South Africa will not be joining the Six Nations. The speculated move is officially not happening. South Africa, reports Rapport. SA Rugby had been interested in playing in the European tournament, thereby leaving the Rugby Championship. The change would have completely aligned South Africa with the Northern rugby calendar. South …

Super Rugby Americas 2024 will be the second year to feature Los Dogos. The Córdoba side were highly competitive in their rookie season. The team reached the final, finishing runners-up to 2023 champions Peñarol. Click here to access the complete 2024 Dogos player roster. Click here to access the Dogos …

Spain opened their Rugby Europe Championship 2024 campaign against the Netherlands on Saturday. Los Leones came away with a narrow 20-18 road victory. The match was the debut of Spain under Pablo Bouza. The former Puma has been tasked with seeing Spain qualify for Rugby World Cup 2027. The Australian …

Pumas Ignacio Ruiz and Juan Cruz Mallía were both try scorers in the Top 14 on Saturday. They touched down in the try zone in wins for their respective clubs, Perpignan and Toulouse. Ruiz scored a late try in a 26-5 home victory. He was a replacement for Perpignan against …

World Rugby has granted USA-eligibility to a pair of Major League Rugby backfielders. Will Leonard and Mark O’Keeffe are both originally from Ireland, but are now considered Eagles-qualified on residency. They had each exceeded the two-month ‘travel’ limit during following the 2020 season, but the world governing body allowed for …

Los Dogos got the better of Los Pampas in a Super Rugby Americas pre-season hit-out in Buenos Aires on Friday. The Córdoba side were 38-21 winners. The match was the professional coaching debut for former Puma Juan Manuel Leguizamón. He took over Los Pampas from Rugby World Cup 2007 teammate …

Anthem Rugby Carolina has named an initial roster of 39 players to prepare for their inaugural Major League Rugby campaign. Funded in part by World Rugby and primarily tasked with developing Eagles-eligible talent, the squad includes 8 players not currently qualified to play for the USA though one – James …

The ‘interim’ tag is now gone from Scott Lawrence’s job title. USA Rugby has confirmed that the 48-year-old will assume the Head Coach role of the Men’s Eagles in a permanent capacity, as well as becoming General Manager of the Men’s XVs pathway. The length of the agreement has not …

The Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has unveiled a new sponsor for 2024. Le Coq Sportif replaces Nike as the new official supplier of Argentina’s representative teams: Los Pumas, Los Pumas 7’s, Las Yaguaretés and Los Pumitas. The full line of uniforms will be available for purchase beginning in May. …

Matías Moroni has spoken out against World Rugby. The sport’s governing body continues to fail to provide rugby with a global season. Moroni questioned Rugby’s International Calendar on his Instagram account. Moroni, a veteran of three Rugby World Cups and 80 test caps for Argentina, wrote about the mental and …

San Diego, California has secured a test match in July. It will be contested between New Zealand and Fiji. Both teams were competitive at Rugby World Cup 2023 with the All Blacks reaching the Final and the Flying Fijians upsetting Australia en route to reaching the Quarter Finals. New Zealand …

Argentina have a double booking in New Zealand for the 2024 Rugby Championship. Los Pumas will play against the All Blacks on August 10 and 17 in Wellington and Auckland. The fixtures will be in the opening two rounds of the tournament. Los Pumas will open their year at home …

Major League Rugby’s newest team has begin to formally confirm their roster for their inaugural campaign. Two transactions have brought in Eagles prop Jake Turnbull and 1st-round draft pick James Rivers from Seattle and San Diego respectively. Turnbull made his full international debut this past year after a strong campaign …

Peñarol have a new captain. The reigning Super Rugby Americas champion will be led by Santiago Civetta in 2024. Civetta takes over the leadership from Manuel Ardao who no longer plays in Uruguay; Ardao will play for the Miami Sharks in Major League Rugby (MLR) 2024. The 25-year-old Santiago Civenta …

Argentina are the 2024 champions of the Perth 7’s. Los Pumas 7’s won the tournament by convincingly defeating the hosts, Australia in the final. A sell-out crowd of 18,000 made sure that the event was memorable and sees Western Australia successfully becoming the new home of Australia’s stop on the …

French club Colomiers are recruiting Argentine fly half Joaquín de la Vega Mendía. Rugby Rama reports that the 24-year-old will join the Pro D2 side for the 2024-2025 season. de la Vega Mendía is the first new signing for the club for the new season. de la Vega Mendía captained …

Selknam have released a long-list roster ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Americas season. A 46-man roster was named; one including many names from the World Cup as well as plenty of uncapped Chileans who are rising through the domestic system. The 24-time capped Clemente Saavedra will captain the side. …

Marcelo Loffreda has pulled out of his announced Head Coach move to the American Raptors of Super Rugby Americas, with the Colorado-based club citing personal reasons. Countryman and Forwards Coach Ignacio Fernández Lobbe is also out. The duo are replaced by David Butcher and Cory Hector, who join as Head …

The 2024 Six Nations Championship is a rugby competition contested between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The team rosters contain a variety of nationalities. Some rosters are predominantly homegrown while others contain a wide range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. Players are available for selection based on World …

Most players have now begun to check in for training camps and now there are two preseason fixtures to look forward to in the coming weeks. The Seattle Seawolves and New England Free Jacks have booked their first run-outs of the 2024 campaign. Seattle will host the Pacific Pride at …