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Samoa and Canada faced-off in Grenoble, France on Friday evening. The neutral venue was treated to a thrilling match which went down to the wire. Samoa entered as favorites and were able to edge out there North Americans, winning 25-23. Samoa’s win had a lot to do with a stand-out …

Brazil Fell to Germany in Freezing Leipzig this afternoon. The Central Europeans completed a comprehensive win, outscoring the Brazilians by five tries to one. The 36-14 scoreline was notably more impressive than that of game one. Germany started the match in full control. Basic work from a lineout saw Jaco …

Romania completed the perfect November series, downing Uruguay this afternoon. The 36-10 win follows victories over the USA and Canada. In losing Los Teros return home winless. Esteban Meneses’ players fell to both Germany and Spain prior to losing in Bucharest. The team will rest up before preparing for the …

Argentina were outperformed by England in London this afternoon. The 27-14 loss sees Los Pumas end their U.K. tour winless. With it the South Americans are ranked 9th in the world and now rely on a poor Six Nations campaign by one or more of France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales …

Germany has made three changes to their starting team to face Brazil at Bruno Place Stadion in Leipzig on Saturday. A victory would give them a perfect November campaign with last week’s 16-6 opening test win over Os Tupis at Heidelberg preceded by a surprise 24-21 upset of Uruguay in …

Brazil has made three changes for the second test against Germany. The teams meet in Leipzig in Saturday to complete the two-match series. Having won 16-6 in game one it is the Germans who are favorites. For game two Head Coach Rodolfo Ambrosio has made changes to the pack. While the …

It was another traumatic week for our intrepid panel, with all six Americas teams beaten to the finish line and our so-called gurus left to retreat with their tails between their legs. With most of our friends from the USA camping out with family and big birds and others choosing …

Childhood friends Agustín Ormaechea and Felipe Berchesi will reunite to face Romania. The French-based Montevideo players will start in the halves for Uruguay on Saturday. Esteban Meneses became Los Teros Head Coach ahead of the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. This weekend’s match, though, will be his first with Ormaechea and …

The French Barbarians defeated Australia by a score of 19-11 at the Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux on Thursday. Uruguayan lock Rodrigo Capo Ortega played for the best part of an hour in the second row for the Barbarians in a match that didn’t quite live up to the expectations of …

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has made three changes for England. In Argentina’s final test match of the year Tomás Cubelli, Santiago González Iglesias and Leonardo Senatore will all start. Cubelli replaces Martín Landajo for what is his third start of the year. Landajo has started ten of the …