Chile is to play Rugby World Cup qualifiers at La Pintana. An arrangement made between Chile Rugby and the La Pintana City Hall will see the Estadio Municipal playing host to Chile’s upcoming matches against Brazil and Paraguay. The games are to be two of Chile’s three Rugby World Cup …

French second division club, Charente have confirmed the signing of new players for next season. In an ambitious move the Pro D2 side has announced the arrival of ten new players. The new arrivals are Lucas Méret (Bayonne), Anthony Colleta (Dax), Florent Guion (Rouen), Lucas Caneda (Provence), Callum Wilson (England), Pingi …

Argentine flyhalf Ignacio Mieres has signed for Agen. The 30-year-old, who won six caps for Argentina between 2007 and 2012, will leave Dax at the end of the season to take up a two-year contract with his new club, who have been searching for a replacement for Burton Francis, the …

Argentina is to take on Ireland in November. Confirmation of Los Pumas’ visit to Dublin on November 25 sets in stone two of Argentina’s three end-of-year matches. On November 11 Argentina will face England in London. The third match is a yet to be confirmed match on November 18 against …

Toronto native Robert Barbieri is in line for a return to test rugby after being named in Italy’s training group to prepare for the June international series against Scotland, Fiji, and Australia. The Benetton Treviso loose forward has been recalled after missing out on both the November tests and Six …

Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Mexico and USA North are to be the four teams contesting the North Zone of the Rugby Americas North Championship. The four nations tournament is to take place in May and June. All four sides will play three matches each and will all play both at …

Test match rugby resumes this coming Saturday in the Americas. The Turks and Caicos Islands play host to the neighboring Dominican Republic. The fixture is the opening round match of Rugby Americas North competition for 2017. Rugby Americas North is divided into two zones – north and south. The two …

Some weeks you’re left scrambling to put a team on the field, and others you’re spoilt for choice. This time we had matches in Europe, Super Rugby, the CDI Premier League Semi Finals, and a road trip to New York to scour over. We’ve cast our net wide to come …

It is almost that time of the year. The month June is fast approaching. Argentina will have a series of three home matches. Coming away a 3-0 record will require vast improvement compared to that displayed in 2016. Can Argentina do it? Based on who is touring the short answer …

Los Jaguares outside back, Ramiro Moyano is out for three weeks. The Tucumán wing / fullback left injured against the Sharks in Saturday’s home Super Rugby match. This coming Saturday Los Jaguares are to play at home again. They will face Japanese side, the Sunwolves at Vélez Sarsfield. Moyano is …

Uruguay is to have complete access to professional players for the upcoming Rugby World Cup qualifiers. Take place this month, the 2017 South American A Championship is to double as qualifiers with the winner advancing to face Canada or the USA. Uruguay’s five professional players are all to be made …

Rugby continues to experience growth in Colombia. Members of the national governing body, the Federación Colombiana de Rugby (FCR), were present at the Sudamérica Rugby Annual General Meeting last week in Asunción, Paraguay. FRC President Andrés Gómez and sporting director Mauricio Henao gave a presentation highlighting progress made, particularly the …

Professional rugby is headed to Kansas City. Already revealed as one of the founding members of Major League Rugby, a new competition kicking off in 2018, the Blues have now unveiled a new logo, website, and social media presence outlining their plans. While the Kansas City Blues as a club …

Panama has been elected a member of Sudamérica Rugby. The Central American Republic becomes the 13th country to have Full Membership. In doing so it joins Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Panama previously had associate member status. In obtaining full …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Chile Chile will have access to all their top players for the upcoming Rugby World Cup qualifiers. From May 13-27 Los Cóndores are …

Magic from Benjamín Urdapilleta saw Castres eliminating Toulouse from Top 14 playoff contention this weekend. The former Puma scored 27 points for Castres who hammered Toulouse 52-7. The result means Castres have a 99% chance of making the playoffs. Playing fly half for Castres, Urdapilleta kicked four penalties and converted …

Italian captain Sergio Parisse scored a 52 meter intercept try from a Dan Carter pass. The No 8 went over for a first half try in the battle of Paris, a match won 27-23 by Stade Français. Parisse latched onto a pass from the Rugby World Cup winner and showed …

Gonzalo Quesada is to take up a new position at Biarritz. He will move from Stade Français to the Basque club next season, becoming the club’s Sports Director. The 42-year-old Quesada arrives with Biarritz being very ambitious about returning to be a power in French rugby. The club were French …

Los Jaguares fell to the Sharks this afternoon. The 33-25 defeat sees the South Africans collecting four competition points and denying the Argentine side a bonus point. The loss featured a notable fall-off in performance from last weekend against the Lions. It also saw the Argentine side unable to gather …

It’s the Battle of Blue in New York as the Ontario Blues travel to Randall’s Island to face Old Blue on Saturday. The 2016 Canadian CRC Champions will step onto the field for the first time in 2017 to test their mettle against one of the leading members of the …