The Pacific Nations Cup returns for its 10th season, featuring six Tier 2 sides in four rounds of action over the space of just 16 days. Included are two triple-headers, one at BMO Field in Toronto on July 29, and the finals at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby on August 3. …

The fourth annual Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend with New Zealand and Australia hosting matches on Friday and Saturday respectively. For three of the four it has been a quick turn-around from Super Rugby to get ready for the competition. Argentina, in contrast, has gone straight from camp in …

Rugby is growing throughout the Americas with the sport now been officially played in all nineteen Spanish Speaking countries in the region. The sport is new to the Central American republic of Honduras but with neighboring countries El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua all working together with CONSUR there is great …

This week World Rugby’s ongoing retro series took a look into the third and fourth Quarter Finals matches during Rugby World Cup 2007. The two matches were played on Sunday October 07 with South Africa facing Fiji in the afternoon in Marseilles and Argentina taking-on Scotland in the evening in …

Pumita Emiliano Boffelli is the latest player to sign a contract with the UAR. The 20 year old has agreed to terms to sign a two-year deal making him available for Argentina for all former of representative rugby and Super Rugby whenever required in 2016-2017. He is the latest player to …

One of Canada’s top front row prospects is heading to France. Matt Tierney, the starting tighthead prop for the national u20 side that recently finished second at the Junior World Trophy in Portugal, has signed a one year academy contract with Pau. “While I was in Portugal I got a …

The USA Eagles just opened up their Pacific Nations Cup camp in California. The squad has an unprecedented number of professionals in the side, domestic players are being pushed harder than ever, and the pressure is on. Eagles fans are chomping at the bit to see the team win test …

Los Pumas Head Coach, Daniel Hourcade has confirmed his team for Friday’s Rugby Championship opening match against the World Champion All Blacks in Christchurch. New Zealand will play host to Argentina in the first round for the first time in competition history. In 2012-2014 Argentina always played away to South …

Following the history making Bronze Medal winning performance at the Pan American Games in Toronto  the country’s rugby community is buzzing with excitement. Those close to the players themselves gathered to welcome them home from their return flight from Toronto while social media was red-hot with excitement. Those unfamiliar with …

Argentine rugby uniform supplier Nike has today revealed new-look home and away uniforms for the Rugby World Cup.  The North American company released the altered uniforms online this afternoon. The uniforms are to be debuted this Friday in the Rugby Championship opener against New Zealand in Christchurch and are readily available …

The New Zealand All Blacks have named their roster for the opening match of the Investec Rugby Championship that takes place Friday night at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hanson named an experienced side, but made room for wing Waisake Naholo who is making his test …

USA Rugby South Blue and Mexico survived their semifinal opponents and the weather to advance to the NACRA U19 Championship game to be played this weekend. Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago will meet in the 3rd/4th place playoff. Mexico 15 Trinidad & Tobago 13 – Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago were …

Aside from the loss to injury of Manuel Montero and Juan Figallo Argentina’s preparation for the Rugby Championship opener against New Zealand this Friday has been running smoothly. Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has made adjustments to not allow their non-availability to dictate selections. Such was the training earlier today in Christchurch …

It’s hard to overestimate how significant Sunday was in sunny Toronto. On the field and off, it was as good a day as this country has seen in the sport. Two gold medals, a stadium full of people, and an immense amount of exposure that will do no end of …

Argentina’s path to third place in Rugby World Cup 2007 involved wins over France, Georgia, Namibia, Ireland and Scotland. A semi Final loss against South America eliminated the devastated Pumas  but all was not lost as the Agustín Pichot captained side looked to finish on a high against France in …

It’s an exciting time to be involved in rugby in the United States. Youth numbers have exploded across the country, college rugby continues to distance itself from it’s sordid past, and attendance at major events is at an all-time high. A part of the evolution of the game in the USA …

Argentine back-rower Pablo Matera was recently featured by World Rugby. The 21 year old offered his thoughts into Argentina’s chances at the upcoming Rugby World Cup in addition to his personal experiences leading to his rise and inclusion at a very young age in the senior team. In his first …

The North American Caribbean Rugby Association U19 Championships kicked off this past weekend with four games on the slate. The tournament, played in Orlando, Florida, brings together eight teams from throughout the NACRA region for a week of games. On Saturday there were two matches played. Followed by two more …

Just days out from the fourth edition of the Rugby Championship the extent of Daniel Hourcade’s impact on Los Pumas is profoundly clear. In this week’s edition of Forward Thinking I will look into the impact of Hourcadism on Argentina’s fortunes over the past year. Daniel Hourcade, the former Portuguese assistant coach …

Samoa will field a severely understrength side for the Pacific Nations Cup after their 30 man roster was released absent a number of first choice players. Nine of the starters from the match against the All Blacks will sit out, including the entire back row and halfback pair Kahn Fotuali’i …