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During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week three the feature team is the USA. In day six of the series the feature …

Limited options with Los Jaguares and Los Jaguares XV have resulted in Nicolás Cantarutti departing Argentina for Italy. The talented former Argentina XV player leaves for Europe at the age of 23. The fly half will be playing in Italy for Lazio, a team to no longer have the services …

South Africa has confirmed a 31-man roster for RWC 2019. Head Coach Rassie Erasmus has opted for 17 forwards, and 14 backs and has gone for experience. Captain Siya Kolisi will lead a group of world class players who are a mixture big names in Super Rugby as well as …

Italy has named a strong roster for Rugby World Cup 2019. The Southern Europeans are to be captained by veteran N8 Sergio Parisse, a native of Argentina. The Italians are to complete in Pool B, a highly challenging prospect with their opposition to be Canada, Namibia, New Zealand, and South …

Sergio Parisse played impressive rugby today for Italy who dominated Russia in a RWC 2019 warm-up fixture. Played in San Benedetto del Tranto the Italians played their best rugby of the year in an 85-15 victory. With the goal of RWC 2019 for Italy being to advance from the group …

Italy have named a squad of 38 players to prepare for two upcoming warm-up matches ahead of the Rugby World Cup. Conor O’Shea has included 21 of the Benetton Treviso side that reached the Quarter Finals of the Guinness Pro 14 with only four based outside of the two Italian …

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 …

Players from six Major League Rugby franchises are set to feature in the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup. New Zealand’s national provincial competition runs from August 8 to the end of October, making it a convenient option for players looking to play high level rugby in the MLR off-season. Returning 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 …

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 Mexico Women 10s, Men’s u19 Mexico made it a special week as they won the Women’s 10s and Men’s u19 competitions …