New faces are now in the Argentina XV. The national ‘A’ side made late changes to the roster to face Chile on Saturday in Santiago. The changes were brought about by injuries and are connected to the current preparation of Los Pumas for June Internationals against England and Georgia. Germán …
Read More »Georgia confirm squad for Americas tour
Milton Haag has finalised his 33-man squad for Georgia’s historic three-match tour of the Americas. Left out after being part of the initial training group are Oyonnax prop Irakli Mirtskulava, uncapped Enisei STM loose forward Mikheil Gachechiladze, and strapping winger Giorgi Pruidze. The absence of Pruidze means that imposing Agen …
Read More »Team of the Week
We’re very late getting our best from last weekend up but in our defense it was a busy week and it took some extra time to review all the footage! It was a rough week for the Jaguares and as such not one player from the team makes our selection. …
Read More »France, Ireland, South Africa Present RWC 2023 Bids to World Rugby
France, Ireland and South Africa have, today, presented their RWC 2023 Bids to World Rugby. The three countries are in a race to host the biggest rugby tournament of them all. The three bidders submitted their files at World Rugby Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Work Rugby required all three submissions to outline …
Read More »Kelly Brown to coach Canada in June
Canada will take their cues from an unusual source this summer with the confirmation that former Scotland captain Kelly Brown has been appointed defense coach for the all-important June test series and World Cup qualifiers. While the soon-to-be 35-year-old boasts an extensive playing record, his coaching experience has thus far …
Read More »Argentina Gets National Rugby Center
The Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has acquired an area of 32 hectares to transform into a National Rugby Center. The land is located in Camapan, 70km north of the national capital. Among those involved for the signing were UAR President Carlos Araujo and World Rugby Vice President Agustín Pichot. …
Read More »Multiple Wingers Injured for Argentina
Multiple wingers are injured for Argentina. Following the opening days of training for year it was revealed that Manuel Montero and Santiago Cordero and Ramiro Moyano are all injured. The trio account for three of the four specialist wingers named by Head Coach Daniel Hourcade in the squad. The roster has …
Read More »Strong Romania squad named for June tests
Romania will send their strongest possible side to Japan and Canada before hosting Brazil in Bucharest for the June international series. Head coach Lynn Howells has selected the vast majority of the players that claimed the 2017 Rugby Europe Championship. An upset win over Georgia in the final round handed …
Read More »Colombia and Paraguay Win Again in South American B Junior Championship
Colombia and Paraguay won again in the South American ‘B’ Junior Championship. Following-on from their opening round victories the two countries did even better today. The junior sides of both countries ran riot, hammering Peru and Venezuela respectively. In the first of todays’s matched Paraguay overcame Venezuela, winning 64-14. It sent …
Read More »More changes to England squad
Just two days after announcing a revised squad for England’s two-match tour of Argentina, head coach Eddie Jones has been forced to make further updates. Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor and Worcester Warriors prop Nick Schonert – both called up as injury replacements – have now been ruled out themselves with …
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