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Cobras Brasil XV will be one of six competitors in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The São Paulo-based side is Brazil’s second professional rugby team. It replaces Corinthians Rugby; the Brazilian team that competed in the 2020 SLAR.  The 30-man roster contains 26 players who are Brazilian …

The Olímpia Lions have signed Javier Díaz. The Paraguayan Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) franchise will have the Puma avaliable for their season opener against Peñarol on Tuesday, March 16. Díaz previously played for Argentina under Daniel Hourcade and for Los Jaguares under Raúl Pérez. The 25-year-old Díaz played …

Domingo Miotti has signed for the Glasgow Warriors. The Argentine will make the move to Scotland from Australian Super Rugby side the Western Force. He will do for for next season. It will be Miotti’s third professional team. He played for Los Jaguares in 2019-2020 and the Western Force in …

The 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season will begin on Tuesday, March 16. The 2021 SLAR season is divided into three stages. First, five rounds of the regular season will be played in Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile. Second, Montevideo will host rounds six to ten of the regular …

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 World Sevens Series Returns The Madrid Sevens served as a precursor for World Rugby’s big announcement that the World …

Marcos Kremer was a try scorer this weekend. The Argentine enforcer touched down in Stade Français’ 41-20 win over Agen. Kremer’s 11th minute score was the second of six tries for the rampant Parisians. Kremer played the match in the second row. He was joined in the second half by …

Rodrigo Bruni’s strong form continues in France. The Argentine N8 scored two tries in Vannes’ home win on Thursday. Vannes were 33-20 winners in a match wherein Bruno scored his second and third tries for Vannes. His first was in February in a win over Nevers. Bruni touched down for …

Germán Kessler was the hero for Charente. The Uruguayan hooker scored a double in the team’s 21-19 away victory over Aix-en-Province. The result was a crucail victory. Charente are playing for their survival in the Pro D2. The team remain bottom, though are now just one point behind Valence Romans. …

The in-form Benjamín Urdapilleta has delivered again. The Argentine fly half scored 14 points for Castres in Saturday’s win over La Rochelle. The win moves Castres above Brive to now occupy 9th position in the Top 14. Urdapilleta landed four penalties and one conversion in the win. He also had …

Los Cafeteros Pro will be one of six competitors in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The Medellín-based side is Colombia’s first professional rugby team. The 30-man roster contains 19 Colombians and 11 Argentines. Los Cafeteros Pro are an expansion side. The Colombian team did not feature in …