Argentina will be participating in the upcoming Valentín Martínez tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay. Taking place this coming Saturday and Sunday at the Carrasco Polo club, Argentina will, like Brazil, be fielding two teams. The 20 selected players are to meet today, Thursday, in Buenos Aires and will train at Club Champagnat, …

French second division side Aix en Provence have confirmed the arrival of Argentine Lucas Martín Caneda. Capable of playing both center and wing the 25 year old joins from Buenos Aires club Pueyrredón. Back in the Pro d2 after winning promotion from the Fédérale 1 Aix en Provence are in search …

Los Teros fullback Gastón Mieres has not returned to his former home of Valpolicella in Italy to play rugby. Instead the Uruguayan is on trial with Coventry RFC, a club currently playing in the National League 1, the third tier of English rugby. Aged 26 Mieres played in all four …

Canadian senior women’s head coach François Ratier has named a 24-player roster to travel to England on a two-match development tour this coming December. The Maple Leafs will be comprised of a number of uncapped players along with 10 members of the senior Women’s Super Series squad that competed against …

Brazil’s women’s Rugby Sevens team travel today to Uruguay to prepare for the upcoming Valentin Martínez, one of South America’s most traditional and important tournaments in junior, youth and women’s rugby categories. This year’s event is to be the 22nd edition and will take place in Montevideo. For the Brazilian …

The Federación Hondureña de Rugby (Honduras Rugby Federation – FRC) have confirmed the lineup for the upcoming international match against Guatemala. Honduras will face Guatemala on November 28 in a home test match at Las Vegas, Santa Barbara. Head Coach Matthew Harper has named his lineup for the match but is …

With the conclusion of the tournament, it’s time to choose our World Cup XV from the four Americas representatives. Unsurprisingly the overwhelming majority of the side comes from semi-finalists Argentina, who remain the standard bearers for Americas rugby and look set to do so until their friends in the north establish a …

Confirmation that the draw for Rugby World Cup 2019 draw will be made some time in 2016 brings new meaning to the importance of international rugby in 2016. The lesson of England crashing out at the pool stage after losing against Wales and Australia ought to be noted by all. …

The Barbarians have named a 24-man roster for this month’s two matches. The famous club-side will play matches against Gloucester on November 17 and against Argentina on November 21. World Cup Semi Finalists Australia, New Zealand and South Africa make up the selected players with there also being room for …

This past weekend, Argentina outlasted the Canadian Maple Leafs to win the inaugural Halloween 7s Championship. Hosted in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Halloween 7s is a brand new elite sub-international 7s tournament along the lines of tournaments such as the recently played Central Coast 7s. The tournament included an all-star field …

The men’s and women’s test sides from panama will be visiting Costa Rica from November 6-8 as part of the preparation process for the 2015 South American C tournament which will be played next month in El Salvador. Panama will arrive in Costa Rica with a delegation of approximately 35 …

Canadian World Cup standout Ciaran Hearn has signed with Aviva Premiership club London Irish until the end of the season. The news caps a fine autumn for the utility back who has settled in the centre position after featuring in every back position for Canada outside of scrumhalf. Hearn enjoyed …

The 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 England as Host Nation There is no denying this was one of the greatest World Cups of all time. It was …

World Rugby’s announcement of the Rugby World Cup 2015 Dream Team saw Pumas props Marcos Ayerza and Ramiro Herrera named as the best players in their positions in the tournament. The composite team would be coached by Australian Michael Cheika who won the Coach of the Year award. Joining Ayerza …

Following a review of all camera angles, Argentine second-rower Tomás Lavanini was cited by independent Citing Commissioner Steve Hinds (New Zealand) under Law 10.4(h) for charging into a ruck or maul in the Rugby World Cup 2015 Bronze Final against South Africa in London on Friday. On 25 August, 2009 the …

Despite reaching the Semi Finals stage of the Rugby World Cup Argentina finish their international competition for the year 2015 ranked 5th. Ahead of Argentina in 4th place is Wales, a team who won three and lost two matches at the World Cup. Argentina had been in 4th last week …

Daniel Hourcade’s side was regularly referred to by commentators as being one of youth and with reason. The team he fielded this past Friday in the Bronze final featured six starting players aged 25 or under and it was no different in earlier matches. In early 2014 Head Coach Daniel Hourcade raised …

Round one of Argentina’s national provincial championship, the Campeonato Argentino de Mayores was played this weekend. Also known as the Torneio Argentino de Uniones or the Copa Personal for commercial reasons the competition brings together the leading athletes from nationwide to give them exposure to a higher level competition. This …

Captain for the day against South Africa on Friday Nicolás Sánchez scored eight points taking his tally for the tournament to 97, a larger number than all other players in Rugby World Cup 2015. Sánchez’s 97 points see him joining Gonzalo Quesada who was the top point scorer in Rugby World …

The Rugby World Cup Final was not the only final disputed on Saturday. In Brazil the national champion was also crowned with São José Rugby defeating Curitiba in the Super 8 decider at the Estádio do Ibirapura. Broadcast live on Brazilian television the team from the city of São José …