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Panama mounted a second half come back to topple Honduras today in Tegucigalpa. The 39-27 victory came after Honduras had been leading 20-12 at half time. Today’s fixture marked the beginning of the historic 2018 Centroamericano. Honduras, and Panama are joined by El Salvador in the new look Centroamericano, the updated …

Rugby Americas North has confirmed the pools and formats for this year’s RAN Sevens in Barbados. Taking place on September 22-23 , 15 countries will be involved in the competition which doubles as qualification for the 2019 Pan American Games. Those involved are to be targeting not only the Pan …

The historic Chile vs Maori All Blacks fixture has been confirmed for the Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo. The national governing body of Chilean Rugby – Federación de Rugby de Chile made the announcement today on social media. Located in the Las Condes district of Santiago the Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo …

Kenya, and Uganda picked up wins today in RWC Qualifiers, doing so over Tunisia, and Morocco respectively. The matches were the penultimate round of Africa’s 2018 Gold Cup, the qualifying series to determine who goes to RWC 2019 as Africa 1 and who enters repechage. Africa 1 will playing Pool …

An injury blow sees Argentina losing Julián Montoya for the Rugby Championship opener. The second choice Pumas hooker has been ruled out for 2-3 weeks, making him unfit to travel to South Africa with the team tomorrow. Montoya had been named in the 28-man roster by Mario Ledesma yesterday. He …

Taylor Paris will play against Canada tomorrow after being named in the Castres Olympique side for the preseason friendly at the Stade de la Balmette in Lacaune, France. The Canadian international will suit up on the right wing for the first half of the match, with Castres naming lineups for …

The European-club blockade has ended. For the first time since RWC 2015 a player contracted on a full-time basis in Europe will play for Los Pumas. Head Coach Mario Ledesma has officially ended the policy as Juan Figallo is back for Argentina. The Saracens tighthead is the the only European-based …

Nicolás Freitas has been ruled out of November Internationals. The Uruguayan winger has undergone surgery on his right shoulder and will require six months of recovery. The 25-year-old player from Carrasco Polo club in Montevideo has been among the leading Teros backs in recent seasons. He was a stand-out in …

Manuel Carizza has joined Lyon, doing so as a medical joker for the injured Virgile Bruni. For the Rosarion second-rower it marks a third different Top 14 club that he will have played for. The move comes with immediate effect. Having joined the club today he has been named straight …

After a week’s hiatus our select side returns in something of a special edition. The break wasn’t planned, rather it was forced. Poor form at the Summer Cup, a URBA Top 12 decimated by rain, and just one game in the Canadian Rugby Championship to watch on tape delay. As …