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There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following round two of the South American B Championship. The updated Americas Rankings – October 09 2016 sees a rise for Peru. Argentina remains well out on top in the Americas. The South Americans nonetheless have taken a hit. Saturday’s loss to Australia sees …

Provincial club champions were crowned in Litoral and Córdoba this weekend. Duendes and Tala won their respective club finals, downing Old Resian and Uru Curé. Both championship winning clubs have produced a number of Pumas over the years. Enrique “topo” Rodríguez and Horacio San Martín both played for Tala. Rugby …

Curda upset Luque to Become Paraguay Champions. Played at a packed Heroes de Curupayty in Asunción, Curda completed an 18-17 victory. Played in the Paraguayan capital on Saturday afternoon the fixture saw the two best sides from the 2016 Super 8 contesting the final. Captain Martin Pineda was handed the national trophy …

A last-gasp penalty saw Hindú into the URBA Top 14 Final. Joaquín Díaz Bonilla’s long-range penalty secured a 25-24 win over Newman in the first of two Semi Finals. The 27-year-old former Pumita and Argentina XV player kicked four goals for Hindú. He was joined by a host of players …

Juan Pablo Socino scored for Newcastle who downed Bristol 19-14 on Saturday. The win continues the Newcastle Falcons’ fine start to the Aviva Premiership season. The now former Puma has been impressive this season. The inside center scored the first of three Newcastle tries in the home match at Kingston …

Australia Nick Phipps has received an official warning from SANZAAR. The replacement scrum-half shoved an Argentine medic to the ground in the second half of Saturday’s Rugby Championship match at Twickenham Stadium. The incident occurred when play had officially stopped. Referee Mathieu Raynal had blown time off, enabling Argentine medical official Christian …

Samoa ‘A’ got through the challenge of their Uruguayan counterparts by the skin of their teeth as they came away 44-42 victors over their hosts in the opening round of the Americas Pacific Challenge on Saturday. The back-and-forth battle saw the two sides trade blows at an almost identical rate, …

Colombia march on in Rugby World Cup qualifying. Los Tucanes 35-10 win over Venezuela sets up a Rugby World Cup repechage qualifier against Mexico in the next round. For Los Tucanes the result was expected. Getting there, though, was by no means easy. It took a lot of concentration and discipline. …

Peru defeated Ecuador 60-5 this afternoon, claiming third spot in the South American B Championship. The final round fixture of the 2016 tournament confirms that Ecuador finishes bottom. Colombia and Venezuela are to play in the final fixture of the competition. The winner will claim the tournament title and advance …

The historic Rugby Championship match in London, England went Australia’s way. Defensive errors and individual magic both worked against the South Americans as Australia won 33-21. Errors from both sides dominated the early exchanges. This included a disallowed try to Los Pumas. A charged down kick from Will Genia was …