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The penultimate round of the French Top 14 season will be played on Saturday, and Sunday. Teams are competing for places in the play off’s as well as survival from the dreaded threat of relegation. Involved are to be a number of Americas’ players. The following preview details those involved …

Santiago Cordero has been voted as the Exeter Chiefs best player of the season. The Argentine fullback or wing won the award based on voting from his peers at the English Premiership club. Cordero’s try against Castres was also commended with it being deemed as the best score of the …

Canadian international Matt Beukeboom has signed a two-year senior contract with French Pro D2 side Montauban. The 22-year-old departs Pau with one year remaining on his academy deal to take up the fully professional offer with an eye to getting first team experience next season. Beukeboom spent three seasons with …

Austin Elite have secured the signature of Spain international David Mélé for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. A native of Narbonne, France, the 33-year-old is set to act as a player-coach with the side, bringing more than a decade’s worth of professional experience in France and England. Mélé will …

History will be made on Saturday as senior men’s international competition begins between Colombia and Argentina. For the first time ever there will be a match between Los Tucanes as the Argentina XV, the national ‘next of XV’ of Argentina. Colombia go into the match with a strong Tucanes line-up. …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Turks & Caicos Islands Test match rugby this past weekend saw the Turks & Caicos Islands traveling to the British Virgin …

Nicolás Sánchez was on top of his game today in Paris. The Argentine fly half was excepcional for Stade Français who pained La Defense Arena Pink as they won the Parisian derby, downing Racing 92 27-23. The win maintains Stade Français’ play-off’s ambitions. With two rounds remaining Stade Français sit …

The regular season of the French second division concludes today. Week 30 will confirm the teams who vastly shape the make-up of the 2019-2020 season. Teams are playing for (a) promotion to the Top 14, (b) to remain in the Pro D2, and (c)  to avoid relegation to the Fédérale …

Week 14 of the Top 14 season will be played on Saturday, and Sunday. In the third-to-last round of the regular season RWC 2019 hopefuls from both Argentina, and Canada will take to the fields of France. In the opening fixture Toulouse will play host to Pau. The match-up is …

Ignacio Calles has extended his contract with Pau. Under his new deal the Argentine loose head prop will remain at the Top 14 club for a further two seasons, until 2021. Calles arrived at Pau in 2016, joining the Espoirs (academy). During his time he has been utilized both at …