A further alteration has come to Los Pumas roster. With Argentina preparing to face Australia in Santa Fé, the recalled Tomás Cubelli has now been ruled out with a muscle strain. He had been added on Sunday but has now been replaced. Tomás Cubelli joined the roster in place of …

Rodrigo Isgró has signed to continue his playing career in England. London side the Harlequins have signed the back from Mendoza with immediate effect for the upcoming season. Isgró has made the transition from Los Pumas 7’s to rugby XV on a full-time basis.   TEST DEBUT – Rodrigo Isgró …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby.   UP USA Outplay Canada in LA It won’t go down as one of the classic matches in Pacific Nations Cup history, …

Felipe Contepomi has made three changes to Argentina’s roster ahead of the Santa Fé showdown against the Wallaabies. Coming off a last-gasp loss against Australia in La Plata, adjustments have been enforced due to injuries.   OUT The international career of Agustín Creevy concluded on Saturday. Creevy announced his retirement …

It won’t go down as one of the classic matches in Pacific Nations Cup history, but the USA did enough to earn a comfortable 28-15 win over Canada in southern California on Saturday. Three first half tries put the Eagles head by 10 points at the break and some committed …

Argentina fell to Australia in the final play of the match on Saturday. Played in rainy La Plata, Australia were 20-19 winners. The Wallabies won with time up via a Ben Donaldson penalty. Referee James Doleman had penalized Mayco Vivas for jumping over a ruck. The decision appeared questionable as …

The USA start their 2024 Pacific Nations Cup account when they host Canada in greater Los Angeles on Saturday. It’s been three years since the neighboring countries last faced each other in a test match. While the Eagles were victorious in that World Cup qualifying series, ultimately both teams would …

Argentina play at home for the first time in the 2024 Rugby Championship. Coming off a split series against New Zealand, Los Pumas take-on Australia who lost twice to South Africa at home. The teams meet twice annually in the Rugby Championship, with World Cup years being the exception. Argentina …

Agustín Creevy will hang up his boots. The Argentine hooker will play for Los Pumas for the final time on Saturday, August 31. He will earn his 110th cap for Argentina and do so in his home town in La Plata at the age of 39. The end of Creevy’s …

The fifth edition of Major League Rugby’s College Draft is now complete. A total of 36 players were selected across three rounds with all 12 teams from the 2024 season participating. As widely expected, the first overall selection by Anthem was US Eagles training squad member Erich Storti. Leading the …

Italian club Colorno have signed two Chileans in a matter of days. Following the arrival of fly half Rodrigo Fernández, Colorno have now confirmed the signature of prop Vittorio Lastra. He joins from Rivals FMI-CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta with whom he played for this past season. Rovigo was Lastra’s third …

The hot topic of professional expansion continues. In South America Super Rugby Americas it is no exception. New Argentine teams are on the horizon. Writing for El Ciudadano, Lisandro Olearo confirms that Litoral have postponed joining Super Rugby Americas from 2025 to 2026. Litoral is the combination of three unions …

Racing 92 have approached Lucio Sordoni. L’Equipe reports that The Top 14 club is signing the Puma as a medical joker. Sordoni will cover for French test prop Demba Bamba who has undergone knee serge which will see him out of action for many months. It marks a return to …

The Argentina XV roster has been announced. The Argentine national Men’s next-of-XV will face Brazil on September 08 and Chile on September 14 in away matches. Former Uruguayan Head Coach Esteban Meneses is in charge of the team and will be supported by Diego Ghiglione and Nicolás Vergallo. Meneses has …

Chilean ace fly half Rodrigo Fernández is on the move in Italy. Fernández has signed to play for Colorno. It sees him moving Southwest to the club from Petrarca. Fernández was the regular starting fly half for Petrarca last season and before that started for Chile at Rugby World Cup …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby.   UP Advantage Eagles Before Taking to the Field Canada’s home defeat against Japan was a record loss. It was also Canada’s …

Canada’s return to the Pacific Nations Cup was unsuccessful as Japan were comfortable 55-28 winners in Vancouver on Sunday. A dreadful start for the Maple Leafs saw them conceding 38 unanswered points in 30 minutes, though some credibility some credibility was restored with three second half tries. The speed of …

Bordeaux completed back-to-back tournaments wins in France’s Supersevens series. Argentines Luciano González and Marcos Moneta were in the thick of the action for the victorious side in La Rochelle. Bordeaux were 19-12 winners over Monaco in the final. Bordeaux began the day by taking-on Toulouse. After a slow start in the …

Canada makes its first Pacific Nations Cup appearance since 2019 when Japan arrives in Vancouver on Sunday. The two sides were once regular competitors but haven’t met in a test match since 2016, and it’s been nearly two decades since the Maple Leafs have defeated the Brave Blossoms. FORM GUIDE …

Argentina’s upcoming two home matches against Australia have been impacted. Tight head prop Lucio Sordoni is out for personal reasons. Sordoni started against New Zealand in the loss at Eden Park. Felipe Contepomi has called-up Pedro Delgado in place of Sordoni. It is a first ever opportunity for Delgado with …