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Clermont’s Argentine fly half may have played for the final time this season. Patricio Fernández suffered a freak knee injury today playing against Lyon. Having started at fly half Fernández went down inured in the 22nd minute. Visibly in pain on the floor, the Rosario pivot suffered a fractured knee …

The 2017 Juegos Bolivarianos are almost here. Rugby’s inclusion in the regional sporting event highlights the growing status of the oval game. Played every four years the Juegos Bolivarianos is a highly important event for the countries liberated by Simón Bolivar. This year’s competition is to be played in the …

Russia claimed their third consecutive Regal Hotels Cup of Nations title on Saturday as they defeated Chile by a convincing score of 42-11. A brutal first half saw the Bears crush any thoughts of a Cóndores victory with five tries and 35 points before the break while conceding only 11. …

The November Internationals are into full flight yet there is also elite level club rugby being played. In France week 10 of the Top 14 takes place on Saturday and Sunday. At the same time in which Argentina are playing Italy in Florence there are to be Argentine players taking …

On Saturday there will be another first for Chile in the November Internationals. Having faced Hong Kong and Kenya last Friday and Tuesday Los Cóndores are to play their third match in eight days, playing Russia for the first time. Russian Head Coach Alexander Pervukhin has rung the changes despite …

Perhaps one day the Americas Rugby Championship will be considered the turning point for Brazilian rugby. There is no doubt that since joining both the amount of rugby played for Os Tupis and the quality of matches have risen remarkably. What was once no more than five or six tests …

A rematch 17 years in the making takes place on Saturday when Uruguay travel to Namibia for the first time. Windhoek will host a two-match series between the two closely-ranked sides. Their only previous encounter was in September 2000 when Los Teros defeated the Welwitschias by 23-12 in Montevideo. For …

Week two of the November Internationals sees Italy at home to Argentina. The teams are set to build upon their rivalry in the historic city of Florence. They are to do so on the back of different results. Last weekend Italy completed a 19-10 victory while Argentina fell 21-8 in …

Gastón Mieres is to join an elite list of Uruguayans with 50 test caps. The 28-year-old has been playing for Los Teros since 2010. His road to 50 caps includes playing in two Rugby World Cup qualifying campaigns, successfully helping Uruguay seal their spot in England 2015. Mieres debuted again …

The Houston SaberCats have finalised their pre-season fixture list and it includes a match against Uruguay on January 20. Los Teros will travel to Texas to play a warm-up against the new Major League Rugby franchise one week before their two-match Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Canada. It’s …