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Thomas Gallo is to remain in the Pro 14. The Argentine prop has signed a three-year-deal with Benetton. It is an extension on his original contract which was for ten months. Gallo arrived in Italy in September 2020 from his native Argentina. Benetton is home to five Argentine players. Along …

The Olímpia Lions will play in the 2021 Super Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The team is back for a second season. In 2020 the Paraguayan professional team faced Los Ceibos in the opening round. The team was due to host Corinthians in round two; instead, the season was suspended. …

US Eagles lock Nick Civetta will join Rugby United New York for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old White Plains native is bound for his home state at the completion of his Oxford University commitments. He is set to play in the postponed Varsity Match, which is now …

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 Cafeteros Pro Colombia’s first professional team is up and running. Cafeteros drafted ten players from Argentina for the 2021 …

Taylor Paris was a try scorer for Oyonnax on Thursday. His touched down in the 2nd minute in a home match against Grenoble. Despite the dream start, Oyonnax lost the match 35-27. Oyonnax lost one player to a yellow card and another to a red card. The 78th minute red …

Jerónimo de la Fuente won on his debut in France. The former Jaguares captain played inside center for Perpignan. The Catalans were 41-34 winners over Mediterranean rivals Aix en Province. The victory sees Perpignan at the top of the Pro D2. After fifteen rounds of the 2020-2021 season, Perpignan are …

Bautista Delguy has made a quick impact in France. The Argentine winger scored two tries today for Bordeaux. His team were 31-9 winners over Lyon. The tries were Delguy’s first in the Top 14. Following the 2020 Tri Nations he joined Bordeaux from Los Jaguares. In his second appearance for …

Benjamín Urdapilleta scored 11 points for Castres on Saturday. The Tarns were convincing 39-23 winners over Agen. Urdapilleta landed four goals and had a try assist for Geoffrey Palis. The assist came following an interception. For the second consecutive Top 14 match, Castres won with 14-men. Filipo Nakosi was red …

Matías Orlando was among the point scorers for the Newcastle Falcons on Saturday. The Northern English side were 22-10 winners over Gloucester. Orlando scored the second of three tries for the winning side. Orlando’s try was simple. He picked up and ran untouched from the base of a ruck. USA …

Zebre were 22-18 winners today over Benetton Treviso. The result gave the Parma-based side a double over Benetton in as many weeks. Eduardo Bello featured in today’s winning teams effort. Bello was a replacement for Zebre. Benetton also had Argentine players. Among them was the rent Italian roster call-up Juan …