France may face either Uruguay or Chile in South America this year. A possible match is now firmly on the cards for Les Bleus against Los Teros or Los Cóndores in the July 2024 Internationals. It would be added to France’s already confirmed two-match tour to Argentina. French publication Rugby …
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A pair of ex-Ironworkers landed with new teams on Tuesday, with second row Charlie Hewitt confirmed by San Diego and three-quarter Ishmail Shabazz joining Old Glory. The announcements pushed the number of players signed after being selected in the Dispersal Draft to 16 out of 30 to date. Notably four …
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The American Raptors are set to have Argentine flavor in Super Rugby Americas 2024. New Head Coach Marcelo Loffreda will have at least five Argentines on the soon to be announced roster. Two of the players are former Pumas. ESPN Argentina reports that Loffreda and his assistant, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe …
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An exciting Pampas roster has been named for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The upcoming season will be the second to feature the Buenos Aires franchise. In the rookie campaign in 2023, Los Pampas were Semi Finalists. Super Rugby 2024 sees one Puma replacing another as Head Coach of Los Pampas. …
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Montpellier were close signing Joaquín Oviedo but the Puma is not going anywhere. He has signed to remain at Perpignan until 2026. It is an extension on his contract with the Catalans which is until June 2024. Oviedo joined Perpignan from Argentina in 2021. He did so on a three-year-deal. …
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Blair Cowan will return for a second season in San Diego. The 37-year-old flanker served as captain for the Legion in 2023 and looked in fine form until an untimely red card in the final game of the regular season ended his campaign early. He had started 11 of 16 …
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Pumas veteran center Jerónimo de la Fuente captained Perpignan to an away win over Castres on Sunday. The 17-13 road victory was a big upset. The victory came after the final siren and Perpignan’s players celebrated knowing the significance of what they had pulled-off. The win came with Tavite Veredamu …
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Juan Martín González closed out 2023 with another strong performance. The Pumas flanker from Mendoza was a try scorer in Saracens’ 37-19 win over the Newcastle Falcons. The 10th round fixture of the English Premiership season saw a one-on-one battle of Pumas. González started in the 6 shirt for Saracens …
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Three Argentines were try scorers in the Italian United Rugby Championship (URC) derby on Saturday. Ignacio Mendy and Tomás Albornoz scored for Benetton while Gerónimo Prisciantelli crossed for Zebre. Benetton won the encounter 34-16 at home in Treviso. Gerónimo Prisciantelli was the first of the three Argentines into the try …
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A Copa Rioplatense is now more than a strong possibility. Test matches between the neighboring South American countries used to be common but in recent times it has been Uruguay facing the Argentina XV. Uruguay’s progress see a new outlook and a readiness for the challenge. In short, Uruguay has …
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