Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

The LA Giltinis have signed DTH van der Merwe. The Canadian flier joins the new Major League Rugby franchise after eleven years playing in Europe. The move follows months of speculation that he was on his way to back to North America to join a MLR team. van den Merwe …

Juan Manuel Cat has stepped away from Uruguay’s High Performance program. The 24-year-old has decided to prioritize work over rugby. He has not retired from international rugby and nor has see closed the door on professional rugby. Cat joined Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) side Peñarol at the start …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Argentina Los Pumas did it! Argentina completed an historic win over New Zealand on Saturday. The 25-15 result was …

Juan Figallo has retired from rugby. The 32-year-old retired from Los Pumas after RWC 2019. Injury complications have now seen him calling it a day. He retirement comes following the advise of medical specialists. Figallo played in three RWCs for Argentina. He played in ten Rugby World Cup matches and …

Santiago Arata will make his first start for Castres on Saturday. The ace Uruguayan sacrum-half will start against Toulouse. He has been named in the halves together with Argentine Benjamín Urdapilleta. Both players featured at RWC 2019. Arata and Urdapilleta will be joined by two others from the Americas. Canadian …

Matt Tierney has signed to stay at Castres until 2024. The Canadian joined the club in 2019 from Pau. The 24-year-old has been in France since 2016. He joined the Pau academy from his native Ontario. Tierney has 22 caps for Canada. He made his debut against Russia in 2016 …

Santiago Arata is the winner of the 2020 Premio Charrúa Award for rugby. The Premios Charrúa recognize the top performers in Uruguayan sport. Arata was short-listed together with RWC 2019 teammates Germán Kessler, and Manuel Diana. The trio of Arata, Kessler and Diana all play professional rugby abroad. Arata plays …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP South American 4 Nations International rugby has resumed at last! The South American 4 Nations got underway on Saturday. The two …

Paris is to be allocated ten matches at RWC 2023, reports L’Equipe. All ten matches will be at the Stade de France, the largest stadium in the country. The Stade de France is expected to host the opening match and final. This would be a repeat of RWC 2007. In …

Russia has decided to step up its bid to host a Rugby World Cup. In July, the world’s largest country confirmed a bid for RWC 2027. Now in October Russia Rugby has extended the bid to include RWC 2031. The union confirmed the decision. In doing so, Russia may now be …