Having all exited Twickenham early Agustín Creevy, Juan Imhoff and Juan Martín Hernández are set to be officially confirmed as missing the Bronze Final against South Africa on Friday. Despite there yet to be an official word from UAR Doctor Guillermo Botta Americas Rugby News has learned than all are to …
Read More »DTH van der Merwe helps Scarlets go top
Canadian winger DTH van der Merwe crossed for a try in the Scarlets 25-22 win over Munster on Friday. The win puts the Scarlets joined top of the table together with Irish province Connacht. Munster went in as leaders but now sit in third position. For van der Merwe it was …
Read More »Australia Topple Pumas to Reach World Cup Final
Australia will play New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup Final next Saturday after defeating Argentina by four tries to zero in London today. All is not over for the South Americans who now have four days to prepare for the Bronze Final against South Africa on Friday. Coronados de gloria …
Read More »Creevy Motivates Pumas Pre-Match
Before and after facing France at the Stade de France in Paris in November 2014 Los Pumas demonstrated teamwork and passion. With a captain leading by example to motivate his players before the match the South Americans completed their goal and celebrated in a humble manner post match in a …
Read More »25,000 Argentine Fans to Attend Today’s Semi Final
Argentine Sporting Publication Olé has reported that 25,000 fanatical Argentine spectators are to attend this afternoon’s Rugby World Cup Semi Final. Among those in attendance will be the most famous sportsperson produced by Argentina in history, Diego Maradona. The former World Cup winning soccer player also attended Argentina’s pool match …
Read More »DTH van der Merwe World Cup 2015 Highlights
Canadian international DTH van der Merwe is widely considered to have been one of the leading wingers in the pool phase of Rugby World Cup 2015 and with good reason – he scored against all opponents. He also performed well in general play as he created opportunities for his teammates. Aged …
Read More »All Blacks await winner of Argentina vs Australia in Final
The reigning World Cup champions, New Zealand await the winner of Argentina vs Australia. Having held on to defeat South Africa 20-18 this afternoon in London the All Blacks are into a second consecutive Rugby World Cup final for the first time in history. Standing in the way of New Zealand …
Read More »RWC Forecast – Semi-Finals
Into the semi-finals we go! Two huge matches after a terrific weekend of quarter-finals. While it’s somewhat disappointing that we only have the Rugby Championship sides remaining, it does mean that everything is up for grabs. Argentina have beaten both Australia and South Africa recently, and even New Zealand can …
Read More »Goméz Kodela starts vs Toulouse
Former Puma Francisco Goméz Kodela will start at tighthead prop for Bordeaux-Begles in the team’s home fixture against Toulouse on Saturday. Aged 30 Goméz Kodela has been capped 11 times Argentina but is yet to play for his country under Daniel Hourcade. His test debut came in 2008 against Uruguay …
Read More »Capó Ortega Captains Castres, Martínez on Bench
Former Uruguayan international forward Rodrigo Capó Ortega will captain Castres Olympique this Saturday in the club’s home match against Grenoble. Capó Ortega will play second-row while Argentina’s Lucas Martínez will act as a replacement prop. Castres is welcoming back international players from World Cup duty such as Remy Grosso, Rory …
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