South Africa has been named by World Rugby as the preferred RWC hosts. Today’s recommendation sees Africa’s global rugby giant named ahead of France and Ireland in the race to secure the tournament’s hosting rights. The three-horse-race had been four with Italy initially bidding for the tournament. The decision to …

Felipe Contepomi is to be inducted in the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The Argentine legend joins four others in the class of 2017. They are to be Canadian Al Charron, Englishman Rob Andrew, Frenchman Fabien Pelous and American Phaidra Knight. The five new inductees were chosen by the World …

Details continue to emerge following the recent interview of Agustín Pichot by Santiago Ángel. Revelations sparked inquiries which have resulted in Ignacio Chans confirming professional plans for Uruguay and Brazil. Pichot notified Ángel of not only the plans for the Argentina XV to play in the Currie Cup but for …

Plans are underway for the Argentina XV to play in the Currie Cup. The official national ‘A’ side is in need of increased opportunities and efforts are advanced for the team to play in the South African domestic league beginning in 2019. The move is also motivated significantly by a …

Mario Ledesma’s First Act Should be captaincy. As Head Coach of Los Jaguares Mario Ledesma’s first act should be naming a new Jaguares Captain. He ought to use Forward Thinking to identify and name a new leader. This is not to say that Agustín Creevy is a bad leader. To the …

Argentina were outperformed in the Rugby Championship. The team  lost every match, conceding a bonus point defeat in all six games. While there were ocassions in which the team was leading at half time or into the second half Los Pumas realistically never looked like winning a game. To better …

Argentina will pick players from Europe for the Rugby World Cup. Confirmation has come through from UAR President Carlos Araujo. In an interview with Después del Try Araujo said that they will be free to be selected. Selection Policy Since Rugby World Cup 2015 players based outside of Los Jaguares …

The 2017 Rugby Championship has not gone well for Argentina. The scrum frailties and discipline have been well documented. What has not is the horrendous defense with Daniel Hourcade’s side being one try away from a record. With one match left to play Argentina have conceded 26 tries in the …

Houston we have a problem. Los Pumas are unable to finish off matches. They are proving to be competitive at half time and, usually, still so into the second half. But in the final quarter there is a growing list of failures in which Argentina is getting beaten. Los Pumas’ …

Four of the six Rugby Championship rounds have come and gone. Argentina have an 0-4 record and face an extremely challenging final two matches to get a victory. Saturday morning’s defeat against Australia asked the question as to whether or not the learning needed to be done is in fact …