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Former Puma Francisco Goméz Kodela will start at tighthead prop for Bordeaux-Begles in the team’s home fixture against Toulouse on Saturday. Aged 30 Goméz Kodela has been capped 11 times Argentina but is yet to play for his country under Daniel Hourcade. His test debut came in 2008 against Uruguay …

Former Uruguayan international forward Rodrigo Capó Ortega will captain Castres Olympique this Saturday in the club’s home match against Grenoble. Capó Ortega will play second-row while Argentina’s Lucas Martínez will act as a replacement prop. Castres is welcoming back international players from World Cup duty such as Remy Grosso, Rory …

Former Puma Santiago Fernández will start at flyhalf for Pau’s home fixture against Brive on Saturday.The 11th placed Pau will be looking for a home victory over the 5th placed visitors with both teams expected to be threatened with relegation as the season goes on. After five rounds Agen and …

In a positive move for Paraguayan rugby Eymard Brizuela and Horacio Aguero travel today to France where they will immediately engage with Fédérale 3 club Du Pays de Saint Yrieix RC. Located 150KM from Toulouse the French club plays in France’s fifth division. Aged 23 and 20 these two players …

The 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 Julian Savea He started the season overweight and – if we’re honest – pretty out of form. Even in the …

Three tries from Julian Savea highlighted a stunning performance from the All Blacks at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. New Zealand humiliated France, scoring nine tries en route to a 62-13 victory in their quarter-final. Any questions of form were put swiftly to bed as the All Blacks dominated the …

Well the pool stages are now done and dusted, 40 matches gone by the wayside with 12 teams back for an early round of golf. That means it’s business time, and there are some tasty match-ups for the quarters, with zero unanimous picks! The standings after the pool stages have …

Uruguayan veteran Rodrigo Capó Ortega will lead Castres from the second-row in this weekend’s Top 14 fixture against Stade Français in Paris. Castres 15 Palis, 14 Smith, 13 Wulf, 12 Lamerat, 11 Martial, 10 Dumora, 9 Seron, 8 Tulou, 7 Bias, 6 Caballera, 5 Capo Ortega, 4 Samson, 3 Wihongi, …

Just two days out of facing the world’s number one in a Rugby World Cup Quarter Final the players from the lower ranked nation have staged a revolt against their coach, Phillipe Saint-André which has been reported to have left France without a coach and the players thereby coaching themselves. …

Argentine international Patricio Fernández has been named among the replacements for Clermont’s home match against Pau on Friday. The 2015 European Rugby Championship Cup runners-up will play host to last season’s second division winners in a fifth round match. Fernández, 21, is playing his first season of professional rugby. He …