Chile were comfortable winners over Brazil in Santiago on Sunday. Los Cóndores won the Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifier 36-10. Chile scored five of the six tries of the match with Nicolás Garafulic grabbing a double. Brazil’s one try came with the match approaching its conclusion.   CHILE IN CONTROL …

Benjamín Urdapilleta is to retire at the end of the 2024-2025 season. He confirmed his decision to La Montagne. The Argentine will bring to an end his professional career which began in 2010. Urdapilleta has played in England and France as well as for his country at a Rugby World …

Castres upset Toulouse on Saturday. The 28-23 win featured a try by Uruguayan scrum-half Santiago Arata. The win moves Castres above Toulouse into this position in the Top 14 after five rounds. Santiago Arata is chasing a second Top 14 title with Castres. He joined Castres from Peñarol in 2020. …

Rodrigo Bruni scored his first try for Bayonne. The Basque side was beaten 30-27 by Bayonne on Saturday. The Argentine back-rower scored in the competitive Top 14 contest. Bruni was one of three Pumas involved with Facundo Bosch and Lucas Paulos also both playing for Bayonne.   Video Highlights   …

Santiago Grondona left his mark twice on debut for the Bristol Bears. A week on from starting for Argentina against South Africa, Grondona scored two tries in the English Premiership. Grondona touched down twice in the try zone in the opening half against Bath. The Bristol Bears were 36-26 winners …

Canada kept their unbeaten record on the year intact with a comfortable 21-8 victory over Ireland in Langley on Saturday. All the scoring for the Maple Leafs came in the first half, with the home side shifting their focus to defense in the second stanza. It was a stalemate until …

France bounced back from their opening round WXV loss to Canada with a 22-14 win over the Women’s Eagles in Langley on Saturday. Discipline and a technical mistake resulting in a disallowed try contributed to the loss with two second half USA scores restoring some respectability to the final outcome. …

Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifying continues in South America on Sunday. Chile have home advantage against Brazil in the final match of the Tri Nations. Los Cóndores and Los Yacarés are in a triangular tournament with Brazil. Both defeated Paraguay to assure their spots in the four team South American …

Two teams in top form collide in Langley on Saturday when hosts Canada square off against Ireland. The Maple Leafs were convincing winners over Les Bleues in Vancouver last weekend while the Irish celebrated a stunning upset of New Zealand, their first win over the Black Ferns since 2014. FORM …

The WXV moves to the southeast of Vancouver to Langley for Round 2 this weekend. With their most difficult opponent now behind them, the USA will be looking for a more competitive showing against France. Les Bleues suffered a heavy defeat to Canada but haven’t lost to the Eagles since …

Emiliano Boffelli will miss all of Argentina’s test matches in 2024. The wing / fullback is out for the year and will potentially not play again until March 2025. This means he will not play at all for Los Pumas in 2024. Boffelli had an early end to the 2023-2024 …

As Yaras 7’s will be coached by a woman for the first-time. Brazil’s National Women’s Rugby 7’s team is now coached by Crystal Kaua. The New Zealander replaces Englishman Will Broderick who stepped down from the position following the Paris Olympic Games. Kaua began her coaching career with Mie Paerls in …

Santiago Chocobares will not play for Los Pumas in the 2024 November Internationals. The star inside center was injured in the final round of the Rugby Championship against South Africa. He started throughout the tournament for his country who claimed wins over New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Chocobares’ first-half …

Reports out of France indicate that Javier Eissmann is joining Agen to play in the Pro D2. The Chilean is being recruited as a Medical Joker for injured Irishman John Madigan. Official confirmation is expect from Agen in the coming days. Madigan suffered a serious bicep injury playing for Agen …

The Utah Warriors have confirmed a list of 17 departures from their 2024 campaign. It accounts for greater than 40% of the 39 players who made an appearance during the course of the season. On the list are several prominent names, among them five internationals including three USA Eagles. Loosehead …

Women’s Eagles coach Emilie Bydwell has named a roster of 24 residency athletes who will be based in Chula Vista for the 2024-25 World Sevens Series. Included are 10 uncapped players, 8 of them new to the residency program. The squad marks the first in the Olympic cycle with the …

Super Rugby Americas is expanding in 2025. Argentina will have a third professional rugby team in the South American league. The new team will be Tarucas. The team will play home matches at Tucumán Lawn Tennis at Parque 9 de Julio in Tucumán and do so in in orange rugby …

USA Rugby has found their successor to Mike Friday. Former England Sevens and Great Britain coach Simon Amor takes over the Men’s Eagles Sevens program. A press release indicates the 45-year-old will relocate to California near the Eagles home base in Chula Vista, with Amor set to lead the side …

With the 2024 Rugby Championship concluded attention turns to Los Pumas’ Paris camp. Felipe Contepomi’s staff and players will reunite on October 28-30 in Paris, France for a training camp. The three day camp will be preparation for the November Internationals.   THE OPPOSITION Argentina’s 2024 end-of-year tour will see …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby.   UP Chile Defeat Paraguay in Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifier The wonderful backdrop of the Andes were in full view as …