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Tuesday, Jul 16

22

Rouen Normandie Sign Second Uruguayan Front-rower on 2 Year Deal

Uruguayan prop Diego Arbelo has signed for Rouen from Colorno. The move from Italy to France sees the front-rower joining shortly after hooker Germán Kessler also signed for Rouen Normandie. Arbelo, like Kessler, joins the Nationale club…

02

Santiago Videla Breaks Chilean All-Time Point Scoring Record

Santiago Videla is now the all-time leading point scorer for Chile. The 26-year-old Cóndor utility back scored 16 points for Chile against Belgium on Saturday. It took his personal scoring to 242 points for Chile. In doing so, he woke the…

01

Uncapped Hooker Called-Up as Julián Montoya is out of Uruguay Test Match

Argentina will be without captain Julián Montoya against Uruguay on Saturday. Montoya suffered a rib injury in the win over France in Buenos Aires. He was replaced very early by Ignacio Ruiz. The Perpignan hooker played three-quarters of…

Monday, Jul 15

23

Germany confirm squad to face Vancouver Highlanders

Germany have confirmed their traveling squad for a week-long training camp in Canada that includes a fixture against the Vancouver Highlanders on Saturday, July 20. There are 24 names selected largely from the domestic Bundesliga at the…

12

Up and Under

Up and Under is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Canada Outplay Romania Canada turned the tables on the form guide to earn a 35-22…

Sunday, Jul 14

19

Argentina Claim Second Win Over South Africa in 2024 U20 Championship

Argentina were 34-24 winners over South Africa on Sunday. The win was the second Pumitas victory over the Junior Springboks at the 2024 World Rugby u20 Championship. The format of the tournament is far from ideal; with three pools of four…

06

Hong Kong Blast Past Paraguay in Asunción

Hong Kong rebounded from their loss against Chile. The Asia No 2 were 80-12 winners over South American No 5 Paraguay on Saturday. Played at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, it was one-way traffic as Hong Kong converted a 47-07 half-time…

03

Enterprising Argentina Come Good Against France

An enterprising Argentina came good against France in Buenos Aires on Saturday. A week after an underwhelming showing against Les Bleus in Mendoza, Los Pumas played impressive and aggressive rugby to run out 33-25 winners. The win meant…

01

Chile Celebrate Commanding Win Over Belgium

Chile put on their best performance in a number of years in completing a comfortable win over Belgium. Played at the Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar, Chile were 33-5 winners on Saturday. Los Cóndores celebrated the commanding win which…

Saturday, Jul 13

07

Energetic Canada outplay Romania in Ottawa

Canada turned the tables on the form guide to earn a 35-22 win over Romania in Ottawa on Friday night. Played in stifling humidity, fans were nonetheless treated to a surprisingly entertaining contest with both teams using the width of the…

05

Scotland ease to stodgy victory over USA

Scotland completed the North American leg of their summer tour with a comfortable if sluggish 42-7 victory over the USA in front of 17,00 fans at the nation’s capital. While the Eagles showed improvement in some aspects from the loss to…

July Tests 2024: Paraguay vs Hong Kong – ARN Guide

The continued growth of rugby in the Americas sees an entirely new test match. For the fist time ever, Paraguay will take-on Hong Kong. It is a battle between South America’s fifth best and Asia’s second. The fixture is the second of three…

04

July Tests 2024: Chile vs Belgium – ARN Guide

A brand-new never seen before international rugby match will take place on the coast of the Pacific Ocean on Saturday. Chile play host to Belgium to open international competition between two teams who may yet both feature at Rugby World…

Friday, Jul 12

22

Uruguay Notch Up Win Over Netherlands in World Rugby U20 Trophy

Uruguay notched up a 32-16 win over the Netherlands on Friday. The result of the match sees Los Teritos into the Bronze Final of the World Rugby U20 Trophy. Uruguay will face either Scotland or Japan with the other side facing the USA in…

