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South Africa will return to the Rugby Championship in 2021. The 2019 World Champions pulled-out of the 2020 edition due to the Covid-19 pandemic. SA Rugby’s decision reduced the 2020 Rugby Championship to a Tri Nations tournament. The 2020 Tri Nations sees Australia hosting all matches. The Wallabies are joined …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Argentina In their first match of 2020, Los Pumas were winners. A team missing European-based players defeated the Australia XV 19-15 …

For the first time in 2020 the Americas Rankings can be recalculated. COVID-19 canceled all capped international competition involving teams from the Americas. This came to an end today. Uruguay’s home loss vs Spain sees changes. Uruguay went into the match ranked 17th in the world and 3rd in the …

Round 2 of the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda will start as schedule on Monday morning. The tournament will be boosted by a seventh team and a fully-revamped Phoenix team that will see the level of competition rising following the entertaining opening round. SX10 forfeited last week’s games …

Benjamín Urdapilleta escorad 13 points for Castres on Saturday. The team were 28-26 winners over Racing 92. The result gives the Tarns vital competition points. Nonetheless, remains in the relegation zone. Urdapilleta kicked three penalties and converted two tries. He also had a try assist for Filipo Nakosi.  The Argentine …

Axel Müller impressed for Brive on Saturday. His team were defeated 43-21 by Clermont. The result masks the performance of the 2016 Argentine Olympian. In the 42nd minute Müller provided a try assist for Simon Pierre Chauvac. Then he scored a try of his own in the 66th minute. Despite …

New Zealand wrapped up the Bledisloe Cup with one game to spare as they crushed Australia by a final score of 43-5 in Sydney on Saturday. The contest doubled as the opener of the Tri Nations tournament, with the two sides to meet again in Brisbane next weekend. By halftime …

In their first rugby match since March, the domestic-based Pumas players faced an Australian XV in Sydney. The match was officially a warm-up fixture for the Rugby Championship. The Australian side was a next senior XV; there were talented players across all positions. The South Americans hav two more weeks …

Argentina were winners today. The young Pumas side defeated the Australia XV 19-15 in Sydney. In what was a great match, Argentina’s domestic-based line-up completed a comeback against Australia’s next senior XV. Both teams had seasoned players and talented youth. Folau Fainga’a, Isi Naisarani, and Jack Maddocks played for the …

The second round of the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda will be delayed by two days. Initially slated for this coming Saturday and Sunday, the matches will now be played on Monday and Tuesday (November 2 and 3) of next week. It’s a decision necessitated by strict Bermudian …