Canadian fullback Mike Pyke scored a memorable try against New Zealand in 2007. The score came in a mid-year test match several months out from RWC 2007. The try involved Pyke picking off a New Zealand pass and running 90 meters to score. Pyke was playing in his fourth year of …

Canada and Tonga met in a fierce match in RWC 2003. Played in Wollongong, Australia the North Americans saw-off the Pacific Islanders to end their campaign on a high. Canada were led by Al Charron. The then 37-year-old was appearing in his final test match. His match did not end …

Folau Niua scored a memorable for the USA against Romania in 2014. In his 17 test match career, Niua scored just the one test try. The 66th minute score was a vital part of the Eagles’ 27-17 win at the Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest. The Palo Alto, California native went …

Germán Kessler will be staying in France for the foreseeable future. Uruguay’s first choice hooker has signed a two-year contract extension with SA XV Charente that will see him through at least the 2021-2022 season. The deal also includes an option for a third year. The 25-year-old signed for the …

I was recently pondering to myself – what would a fantasy match-up look like between Uruguay’s professional players from Peñarol and abroad? After some thought I decided that in the Uruguayan context the real question ought to be that of Peñarol vs the rest. That is to say a match …

Picking a select XV after only five completed weeks of what was supposed to be a 16-game regular season with three weeks of playoffs doesn’t seem quite right. Some players who surely would have been prime contenders under normal circumstances hardly had the chance to fire a shot. Our Americas …

Bernard Reggiardo has signed a new deal with Aurillac. The Pro D2 club announced that the 23-year-old has signed for two more years. The scrum-half is the son of former Pumas tight head prop, and current Castres Head Coach, Mauricio Reggiardo. Mauricio Reggiardo had an impressive playing career. This included …

Newcastle Falcons are officially back in the English Premiership. Barring unforeseen circumstances the club will replace Saracens in the top flight with three-time European champions Saracens dropping to the RFU Championship after being sanctioned for repeated breaches of the salary cap. The decision comes after the remainder of the Championship …

Tucumán played host to a match between Argentina and Wales in June 2004. The match saw the first of a two match series and saw a staggering 94 points scored. Los Pumas won with six tries to five. In the grand scheme of things this match was one to nip …

As expected, Mathieu Bastareaud’s stay in New York will be short-lived. The former France captain will return to his home country when the COVID-19 pandemic allows. Multiple sources have confirmed that he has signed a two-year deal with Lyon, whom he enjoyed a brief stint with prior to his arrival …

Canada’s RWC 1999 warm-ups saw the North Americans playing away against England at London’s Twickenham Stadium. The match was won 36-11 by the home side, though it saw a memorable try scored by Winston Stanley. The Canadians right winger somehow found a way to get the ball down in the …

In the first test match of the new year for the North American rivals, Canada played host to the USA at Kingston’s Richardson Stadium on Saturday, May 19, 2001. It was the opening match of the Pan Am Championship and was played in front of a new tournament record attendance …

The French Barbarians have pulled out of their July tour of North American Cancelation means that their will be no mid-year tour matched in Canada and the USA. The tour had fixtures scheduled for July 04 vs Canada and July 11 vs the USA Eagles. The tour is now off …

The USA’s opening game of RWC 2003 was a thriller. The Eagles took on Fiji at Lang Park in Brisbane, Australia. It was a fixture that literally went down to the wire. It was decided on the very last play of the match as a kick at goal was the …

USA Rugby has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It comes four months after the national governing body confirmed that its financial position was extremely poor, leading to the creation of an emergency ‘task force’ to facilitate the immediate restructuring of the crumbling organization. Facing ‘insurmountable’ debts compounded by significant …

Aurillac have confirmed that American lock or blindside flanker Christian Ostberg will be leaving the club at the end of the French Pro D2 season. The 25-year-old is coming to the end of a three-year contract extension signed in 2017, having originally joined the Cantalians in 2015. Injuries have blighted …

The new dates for the postponed Olympic Games have been set. Tokyo will host the event almost exactly one year later than originally planned. Originally set to run from July 24 to August 9 of this year, the new opening is set for July 23, 2021 with the closing ceremony …

Colombia’s Andrés Zafra has signed a new two-year deal with Agen. The second-rower joined the French Top 14 side in June 2018 from rivals Lyon. Thus far the 23-year-old has made 16 appearances, including 13 starts and has scored three tries. Zafra is the first Colombian to have played in …

International senior women’s competition between Colombia and Brazil began in 2019. In the inaugural fixture between he neighboring countries, Las Tucanes were 28-7 winners. Brazil scored the opening points of the match only to fail to add more. In contrast, Colombia score 28 unanswered points with Laura Diosa Mejía, Carolina …

Players have been exported from Argentina to all corners of the professional rugby world. This includes to member unions of the Pro 14. The following selection is Argentina’s a all-time XV of players who have played in the competition.   1 – Augusto Alluri (Edinburgh, Benetton Treviso) The Tucumán prop …