Argentina

With Peñarol in hot pursuit of Los Dogos‘ spot at the top of the Super Rugby Americas table, the Córdoba side responded well on Friday. Los Dogos completed an away win over the American Raptors at Infinity Park in Colorado. It was all Los Dogos early on. First Juan Bautista Boronio opened …

Los Pampas responded mildly to critics on Friday. Playing at the Héroes de Curupayty in Asunción the team from Buenos Aires blasted away to an early lead against the Paraguayan side. A superb start was followed by a scoreless second-half. The damage was done early. Two breaks in the opening …

Argentina’s target is in sight. The target is Los Pumas’ opening match of Rugby World Cup 2023. Argentina face England in Marseille on September 09. Five matches are confirmed before then but Argentina is in World Cup mode now. The training camp earlier this month in Paris revealed a lot. …

Colorado’s Infinity Park will be the setting for the historic first Super Rugby Americas match in North America. In what is to be a baptism of fire, the American Raptors play host to Los Dogos. The team from Córdoba, Argentina are top of the table after five rounds. After a …

A vital match in Super Rugby Americas 2023 sees Yacare and Pampas battling-it-out in Asunción on Friday. Both teams go into the match with two wins and two losses thus far in Super Rugby Americas 2023. The results do not lie; both have been inconsistent. Yacare followed up a 25-3 home …

Santiago Cordero will trade the Top 14 for the United Rugby Championship (URC). The 29-year-old has signed a two-year-deal for Irish province Connacht. The deal will see the Puma completing the rare accomplishment of playing in every elite professional league around the world. Cordero will join Connacht from Bordeaux. He …

The historic first victory for Chicago against a spirited Dallas side was the highlight in Round 5. Elsewhere there were convincing wins for NOLA, San Diego, DC, and New England. The defending champions now sport a losing record after five games while the Legion and Free Jacks continue to show …

In a reoccurring push from rugby’s traditional elites, World Rugby is planning to push ahead with an inter-hemispheric competition every two years. What was once presented as the Nations Championship is back as a World League. Writing for the Telegraph, Gavin Mairs notes that the competition, to be held every …

Tomás Lezana has traded Wales for France. The 29-year-old is transferring from United Rugby Championship (URC) side the Scarlets to Pro D2 side Montauban. The move is with immediate effect. It comes with Montauban in serious danger of relegation. The move is not entirely unexpected. It comes with Welsh regional …

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