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Nigel Owens will take the field in Chicago on November 3. The world’s most prominent rugby referee takes charge of Ireland’s match against Italy at Soldier Field, with former Harlequins scrumhalf Karl Dickson tabbed to run the rule over the USA’s match against the New Zealand Māori. One of the …

Next month will see the final competitor for RWC 2019 confirmed. The month will also see widespread international competition involving all of of the 19 qualified countries and many others. Many will play in familiar rivalries. What though are rugby’s overdue test matches? 1 Australia vs Georgia In the Australian-hosted …

Agustín Creevy is no longer the captain of Argentina. After five years and a record 49 tests at the front of Los Pumas the 33-year-old hooker will hand over the skipper’s armband to Pablo Matera. The change, made by new Pumas coach Mario Ledesma, was formally announced today by the …

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 USA, Canada Women’s Sevens New Zealand proved a step ahead, but it was a good showing for the two North American …

Juan Imhoff and his club Racing 92 flew past Ulster in the Champions Cup on Saturday. Playing at home in Paris Imhoff’s side were 44-12 winners. The second round triumph sees Racing 92 well placed in top position of the group after two rounds. Round three of the Champions Cup …

Santiago Cordero impressed in the Exeter Chiefs’ away loss at Castres on Saturday. The English Premiership side fell to a 29-25 defeat against the reigning French champions in a second round fixture of the Champions Cup. Cordero went over for the opening try of the match. The Argentine speedster ran …

Buenos Aires clubs Belgrano, Hindú, and San Luis have booked three of the four Semi Finals spots in the 2018 URBA Top 12. The trio were confirmed as competing in the play-off’s this weekend. After 20 rounds of the regular season they are out of reach of the remaining nine …

The Americas Rankings have been updated for October 21 2018. They have been recalculated to take into account the final round of the Sudamérica 4 Naciones B in Guatemala. The competition was played over three match days with Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Peru being the participants. An unfortunate series of …

Inovation continues in the Americas. The latest project sees the South American U18’s 7’s set to debut in November. Santiago, Chile will play host to the new competition with five countries set to compete in the inaugural Sudamérica Rugby U18’s Men’s competition. Taking to the filed in Santiago will be …

Two Pumas have been included in the World XV selection to face Japan. No8 Leonardo Senatore and inside center Santiago González Iglesias have been named in the squad to play against Japan in Osaka on Friday October 26. The fixture will be played at the Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium. The same …