to the Legion for the rest of the …
Read More »Pumas 2021: Missing XV
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 …
Read More »Segundo Tuculet signs for Montauban
Segundo Tuculet will continue his career in the Pro D2. The 27-year-old has signed for Montauban from his current club Valence Romans. The move comes days after Valence Romans were relegated from the Pro D2 for finishing the regular season second from bottom. Tuculet had signed for Valence Romans on …
Read More »Up and Under
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 2022 Women’s World Cup The new dates for the postponed Women’s World Cup are now set. World Rugby has …
Read More »67-man Argentine roster named for 2021
Mario Ledesma has named a 67-man Argentine roster for 2021. The head coach of Los Pumas has selected players from around the world. Of the 67 players 44 play in Europe and Australia and 23 played in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The first roster for international …
Read More »Jaguares defeat Peñarol to become first ever SLAR champions
Los Jaguares XV are the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby 2021 champions. The Argentine side completed an unbeaten season, downing Peñarol in the final. The victory means Los Jaguares XV are the first ever SLAR champions. The 2020 season was suspended early. It was not one-way-traffic. Peñarol were the better …
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