The penultimate week of the Major League Rugby regular season starts at Salt Lake where the Utah Warriors host the New Orleans Gold on Saturday afternoon. With two playoff spots still up for grabs it’s effectively knockout rugby from here on out. We last saw the Warriors in Texas where …
Read More »Trinidad & Tobago still in RAN Championship
Earlier reports that Trinidad & Tobago had dropped out of the Rugby Americas North Championship have proven inaccurate. A Cayman Islands media source initially reported the withdrawal but T&T officials have since confirmed to Americas Rugby News that they are, in fact, still in the Championship. The confusion seems to …
Read More »Match Preview – Argentina vs Wales
Argentina play host to Wales on Saturday. The match is a must win for Los Pumas who were no match for Wales in game one in San Juan last weekend. Daniel Hourcade’s strategy was well beaten by Wales. Yet he has shown faith in his team, retaining 14 of the …
Read More »Uruguay Above Expectations For 2019
Uruguay are above expectations for 2019. The results achieved on the field conclusively point to progress and they are actively seeing Los Teros being reevaluated as a Tier 2 side in terms of both actual and official status. The URU have been highly strategic in their use of test matches. …
Read More »Team of the Week
With so many games over the past week it’s been difficult to check out all the action but we’ve just about made it in time for another crazy weekend. Major League Rugby, June tests, the Nations Cup, the u20 World Championship… there’s no time for rest when there’s so much …
Read More »U20’s Championship Highlights – Argentina vs Wales
Argentina’s U20’s played their best match of the 2018 Junior World Championship on Tuesday. In their 5th Place Semi Final against Wales, Los Pumitas completed a 39-15 victory. The match saw Wales starting with a superb try and they would add a second on the stroke of halftime. Otherwise this …
Read More »Argentina Confirmed as 2019 U20’s Championship Hosts
Argentina has been confirmed as 2019 U20’s Championship hosts by World Rugby. Having previously hosted the tournament in 2010, the South American country will do so next year withe matches being played in Rosario and Santa Fé. Rosario is Argentina’s third largest city. It has produced notable rugby players over …
Read More »Chile names training squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens
Chile have named a 13-man squad to prepare for the upcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens. Los Condores are one of 24 teams who will compete in a revised knock-out structure at the tournament in San Francisco next month. They have drawn Ireland in their first round match-up. Leading the side …
Read More »Brive Sign Argentine Olympian
Brive have signed Argentine Olympian Axel Muller. The Mendoza speedster joins the French club from rivals Oyonnax. The move will see Muller playing for a third French club since departing Argentina following the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. The 24-year-old joined Toulon in 2016 and after one season moved …
Read More »Impressive Argentina Defeat Wales in U20’s Championship
An impressive Argentina defeated Wales in the U20’s Championship this morning in Narbonne, France. Despite Wales having 67% possession it was Argentina who were the superior side, winning 39-15. With Argentina having been badly exposed in San Juan by Wales on Saturday this match was of note. The performance of …
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