The most capped Puma of all time, Felipe Contepomi played his final test match in the 2013 Rugby Championship as Argentina played host to Australia at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario. Earning his 87th cap Contepomi led the players out onto the field to a loud applause. Among those …
Read More »Remembering Horacio Agulla’s RWC 2007 try vs Ireland
In this week’s edition of #trytimetuesday World Rugby takes a look back at Horacio Agulla’s first half try against Ireland during the pool stage of Rugby World Cup 2007. The sensational score was started by fly half Juan Martín Hernández who, like Agulla, is to face South Africa this weekend …
Read More »Pumas to wear shirt in tribute to 1965 team
Argentina’s supplier, Nike is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Los Pumas’ and present a special uniform to mark the occasion. The two upcoming matches against South Africa on Saturday August 08 in Durban and Saturday August 15 in Buenos Aires will see Los Pumas wearing the uniform featuring the …
Read More »Bolivia Rugby Sevens train in Cochabamba
Bolivia’s Rugby Sevens team trained this past weekend at the estadio Félix Capriles in Cochabamba, continuing with the plan of arriving in good physical, technical and tactical conditions for the 2018 South American Games which will be played in the same city. The sessions led by Argentine coach Sebastián Mandaradoni, are looking …
Read More »Fiji take PNC title over Samoa
Rugby fans expected some magic in the Pacific Nations Cup final and they got their wishes as Fiji beat Samoa 39-29 in another pulsating game to finish off a great tournament. Eight tries in all – most of the spectacular variety – and countless bone-rattling tackles punctuated a fine afternoon …
Read More »Takulua leads Tonga to win over Japan
A second consecutive man-of-the-match performance from Tane Takulua sparked Tonga to a 31-20 victory over Japan at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby on Monday. It was a closely fought match with several lead changes until the final quarter, when Tonga pulled away. The two kickers were into the game early as …
Read More »Cubelli set to join Brumbies
Pumas star Tomás Cubelli looks likely to be joining the Brumbies for the 2016 Super Rugby season. The Australian franchise is looking for a replacement for Nic White, who is departing to join Jake White’s Montpellier team in the French Top 14. Cubelli signed a two-year contract with the UAR …
Read More »ARN Forecast August 3
Some unusual timing this week is going to require a couple rounds of predictions, here’s the first for the final day of the Pacific Nations Cup! PACIFIC NATIONS CUP August 3 – Tonga v Japan Paul – Tonga has performed well thus far in North America while Japan …
Read More »Team of the Week July 29-August 1
Not a great week from a Pacific Nations Cup standpoint, but there was a number of contenders to choose from after an enthralling game in Montevideo. 1 – Djustice Sears-Duru (CAN) A star in the making, the 21-year-old made his run-on debut against Samoa and impressed with his power in …
Read More »Likely Pumas Lineup for South Africa revealed
The pieces have been set for Saturday’s third round Rugby Championship fixture. According to ESPN Scrum Argentina the formation of the team in training today in Durban will see only four players retained from the second round match against Australia in Mendoza. Daniel Hourcade’s team was : 15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Horacio Agulla, …
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