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Brazil is wanting to join Uruguay in having their own Jaguar. Brazilian Rugby (CBRu) CEO Agustín Danza has confirmed that his union is wanting to replicate that of Nicolás Freitas, Uruguay’s back who signed to play Super Rugby for Los Jaguares earlier this week. Freitas is the first non-Argentine player …

Alejandro Nieto will captain Uruguay against the USA in the opening round of the Americas Rugby Championship. The World Cup no8 returns to the Teros lineup after missing out on the Americas Pacific Challenge and November internationals with injury. Nieto steps in for regular captain Juan Manuel Gaminara, who has …

Chile’s 36 players are known for there first stage of the Americas Rugby Championship. Head Coach Bernard Charreyre has reduced the roster from 50 to 36 players for Los Condores’ away matches against Brazil and Canada. Following this weekend’s camp the roster will be further reduced with the official travel party …

The final week of pool play in European competition and also a key week in the French Pro D2 provided some options, but it’s the grand finale of the California Cup that has earned several players their spot in our delayed selection. One more weekend of club rugby to keep …

According to L’Equipe Toulon have outbid Toulouse to acquire Facundo Isa. The French sporting outlet reports that Toulouse’s signing of the Argentine No 8 was virtually registered only for Toulon to enter the picture and put in a bigger offer. The move will see the now 23-year-old returning to Toulon, …

Rodrigo Capó Ortega has signed a new deal with Castres. The additional one year contract will see the Uruguayan player completing 16 seasons at the French Top 14 club. Having arrived in 2002 Capó Ortega has played over 350 appearances for the Tarn club. Now aged 36 his new contract …

DTH van der Merwe Scored for the Scarlets in their away match against the Sale Sharks this past weekend. The fixture was a final round match of the European Champions Cup and saw both sides playing for the final time this season. The Canadian flier had a strong match. His try was …

Córdoba is to Host South American Women’s 7’s in February. The province of Argentina’s second largest city will welcome the continents best women’s players for a two day tournament on February 18 and 19. The city of Carlos Paz in provincial Córdoba will host the event. The rugby will be played …

Argentine fly half Sebastián Poet has signed for Colombiers, reports Rugby Rama. The transfer sees the 24-year old moving from Charente to Pro D2 rivals and will see him playing his rugby in the French rugby heartland. Poet joined Charente (Soyaux-Angoulême) this season, doing so from Tarbes. His former club was …

The UAR has blocked Facundo Isa from Jaguares training. The star no8 was stopped from playing for Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise in yesterday’s warm-up match against Uruguay. Juan Manuel Leguizamón and Leonardo Senatore played a half each against Los Teros. A third no8, Benjamín Macome also played albeit out of …