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Felipe Contepomi is to be inducted in the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The Argentine legend joins four others in the class of 2017. They are to be Canadian Al Charron, Englishman Rob Andrew, Frenchman Fabien Pelous and American Phaidra Knight. The five new inductees were chosen by the World …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Colombia Colombia downed Venezuela to win the South American B Championship. Played on Saturday in Medellín, Los Tucanes won 53-15 thanks …

SIC completed an amazing comeback today to win El Clásico. Having been 30-10 down, SIC won the battle of San Isidro, defeating CASI 31-30. The stunning win came from a converted try from former Puma Benjamín Madero. Winning El Clásico is of vital interest to players, supporters and, most importantly, …

Uruguay host the Argentina XV on Friday. The battle of Rio de la Plata doubles as the 2017 Sudamérica Rugby Cup Final. The winner will be the official 2017 South American Champion. The fixture has been positioned to tie-in with the upcoming Americas Pacific Challenge and both teams have named powerful …

The UAR and URBA have reached a deal over the involvement of club players in the Argentina XV for the remainder of 2017. The national (UAR) and Buenos Aires provincial union (URBA) have decided to limit the number of players who can be called-up from each club. The agreement sees …

Los Pumas have added three names for the final rounds of the Rugby Championship. Argentina host New Zealand and Australia over the coming weeks in Buenos Aires and Mendoza. For the two matches Head Coach Daniel Hourcade welcomes back Tomás Lavanini, Leonardo Senatore and Joaquín Tuculet. Lavanini was out through …

Santiago Gómez Cora has named the Pumas roster for the Oktoberfest 7’s. The Argentine national men’s 7’s side will travel to Munich, Germany next Monday to compete in the two-day event. Los Pumas 7’s will play in Pool B of the Oktoberfest 7’s, facing England, Germany and Uganda in the …

FC Barcelona Rugby have acquired the services of an Argentine fly half. The uncapped Bautista Guemes has joined the Spanish club, making his debut this past weekend in the División de Honor. Aged 27, Guemes is now playing his rugby in Spain. The move comes after he previously played for …

An Argentine hooker has joined Japanese side, Kamaishi Seawaves. 24-year-old Juan Rivas arrives in Japan from URBA club, San Fernando. He does so having been the captain of the side. Rivas is 1.74m tall and weighs 105kg. The Kamaishi Seawaves play in the Top Challenge League. It is the second-highest …

Agustín Schab has returned to play in Spain. The Argentine back-rower has reported Buenos Aires’ Hindú Club to rejoin Independiente for the upcoming Spanish championship. Independiente play in Spain’s National league, the División de Honor. Since 1971 the club has been the leading force from Cantabria. With 45 years of …