18

USA defeat Kenya to qualify for u20 Trophy Final

The USA secured a 30-17 victory over Kenya in World Rugby u20 trophy action on Friday. It completes a clean sweep of the pool stage and qualifies the Junior Eagles for the tournament finale that will take place on Wednesday in Edinburgh…

15

Spain Loaded With Argentines to face Samoa

Spain open their July tour of Oceania on Saturday. Los Leones will face Samoa at Paia Park in Apia in what is to be the fist of nine test matches on Saturday. Two other matches will involve the Americas with Chile vs Belgium, Argentina vs…

03

Top college prospects on display at MLR Rising

Collegiate rugby standouts from across North American will have a shot at impressing Major League Rugby scouts when they take part in the MLR Rising prospects match on Friday. A list of 50 players was announced by the league with three…

Thursday, Jul 11

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July Tests 2024: Argentina vs France Game 2 – ARN Guide

Argentina take-on France in Buenos Aires on Saturday. Les Bleus have the opportunity of completing an unbeaten three match tour of South America. France is 80 minutes away from a first series win over Argentina since 1998. The pressure is…

23

Pablo Matera Reaches Milestone of 100 Test Caps

Pablo Matera is the third Puma in history to reach the milestone of 100 test caps. Matera will earn his 100th cap for his country on Saturday, July 13 against France in Buenos Aires. This means Matera will have the honor of playing in his…

04

July Tests 2024: USA vs Scotland – ARN Guide

A transatlantic rugby rivalry will continue in Washington, D.C. on Friday. The USA Eagles play host to Scotland. The fixture is the seventh test match between the teams in history. The most recent fixture was unforgettable; the USA…

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July 2024 Tests: Canada vs Romania – ARN Guide

An enticing battle will take place in Ottawa on Friday. Canada play host to Romania in the ninth rugby test match between the countries. It is two of the traditional teams of the sport; both featured at the inaugural Rugby World Cup in…

Wednesday, Jul 10

22

France Triumph over Plucky Uruguay in Montevideo

Uruguay’s first home match against a Tier 1 opponent in many years went well. Both tams scored four tries with Los Teros proving to be competitive in a number of areas but lacked the class of France who were 43-28 winners. This was a much…

Tuesday, Jul 9

Argentina Dominate Fiji at World Rugby u20 Championship

A dominante performance saw Argentina powering past Fiji at the World Rugby u20 Championship on Tuesday. Played at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Los Pumitas were 52-12 winners over Fiji. Los Pumitas were in command…

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July 2024 Tests Uruguay vs France – ARN Guide

History will be made on Wednesday as Uruguay host France for the first time in a capped test match. It is Uruguay’s first match of 2024 and France’s second of their three match tour of South America. France opened with a convincing win…

18

50th Cap for Santiago Arata

Wednesday, July 10 sees Santiago Arata earning his 50th test cap. Arata starts at scrum-half for Uruguay against France. The match is the fist since Rugby World Cup 2023. It is also the first ever home test match for Uruguay against France…

Monday, Jul 8

19

Up and Under

Up and Under is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Powerful First Half Proves Sufficient for Chile in Win over Hong Kong In their…

15

Vannes Sign Santiago Medrano from Western Force

Top 14 recruitment continues. In the case of Vannes, the quest to be competitive in the Top 14 now sees the Pro D2 champions signing Santiago Medrano. The Puma has agreed to join the club from the Western Force in Super Rugby. Vannes have…

Uruguay Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Uruguay has finalized twelve players for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The Uruguayan roster sees no surprises; established regular players have been selected. The South American countries joins Argentina at the the Olympics. Argentina won…

Sunday, Jul 7

18

USA move closer to u20 Trophy final with win over Uruguay

A place in the World Rugby u20 Trophy Final is now just one win away for the USA after they secured a convincing 32-15 win over Uruguay on Sunday. While the two sides shared two tries apiece, the American goal kickers combined for six…

06

Second-string Scotland put Canada to the sword

A Scotland team comprised largely of second and third-choice players put Canada to the sword by a score of 73-12 in Ottawa on Saturday. Gregor Townsend took the opportunity to award 10 new caps and the youngsters delivered 11 tries against…