World Rugby Chief Executive Officer Alan Gilpin said: \u201cThis is a big year for rugby in the US with a record roster of men\u2019s and women\u2019s matches to be played. Partnering with national rugby unions to bring these matches to key cities in the U.S sits at the centre of our dedicated strategy to grow rugby\u2019s visibility and impact ahead of hosting historic men\u2019s and women\u2019s Rugby World Cups on U.S soil in 2031 and ’33 respectively.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale will play host to this exciting matchup. The 20,000-seat venue is best known for being the first-ever home to MLS\u2019 Inter Miami and the site where fans celebrated the Club\u2019s first trophies, including the 2025 MLS Cup, the 2024 Supporters\u2019 Shield, and the 2023 Leagues Cup. The venue served as the primary home of the Club\u2019s First Team throughout its first six seasons and has hosted numerous world-class sporting and entertainment events, including matches featuring FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team, training activities for the FIFA Club World Cup and Concacaf Gold Cup matches, as well as major non-soccer events such as the University of Miami Spring Football Game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Today, the stadium hosts matches for Inter Miami CF II, Academy teams, international competitions, community events, and more. Rugby fans from across the US will now descend on Fort Lauderdale to watch Argentina take on the Eagles. This will be the Eagles\u2019 first match in the Sunshine State in over a decade.<\/p>\n
\u201cGreater Fort Lauderdale is proud to welcome this international rugby showcase to our destination and to host fans from around the world for what promises to be an exciting, high-energy event,\u201d said Stacy Ritter, President & CEO of Visit Lauderdale. \u201cThis match further reinforces Greater Fort Lauderdale\u2019s growing reputation as a premier destination for international sporting events and world-class entertainment. We look forward to sharing our beautiful beaches, vibrant culinary scene, and warm hospitality with visitors and rugby fans alike this August.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring Argentina XV to Florida to take on the USA Eagles,\u201d said TEG Rugby Live Managing Director Stephen Cottrell. \u201cThese are two great international teams who will entertain fans at Inter Miami CF Stadium, as the ever-expanding footprint of rugby fandom in the US continues to grow. This high-caliber matchup exemplifies the powerful momentum Rugby has in America, as we build towards Rugby World Cup 2031.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"World Rugby Chief Executive Officer Alan Gilpin said: \u201cThis is a big year for rugby in the US…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-289129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}