Pablo Lemoine has confirmed Uruguay’s lineup for Saturday’s test match against Georgia in Tbilisi. The two Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifiers will meet in the opening round of the Tbilisi Cup. The World Rugby organized event is to serve as preparation for the World Cup which will take place in …
Read More »Herrera and García Botta join Argentine Super Rugby Franchise
Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise gained two important new members today with props Santiago García Botta and Ramiro Herrera being unveiled as new contracted players by the UAR. Signing for periods of two and three years respectively, the pair more than make up for the loss of Bruno Postiglioni earlier in the week …
Read More »Argentina’s Front-row Super Rugby Dilemma
This week’s withdrawal of Bruno Postiglioni from Argentina’s Super Rugby squad left the franchise without one of the team’s top two loosehead props. Postiglioni had been signed to the union for the duration of 2015-2016 but opted to end his contract early to play for Zebre in the Guinness Pro …
Read More »Experimental Argentina XV named to face Namibia
Felipe Contepomi and Ricardo Le Fort have confirmed the line-up for Friday’s non-capped international against Rugby World Cup 2015 opponents Namibia. An Argentine team missing professional players based abroad and also those to have signed Super Rugby contracts for 2016 and beyond are not to feature in the match. The …
Read More »Chilean Men’s Squad named for Pan American Games
Los Condores head Coach Paul Healy and the Chilean Sevens men’s head Coach Edmundo Olfos have confirmed Chile’s eleven-man squad to compete at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada next month. The selected individuals resemble that of the team that competed this past weekend in Santa Fé, Argentina in …
Read More »Javier Rojas leaves Argentina to play in France
Just days after being involved in the Olympic Games Qualifiers, Javier Rojas has been confirmed as leaving the country to play professional rugby in France. With Bruno Postiglioni also leaving it means a second Puma is leaving Argentina behind to play in Europe next season. Their decisions are the opposite …
Read More »Argentina suffer first ever Under 20 loss against Scotland
Argentina’s impressive performance against the Baby Blacks this past weekend was not replicated this afternoon as Los Pumitas suffered a first ever loss against Scotland in the World Rugby Under 20s Championship. Coming off defeats by margins of two and three points the South Americans were humbled by a solid …
Read More »Hourcade names Pumas squad with surprises to face French Barbarians
Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has selected a thirty-one man squad to prepare for the upcoming non-capped internationals against the French Barbarians. The two match series will see Rugby World Cup hopefuls given the opportunity to press for selection in the 31 man Pumas squad for the World Cup. Argentina …
Read More »Pumitas named to face Scotland
Los Pumitas Head Coach Nicolás Fernández Lobbe has named his match day roster for Wednesday’s World Rugby Under 20s Championship group match against Scotland. The teams will play in a final round fixture before the competition enters the knock-out stage. The starting linup announced by Fernández Lobbe features eight changes …
Read More »Los Pumas will play in Rosario and La Plata
The Unión Argentina de Rugby has confirmed that the upcoming non-capped internationals between Argentina and the French Barbarians will be played in the cities of Rosario and La Plata. The fixtures are to serve as preparation for the Rugby Championship as there will be no incoming tours this month due …
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