Argentina

Nahuel Milan has departed Argentina to play in Italy. The The second-rower joins Top 12 side Lazio from San Fernando in Buenos Aires, doing so after previously having represented his country at junior levels. A large athlete of 2 meters in height and weighing 122kg, Milan has the frame to …

Zebre captain Tommaso Castello has officially been ruled out of Rugby World Cup 2019. The 18-time capped Italian center suffered a fractured fibula while playing against England in the Six Nations Championship and will be unable to complete his recovery in time to participate in the warm-up phase or the …

English Premiership clubs are chasing the signature of Jaguares for the upcoming season. The 2019-2020 season will begin on October 18, one day before the Quarter Finals begin at RWC 2019 in Japan. Players off contract with the UAR are being approached by English Premiership clubs with fly half Joaquín …

In June Pablo Dimcheff was playing for Argentina at the u20 Championship. Today he got a call up to play for the Jaguares XV in the Currie Cup First Division. At the U20 Championship Dimcheff was the starting hooker for Los Pumitas in every match. Dimcheff will make the step …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Bolivia Rugby’s growth saw Bolivia playing international rugby for the first time this past week. In their official debut appearance, Los …

Argentina ended Canada’s hegemony in the Pan American Games to claim Gold. Los Pumas 7’s 33-10 victory saw Canada missing out on Gold for the first time since Rugby 7’s was first played in the Pan American Games. Rugby 7’s was introduced to the Pan American Games for the 2011 …

International competition is officially off the ground involving Los Colorados. An historic first match for Bolivia took place on Friday against a developmental side from the northern Argentine province of Salta. Playing in red uniforms to combine with the team name, the Bolivians were the home side against Salta. The …

Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been updated for July 28 2019. They take into consideration results of capped test matches involving countries from the Americas. Australia’s 16-10 over Argentina represents a gain of 0.23 points for the home side at the expense of …

Three close contests closed out the second day of Rugby Sevens action in Lima with Brazil earning an upset over the USA and Jamaica defeating Uruguay in the men’s draw. Argentina took a narrow win over Canada to end the day that was otherwise as predicted. Naya Tapper and Ariana …

In round two of the Rugby Championship Australia hosted and defeat Argentina earlier today. For both teams the match did not see the best performances though the hosts were the better side, deserving their 16-10 victory. With 2019 being a Rugby World Cup year the Rugby Championship is reduced by …