Gonzalo García will continue his career abroad. The Argentine scrum-half has signed to play in Italy for Valorugby Emilia. The move will see him playing in the Italian league, the Top 10. García captained Los Cafeteros Pro in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). He was a standout …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP USA accepted as potential Rugby World Cup Host USA Rugby has been formally accepted as a candidate to host …
Read More »Máximo Ledesma departs Olímpia Lions for Italy
Máximo Ledesma will continue his professional career in Italy. The Argentine fly half will join Rugby Lyons Piacenza for the 2021-2022 season, doing so from Paraguay’s Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) entrant the Olímpia Lions. Ledesma moves to Europe following two seasons of SLAR for the Paraguayan side. He …
Read More »Warriors down Legion in MLR classic
In a crucial MLR Western Conference match, the Utah Warriors played host to the San Diego Legion this evening. The contest was back-and-forth for the duration; it was a try fest with twelve visits into the try zone. The Warriors came back from 17 points down to win a candidate …
Read More »Los Pumas face nervous wait over Pablo Matera’s fitness
Los Pumas face a nervous wait over Pablo Matera’s fitness. The former Argentine captain was injured on Friday evening while playing for Stade Français. He was replaced in the 22nd minute by the returning Marcos Kremer. Matera left after taking a blow to his knee. He will see a specialist …
Read More »Biarritz earn promotion to Top 14 in amazing play-off
Biarritz will play in the 2021-2022 Top 14. The Basque club won promotion by defeating Bayonne earlier today. The play-off was tryless yet it was simply amazing. The scores were tied 3-3 after 80 minutes and 6-6 at the end of extra time. That meant a penalty shoot-out determined whose …
Read More »Brive sign Colombian lock Andrés Zafra from Agen
Brive have signed Colombian lock Andrés Zafra. The second-rower will join the Top 14 from another; he makes the move from Agen who were relegated this season to the Pro D2. Zafra is weighs 115kg and stands at 1.97 meters tall. He is a product of Los Carboneros club in Cúcuta. The …
Read More »USA formally accepted as World Cup hosting candidate
USA Rugby has been formally accepted as a candidate to host an upcoming Rugby World Cup. A feasibility study that began in August of last year has been completed with a bid proposal now to be submitted in January 2022, part of a process to determine hosting rights for RWC’s …
Read More »Perpignan sign Bautista Delguy from Bordeaux
Bautista Delguy has signed for Perpignan on a two-year-deal. The 24-year-old joins the Catalans from Bordeaux following Perpignan’s promotion from the Pro D2 to the Top 14. Delguy signed for Bordeaux in November 2020 as a medical joker. The move was Delguy’s first professional rugby experience outside of Argentina. In signing for …
Read More »36-man Brazilian roster prepare for RWC qualifier vs Paraguay
Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) has named a 36-man roster to prepare for the upcoming RWC 2023 qualifier. Brazil will play host to Paraguay in São José dos Campos on June 26. The 36 players are preparing in Brazil’s High Performance Center in São Paulo. 23 players …
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