Americas Rugby News
March 25, 2025
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Uruguay will play two test matches in July 2025. The matches will be against rivals from Europe and South America with Los Teros facing Romania at home and Argentina away. The two matches will be on July 12 and 19 and are to be followed by Uruguay’s Rugby World Cup …
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Americas Rugby News
March 25, 2025
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The USA’s advertised home match against the Netherlands is canceled. With the Netherlands having been eliminated from Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifying, World Rugby decided that the Dutch will no longer tour with their place having been handed to Belgium. The change means Belgium officially replace the Netherlands as the USA …
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Americas Rugby News
March 24, 2025
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History was made in Córdoba, Argentina on Monday. Los Tarucas came out on top as 22-20 winners of the first ever Córdoba vs Tucumán professional rugby match. The match was a dream contest for scrum lovers; both teams won penalties while defending scrums meters out from their own try zone. …
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Americas Rugby News
March 24, 2025
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Pumas tries lit up European professional leagues this past weekend. In a positive sign ahead of the international season, Argentines ran tries in the Japan League One, the French Top 14 and the United Rugby Championship (URC). Pablo Matera scored in Japan this past weekend. He did so for Mie …
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Americas Rugby News
March 23, 2025
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Brazil were soundly beaten by Spain in Alicante on Sunday. The South Americans fell to a 41-12 defeat in a test match with world rankings on the line. The match was game two of Brazil’s Iberian tour in preparation of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Brazil were competitive against …
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Paul Tait
March 23, 2025
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A special Super Rugby Americas Monday fixture sees an Argentine derby. Los Dogos play host to Los Tarucas in the first ever league contest between professional teams from Córdoba and Tucumán. Both teams have struggled to find their rhythm thus far. The defending champions sit in 4th position while the …
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Americas Rugby News
March 23, 2025
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New Zealand and Argentina rugby are in mourning. Alex ‘Grizz’ Wyllie past away on Saturday at the age of 80. He coached two countries at Rugby World Cups: New Zealand in 1991 and Argentina in 1999. Wyllie coached New Zealand in 64 test matches from 1988 to 1991 and coached …
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Americas Rugby News
March 22, 2025
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Lucio Sordoni is transferring clubs in France with immediate effect. The Argentine tight head is joining Montauban from Racing 92. This sees the 26-year-old Puma trading the Top 14 for the Pro D2. The move is as a medical joker; El Rosarino arrives in place of Mirian Burduli. Sordoni moves …
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Americas Rugby News
March 21, 2025
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It might seem early in the season, but the Seawolves are now entering must-win territory when they host the Utah Warriors at Starfire Stadium on Saturday night. Things have not gone swimmingly for Seattle with only one win from four to start the campaign, and another defeat against a Western …
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Americas Rugby News
March 21, 2025
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The next challenger looking to put a stop to San Diego’s perfect start are the Miami Sharks. It’s a tall order for a team on a two-game losing streak, whose only victories thus far are against the two bottom teams in the Eastern Conference. The high-flying Legion are coming off …
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Americas Rugby News
March 21, 2025
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Two teams off to a slow start this campaign will be hoping to kick-start their fortunes when the Gold welcomes RFC Los Angeles to New Orleans on Saturday evening. The visitors finally picked up their first win of the season last week against Seattle, while the home side have dropped …
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Americas Rugby News
March 21, 2025
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A first franchise victory has narrowly eluded Anthem in their past two matches, but in the SaberCats they face a Western Conference contender riding a three-game win streak. Both teams enter off bye weeks with the SaberCats taking a further opportunity to rotate and rest some of their senior players. …
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Americas Rugby News
March 21, 2025
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Vital Eastern Conference points will be up for grabs in Germantown on Saturday where Old Glory DC play host to the New England Free Jacks. The two sides are well acquainted with each other after playing three times in 2024, all of them decided by four points or less. CURRENT …
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Americas Rugby News
March 21, 2025
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USA Rugby celebrates the launch of a new semi-professional competition on Saturday. Women’s Elite Rugby will kick off with the New York Exiles hosting the Boston Banshees in Mount Vernon. On Sunday it’s the Chicago Tempest hosting the Twin Cities Gemini at Evanston. Other competing teams in the inaugural campaign …
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Americas Rugby News
March 21, 2025
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In addition to Los Pumas, Argentina’s next-of-XV will also play international rugby during the 2025 November Internationals. The Argentina XV has matches confirmed against English and Irish opposition. The Bristol Bears will have home advantage against the Argentina XV at Ashton Gate Stadium on Friday, November 07. The match is …
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Americas Rugby News
March 20, 2025
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La Rioja will play host to the 2025 Sudamérica Rugby u18s. The upcoming tournament will be played from April 9-11 in the Western Argentine city. It will be the first time that La Rioja has played host to the event. The competition will feature Chile, Uruguay and two teams from Argentina. …
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Americas Rugby News
March 19, 2025
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The USA Men’s Eagles will play three home test matches in July. All will be against European opponents, two of which have secured their places at Rugby World Cup 2027. The USA will face the Netherlands and Spain in Charlotte, North Carolina and take-on England in Washington, D.C. The July …
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Americas Rugby News
March 19, 2025
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Juan Ignacio Brex captained Italy against Ireland in the final round of the 2025 Six Nations. How did he perform? The following video, put together by Periodismo Rugby looks into his play in the match against Ireland. Brex is the third Argentine to lead Italy in a Six Nations …
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Americas Rugby News
March 17, 2025
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Argentina is to build a national High Performance Rugby Center. The Centro Nacional de Rugby (CNR) is a project that has been on the table in recent decades. Construction will be completed in November, 2026. The main purpose of the CNR is to centralize all the activities of the UAR, …
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Americas Rugby News
March 16, 2025
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Selknam lay down a marker in their first-ever match against Los Tarucas. The Chileans cruised to a bonus point victory over the North-Eastern Argentines. The win sees Selknam well-placed in second spot after five rounds of the season. Los Tarucas were outmatched in their worst performance of their rookie season …
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