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Three weeks after having been called by to train with Los Jaguares, Rodrigo Fernández Criado has signed for Los Ceibos. In joining Los Ceibos, Fernández Criado officially begins his professional rugby career. The second-rower made his debut for Belgrano in the URBA Top 12 in June 2019. Like many others …

Los Ceiboes have pulled off a notable coup in signing a RWC Puma. With the inside center position being covered at Los Jaguares, Lucas Mensa will not play Super Rugby but SLAR in 2020. The 23-year-old Mensa played two test matches for Argentina in 2019. Hie test debut was against …

Peñarol have signed Bradley Thain from South Africa. The 22-year-old is the second import player to join the Uruguayan SLAR team, following Colombia’s Danny Giraldo. The signature of the latter was confirmed by Uruguayan rugby expert, Ignacio Chans. Thain is the third scrum-half at Peñarol. He joins Uruguayan Santiago Arata, …

It’s hard to believe, but another Rugby World Cup cycle has come and gone. For Americas Rugby News, this was the first full cycle and our first time covering each and every match of the flagship tournament. We also had boots on the ground in Japan, no small feat given …

Argentina’s RWC 2011 hero, Lucas González Amorosino has retired. The 34-year-old played in two Rugby World Cups with his try against Scotland being the difference between making it to the Quarter Finals and being eliminated in the group stage. As a rugby player, González Amorosino did what few others have. …

A 35-man extended Georgia XV training squad has been named to prepare for a two-match tour of Argentina next month. Five players will be trimmed from the final selection of 30 that will play against the Jaguares in Mar del Plata on January 17 and Buenos Aires on January 24. …

Tony Lamborn will return to the Southland Stags for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season. The Eagles flanker missed out on this year’s campaign due to his Rugby World Cup commitments but is set to skipper the side next year with 2019 captain Brayden Mitchell already ruled long-term with a …

Rugby United New York have signed veteran Super Rugby flanker Kara Pryor for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old arrives on the back of six New Zealand provincial campaigns, four seasons of Super Rugby, and three appearances for the Māori All Blacks. Pryor began his professional career with …

Enrique Pieretto is set for his English Premiership debut. He has been named on the bench for the Exeter Chiefs who take-on the Leicester Tigers on Saturday. Pieretto will be up against two countrymen with Tomás Lavanini starting for the Tigers and Facundo Gigena named on the bench. All three …

Guido Petti has won the Argentina Player of the Year Award, the Olímpia de Plata. The second-rower announced as the winner of the rugby award ahead of fellow finalists Pumas team-mate Marcos Kremer and SIC flanker Andrea Panzarini. Dating back to 1954 the award has a long history. It recognizes …