Through international competition rugby has expanded significantly. Over the duration of one generation there have emerged increasingly competitive teams from a variety of continents. Indeed Argentina, Japan and Georgia all lit up Rugby World Cup 2015. Yet many facets of rugby being an Old Boy’s Club remain strong. Few leading …

The Argentina XV defeated the Fiji Warriors by the slimmest of margins with Juan Cruz González’s conversion of a Pedro Ortega try in extra time handing the South Americans the win by 27-26 at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo on Sunday. In doing so Argentina have been named champions of …

Uruguay ‘A’ stunned the USA Selects 47-15 in their final round match-up at the Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo on Sunday afternoon. The hosts enjoyed vast superiority in the set piece and showed some impressive attacking play in the loose. Short bursts of positive rugby were enjoyed by both teams …

A dominant scrum and plenty of possession was not enough to get Canada ‘A’ the win in their last match of the Americas Pacific Challenge, as Samoa ‘A’ emerged victorious by a final score of 27-22. Three tries were scored by each side but the left boot of Jack Saena …

The third and final round of the Americas Pacific Challenge takes place on Sunday at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Appropriately the grand finale between the Argentina XV and Fiji Warriors will decide the championship, with the other four teams fighting for pride and possible spots on their respective November …

On this day in 2003 the USA lost by a single point against Fiji. Played in Brisbane, Australia the fixture was the USA’s first match of Rugby World Cup 2003. So well did the USA play that evening that they outscored Fiji by two tries to one. Riaan van Zyl and …

Rumblings from France indicate that Top 14 clubs are in hot pursuit of several current Argentina players following the completion of the Rugby Championship. While it appears the rumored move of Guido Petti to Toulon is no longer on the table, the French club is targeting Facundo Isa after his …

The big guns are all involved in the European Rugby tournaments, but there is another cross-border competition getting underway this weekend for some of the lesser lights of the Northern Hemisphere. Reserve sides from the Irish provinces and Welsh regional sides will play against England’s Greene King IPA Championship teams …

Denver Stampede star Will Magie has signed a short-term deal with Ealing Trailfinders of the Greene King IPA Championship. The former Junior All-American captain will start at flyhalf in the British & Irish Cup match against Yorkshire Carnegie on Saturday. This will be his second stint with the club, having …

Europe’s flagship club competition kicks off on Friday evening when Leicester Tigers travel north to play Glasgow Warriors. The best clubs in the Aviva Premiership, Top 14, and Guinness Pro 12 will all vie for one of the most coveted prizes in world rugby – the Champions Cup. Americas players …

The Rugby Championship has only recently been completed yet there is little time to rest. On November 05 Argentina will be playing again, this time against Japan in Tokyo. The fixture in the Rugby World Cup 2019 host nation will be the first of four matches. Los Pumas will fly from …

On this day in 1999 Gareth Rees played his final match for Canada. In what was his 55th appearance the fly half helped his country to a record 72-11 victory over Namibia in Toulouse, France. The fixture was part of Rugby World Cup 1999. Despite it being Wales 1999 Canada …

As the Southern Hemisphere domestic competitions wind down, the two elite cross-European club competitions are just getting started this weekend. The Challenge Cup is the second tier below the Champions club but still a high level event with teams from the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro 12, and Top 14 all …

While the Top 14 teams are all engaged in European competition this weekend, the Pro D2 continues its arduous season as it enters Week 7 of 30. Eight teams out of the 16 in action will feature Americas players this weekend, with Argentina, Canada, and Uruguay represented. Six games take …

The Southern Hemisphere’s top domestic competitions are starting to wrap up as New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup enters its 9th and final week of regular season play, while Australia’s National Rugby Championship has reached the semi-finals stage. Americas players will feature in both over the next few days. Jake Ilnicki …

Canadian three-quarter Phil Mackenzie has been sidelined indefinitely with a concussion suffered during training in Montevideo. As a result he will play no part in the Americas Pacific Challenge and will almost certainly miss out on the November test series as well. Mackenzie confirmed the news via social media. It’s …

Argentina is open to moving more home games to Europe, UAR President Carlos Araujó has confirmed. Following the successful match against Australia this past Saturday future matches are a real possibility. While the match was a re-match of the Rugby World Cup 2015 Semi Final it was not the first relocated …

The home fans had little to cheer about as Uruguay ‘A’ were pulverized by the Argentina XV to the tune of 71 points on Wednesday. A try to Andrés Rocco early in the second half saved Uruguay the added embarrassment of a shutout, but it was otherwise one-way traffic with …

A dreadful second half collapse saw Canada ‘A’ drop their Americas Pacific Challenge match to the USA Selects by a final score of 47-37. On paper the 10-point margin is disappointing but not in itself distressing. The manner of the loss, however, will require much review after Canada surrendered 34 …

The Fiji Warriors have kept their Americas Pacific Challenge title hopes alive with a comfortable 39-26 win over Samoa ‘A’ in Montevideo on Wednesday. While the score leaned strongly towards the Fijians they were made to work for it with Samoa staying within one score until the final quarter. There …