Argentina

Three countries from the Americas have officially expressed interest to World Rugby in hosting the 2022 RWC Sevens. This is more so than ever before with a grand total of 11 unions in the running. Argentina, the Cayman Islands, and Jamaica were among those announced today by World Rugby as …

Three big names have re-signed with Los Jaguares. Gonzalo Bertranou, Julián Montoya, and Matías Moroni,  have all extended their contracts with Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise. First choice scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou has signed a deal that will see him under contract until the end of 2020. With Martín Landajo’s departure for …

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 Turks & Caicos Islands Test match rugby this past weekend saw the Turks & Caicos Islands traveling to the British Virgin …

Nicolás Sánchez was on top of his game today in Paris. The Argentine fly half was excepcional for Stade Français who pained La Defense Arena Pink as they won the Parisian derby, downing Racing 92 27-23. The win maintains Stade Français’ play-off’s ambitions. With two rounds remaining Stade Français sit …

The Americas Rankings for May 05 2019 have been calculated based on the results of two recent internationals. These matches were split over two weekends with the match dates being April 27, and May 04. On April 27 Guyana played host to Guadeloupe. The match was a winner-takes-all fixture to …

Los Jaguares brought their winning streak to four on Saturday in Buenos Aires. Their 30-25 win over the Stormers was not their best performance as they were far below their best but ultimately did enough to collect the win. The victory came by three tries to one in the form …

The regular season of the French second division concludes today. Week 30 will confirm the teams who vastly shape the make-up of the 2019-2020 season. Teams are playing for (a) promotion to the Top 14, (b) to remain in the Pro D2, and (c)  to avoid relegation to the Fédérale …

The Argentina XV is ready for Colombia. The Head Coach of Argentina’s national ‘next-of-XV’, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe has confirmed 24 players to travel north for the fixture. Colombia will play host to the Argentina XV in Medellín on Saturday, May 11. The fixture is to mark the beginning of international …

Los Jaguares came out 30-25 winners today over the Stormers in Buenos Aires. The victory was the fourth consecutive win from the Argentine Super Rugby team, putting them in good stead ahead of their tour to Oceania. The Argentine side were handed a last minute compilation. Captain Jerónimo de la …

Week 15 of Major League Rugby (MLR) will be a busy one for South American players. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay are all to have players taking to the fields. Opening week 15 will be the second placed NOLA Gold at home against the winless Austin Elite. The Gold have …