As if the recent news about my brother returning to Argentina to play for Jaguares wasn’t enough, we then woke to the great news that he has also been included in the enlarged Rugby World Cup squad of 46 players that will prepare for The Rugby Championship and eventually Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.

How not to start with the big news? It is inevitable that I write about my younger brother Santiago signing a two-year contract with Jaguares, the Argentine franchise in Super Rugby. As a brother, it gives me great pride that he has been asked to join in an incredible tournament, getting closer to the possibility that one day he might play for Los Pumas.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 22, 2019—The Algerian Rugby Federation, formed in 2015, has been accepted as an affiliate member of World Rugby.

The weekend brought the expected outcome at the Guinness PRO14 quarterfinals, with the favorites winning their games.

We finished our season in the last round with the last game of the regular season, kicking off at 7:35PM on Saturday. Waiting for those final 80 minutes was a long agony.

The quarterfinal matchups and the teams getting a bye to the semis in the Guinness PRO14.

Se viene el que potencialmente podría ser nuestro ultimo partido de la temporada.

As I had explained in my last column, after our quarterfinals loss against Munster in the European Cup, we did not have sufficient time to analyze what had happened, as we were soon facing the game against Ulster.

Well, nothing special, just 18 live rugby games of massive import on FloRugby.

Professional rugby is relentless, and as tough as it was not going through to the semifinals of the European Cup, recovery needed to be almost instantaneous, as the next challenge was soon upon us.