Emiliano Caffera is the new Head Coach of Brazil. The appointment is a double as the Uruguayan will be in charge of Brazil’s Men’s and Women’s test teams: Os Tupis and As Yaras. The appointment comes with Brazil looking to be an expansion team. The new four places at the …

The Toronto Arrows have unveiled their new Head Coach for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. Steve Meehan arrives from Australia, the 57-year-old making the move from Queensland Premier club GPS. He succeeds fellow Australian Pete Smith in the lead role. Meehan boasts 17 years of professional experience spread across …

Nicolás Herreros is now playing his rugby in Portugal. The Chilean scrum-half has joined Agronomia to play in the top Portuguese division. The move comes shortly before the conclusion of Rugby World Cup 2023. The tournament featured both Portugal and Chile. Herreros earned the most recent of his six test …

Italian club FEMI-CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta has confirmed the arrival of Vittorio Lastra Masotti for the 2023-2024 season. Rovigo have signed the Chilean prop following his involvement in the country’s first-ever Rugby World Cup campaign. Lastra played in one of Chile’s four Rugby World Cup matches. He featured against England …

Canada has selected a final traveling squad of 32 players for their upcoming tour of Spain. November 11 will see the team squaring off against their hosts, with a second match on November 18 against either Brazil or the USA. Both will be played in the coastal town of Villajoyosa. …

Argentina and England will battle-it-out for the right to call themselves the third best team that competed at Rugby World Cup 2023. The Bronze Final will take place in Paris, France on Friday. It is to be a re-match from the opening weekend of the tournament. England defeated Argentina well …

Canada and the USA will return to the Pacific Nations Cup in 2024. South America will not be involved. World Rugby sought an Americas-Pacific competition wherein Chile and Uruguay would feature alongside Canada, the USA, Japan, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. South America declined. Chile is a Pacific country Uruguay is …

The draw for Rugby World Cup 2027 will take place in January 2026. This will mean that it happens with two full years of international competition remaining. This marks an early draw with World Rankings from the end of November 2025 to be used for seedings. The draw will divide …

Los Pumas will be playing in their alternate strip for their one remaining Rugby World Cup 2023 match. Argentina will take to the field against England wearing the Regimiento de Granaderos jerseys in the Bronze Final. The battle to finish third in the World Cup will be a re-match from …

Diego Arbelo is now playing his rugby in Italy. The Uruguay tight head prop now plays for Colorno in the Italian Serie A Elite. He took to the field on Saturday in a 19-15 away win over Reggio Emilia. Colorno are in a three way tie for first position after …

Ireland had no trouble putting Colombia away 64-3 in their WXV encounter at Dubai on Saturday. By halftime the Six Nations side had run up a 38-nil score and finished the game with 10 tries against only a single penalty goal for the South Americans. The speed and width of …

Canada stormed to a 42-22 win over Wales in the opening round of the WXV’s top bracket on Saturday. Played in Wellington, New Zealand, the Maple Leafs looked the better side throughout but costly errors saw an ill-disciplined Welsh side trailing by just four points at halftime. Sophie de Goede …

Argentina are out of the World Cup. Los Pumas fell to New Zealand in the Semi Final in Paris, France on Friday. The outcome means that the one hope for a new finalist at a Rugby World Cup is over. Three-time champions New Zealand will face either three-time champions South …

Two tries from Scotland’s wingers contributed to 17 unanswered first half points and saw the USA falling 24-14 to their lower-ranked opponent in Cape Town on Friday. The pace of the Scottish backline caused major headaches and by the time the Eagles found the scoreboard it was too late. Staunch …

Portugal and Spain have begun discussions over a joint bit to host Rugby World Cup 2035. The tournament will follow Rugby World Cup 2031 in the USA and Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. Rugby World Cup 2035 falls twelve years after Portugal’s second World Cup appearance. Portugal impressed many …

Thomas Gallo is officially in the record books. Opta Analyst reports that the loose head prop from Tucumán, Argentina has smashed the record for both defenders beaten during a Rugby World Cup campaign. In his debut Rugby World Cup, Gallo has thus far beaten 18 defenders. This is the largest …

Marcos Kremer is well-known for his defense. His tackling places him among the leading players in the world. It is common for  his name to regularly appear in the top-tacklers for Argentina in test matches. However, Kremer is far more than being a top-tackler. The 26-year-old has an art to …

French club Soyeaux-Angloulême Charente have signed Germán Kessler. The Pro D2 have landed the Uruguayan World Cup starting hooker on a new deal. Kessler makes the move north to the Charente  department from Provence. The club has confirmed the move. It is more than a move from Provence to Charente; it …

Old Glory have caused another stir in the transfer market with the acquisition of Tommaso Boni. The former Italy center has now pledged allegiance to the Eagles and will depart his United Rugby Championship club Zebre formally on November 1st. With Doug Fraser now retired and Thretton Palamo in the …

New Zealand face Argentina in Paris in the first Rugby World Cup 2023 Semi Final. The elimination fixture will be contested between two teams that have a rivalry dating back to 1985. New Zealand has the formidable record of have 33 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses against Argentina; however, …