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The new dates for the Rugby Sevens event at the postponed Tokyo Olympics have been confirmed. As expected the games will take place between July 25-31, 2021, a near identical placement to where the rugby would have been played had the tournament taken place as planned in 2020. Ajinomoto Stadium …

Franco Lamanna is to play for Mogliano in the Italian Top 12. The Teros forward has signed for the Venetians for the upcoming season. Lamanna is an established name in Uruguay’s test side. He has two RWC campaigns to his name and 46 caps. The 28-year-old usually plays flanker, though …

The LNR has released its provisional calendar for professional competitions in the 2020-2021 season. France’s professional leagues are set to begin on September 04 and conclude on June 26 with the Top 14 Final. Also included are dates for France’s test team’s international activities. Les Blues are set ton face …

Rugby matches resumes this past weekend in Willemstad. The capital city of Curaçao was the setting for a series of matches including WaraWara RFC vs the Curacao Students RC and the Women’s team vs Youth team. A 10’s-a-side match started play for the day. It saw the Women’s team vs …

Rugby Americas have confirmed that the flagship Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) and second-tier Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) will not take place in 2020. The under-20 versions of those tournaments are also off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A formal release from the organization says that discussions are ongoing for …

Ciencias Sevilla have signed Juan Ignacio Pérez. The 28-year-old Argentine prop is the latest arrival for the 2020-2021 season. Ciencias recently signed two other Argentine players: fly half Rafael Migale and prop Facundo Pomponio from the Olímpia Lions. Pérez comes from Buenos Aires club Pucará. He left the Pucará six …

Ongoing player recruitment has seen Mauro Perotti joining Alcobendas. The former Argentina XV scrum-half was among the leading players in last season’s División de Honor, the elite Spanish rugby competition. Perotti moves to the Madrid club from División de Honor rivals Bathco Rugby Santander. He comes from Gimnasia y Tiro …

As the transition to the 2020-2021 season advances so too does player recruitment. The latest Argentine player to sign for a European club is Juan Ferrere. The second-rower joins CAU Rugby Valencia to continue his career in Spain. Ferrere is from the renowned Buenos Aires club, San Isidro (SIC). He …

Barça Rugbi have recruited prop Nicolás Zaffaroni. The Argentine front-rowers joins Barcelona after previously having played for fellow Catalonian side CR Hospitalet. Capable of playing both loose head and tight head, Zaffaroni moves to Barcelona for his third season playing in Spain. In his first season he played eighteen matches …

Three Chileans will play for French club Anglet in the Fédérale 1. They are Javier Meneses, Iñaki Ayarza and Ramón Ayarza. All three players have represented their country in the past. Javier Meneses joins the French club from Bayonne. He does so for the senior roster, a move up from …