photo: Racing 92

Argentines Shine in Productive Weekend

There were plenty of performances meeting highlights by Argentines this weekend. Standout performances came from both established test players and uncapped players. In addition, there were reputable matches from players currently in the test team and players who missed out on caps in 2021.

Castres were 22-10 away winners over Toulon. 17 of the 22 Casters points came from the boot of Benjamín Urdapilleta. The fly half from Buenos Aires has not been capped since RWC 2019; notwithstanding, he is the only Argentine fly half presently holding down a starting position in an elite-level professional league.

Juan Imhoff scored his 7th try of the season for Racing 92. His team romped to a 57-19 win over Brive. The outcome was positive for the club who have overtaken 2021 finalists La Rochelle to move into 6th position.

Perpignan are also on the rise. The team’s goal for the 2021-2022 Top 14 season is to avoid relegation. The club won promotion last season with Jerónimo de la Fuente being a frontline performer. On Saturday he scored his first Top 14 try for the team this season.

Julián Domínguez made the move from NOLA Gold to the Austin Gilgronis. He took little time to convert his form for the Louisiana MLR side to that of the Texan capital city. He scored the first try of the season for the Gilgronis who were convincing winners over rookie team the Dallas Jackals on Saturday.

Another player shining was Joaquín de la Vega Mendía. He had a sublime debut performance for Rugby ATL against Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR). The former Argentine u20’s player scored 25 points on his MLR debut. He scored a try and kicked 20 points. His first kick gave him the first points of the 2022 MLR season.

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