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- Canada’s Cole Keith has completed a move to the Doncaster Knights in England’s RFU Championship.
- Peñarol have recruited prop Agustin Iglesias from Tucumán.
- Tala product Giuliano Avaca is back in Argentina from Benetton; the fly half is training with Los Dogos.
- In a URC to Top 14 deal, Lyon have signed Puma Thomas Gallo from Benetton.
- Gonzalo Bertranou will be back in California for MLR 2026.
- Domingo Miotti may be playing his way into for a Los Pumas recall in 2026.
- Nashville, Tennessee has secured a MLR match. Nashville is bidding to host RWC 2031 matches.
- The Andean city of San Juan will play host to Argentina vs Wales in July. Santiago del Estero will host Los Pumas vs England while Córdoba has secured hosting rights to Argentina vs Scotland.
- Elsewhere, Los Pumas face Australia in Jujuy and Mendoza this year and South Africa in Buenos Aires.
- Perpignan successfully edged further above Montauban to now be, temporarily or not, in a safe position to avoid relegation. However, Joaquín Oviedo left injured. He and Ignacio Ruiz are concerns for USAP.
- Toulouse hand Tomás Rapetti his club debut in Saturday’s Top 14 clash against Bayonne.
- In the Pro D2, Bautista Ezcurra captained Mont de Marsan for the first time on Friday.
- Playing Super Rugby in New Zealand is a dream come true for Tomás Lavanini.
- The Western Force introduced their Argentines to cricket.
- Back home from MLR, Matías Orlando is now captain of Los Tarucas.
- The upgraded Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires will have a capacity of more than 100,000. It is a prime candidate to host the Rugby World Cup 2035 Final, should Argentina’s bid be successful. A full Monumental would smash the existing Rugby World Cup match attendance record.
- Brazil will face the NZ Classic All Blacks in São Paulo in August.
- A venda de ingressos para a etapa de São Paulo do SVNS 2 está oficialmente aberta.
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