Argentina officially begin the road to Rugby World Cup 2027 in July. Los Pumas will play three test matches in South America, facing France in Mendoza and Buenos Aires and taking-on Uruguay in Maldonado. The matches are to be Los Pumas’ first since the Rugby World Cup 2023 Bronze Final. …
Read More »Toulouse sign Efraín Elías from Dogos
Efraín Elías will continue his career in France. Reports from Argentina confirm that Elías has everything agreed upon to transfer from Dogos to Toulouse. The move comes on the back of Elías and Los Dogos winning the Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2024 Final. Elías played N8 for Los Dogos in …
Read More »Chile Roster for July Internationals vs Hong Kong, Belgium and Scotland
Chile begins the new Rugby World Cup cycle in July. Los Cóndores do so with an unprecedented three match home series. Chile have home advantage against Hong Kong, Belgium and Scotland. The matches will take place in Talca, Viña del Mar and Santiago respectively. Still coached by Pablo Lemoine, the …
Read More »France Roster Packed with Youth for Tour to Argentina and Uruguay
France has named 32 players to take to South America. Head Coach Fabien Galthié has unveiled his roster to prepare from June 17-22 in France before the tour. France will play against Rugby World Cup 2023 Semi Finalists Argentina and play a historic away fixture against Uruguay. Galthié’s roster contains …
Read More »Canadian Helps Montpellier past Grenoble to avoid relegation
Montpellier survived. The 2022 Top 14 Champions held on in a nail-bitter to avoid relegation down to the Pro D2. Montpellier were 20-18 winners over Grenoble in the Access Match. The come-from-behind win means Montpellier will play in next season’s Top 14 and Grenoble remain in the Pro D2. Montpellier …
Read More »Italy to take Brex to Japan, Samoa and Tonga
Gonzalo Quesada has named his roster for the July Internationals. Italy will tour Japan, Samoa and Tonga, playing one test match against each country. Juan Ignacio Brex is on the roster. The former Argentina XV and Los Pumas 7’s player is one of 34 names for the tour. The tour …
Read More »Two Pumas among Top 14 Leading Point Scorers for Season 2023-2024
The Top 14 regular season has concluded. The play-off’s begin this coming Saturday. They come with Oyonnax having been relegated, Vannes promoted from the Pro D2 and Montpellier preparing to face Grenoble in the access match. The individual totals for the regular season reveal that two Pumas were placed among …
Read More »Bautista Delguy Pushes Hard for Pumas Recall with Hat-trick vs Montpellier
Bautista Delguy impressed for Clermont on Saturday. The author of a hat-trick against Montpellier, Delguy is pushing hard for a Pumas recall. The first roster under new Head Coach Felipe Contepomi is forthcoming. His performance was noted by the French press. Rugby Rama named Delguy as the player of the …
Read More »Vannes Win Promotion to Top 14 with South America a Part of the Glory
Vannes are the Pro D2 Champions. The team from Brittany now joins the French elite, the Top 14. This is historic as never before has Vannes played at the highest level in France. It means that Vannes officially trade plays with the relegated Oyonnax for the 2024-2025 Top 14 season. …
Read More »Omar Hasan to Perform La Marseillaise at Pro D2 Final
Former Puma Omar Hasan will perform La Marseillaise at the Pro D2 Final. The 2024 French second division Final will be contested between Vannes and Grenoble in Toulouse on Saturday at 5:30pm. The winner of the Pro D2 Final will earn promotion to the Top 14. There will be South …
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