Argentina

Gerogia host the Argentina XV in an interesting match-up on Sunday. It is a test team vs a next-of-XV; a non-capped fixture, but one with players fighting for spots on the roster for Rugby World Cup 2023. Indeed, the Argentina XV have sent a powerful team to Eastern Europe. Georgia …

Argentina defeated Australia 24-21 on Friday in the u20 Rugby Championship in Australia. Los Pumitas won with a penalty in the final minute. Replacement fly half Agustín Sascaro was the hero. Los Pumitas outscored the Junior Wallabies by three tries to two. The first try came very early; the Argentine …

A fourth decade begins in one of rugby’s notable rivalries. Argentina plays host to Scotland in on Saturday for the first of three test matches. The match itself is the first host game for Los Pumas in three years. It is also the beginning of the Michael Cheika era. The …

A select list of 50 college rugby standouts have begun preparations for the Saturday’s inaugural Collegiate Rugby Shield. The invitational event will see two teams, dubbed the Canyons and Peaks, collide at Zions Bank Stadium to showcase their talent for Major League Rugby scouts. Coaching the two sides are a …

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Titi Lamositele is a French Top 14 Champion. The Washington state prop started for Montpellier in the final against Castres on Friday. Lamositele and his fellow forwards put-on an outstanding performance to tumble Castres early on. Montpellier won 29-10. Montpellier were so impressive early-on that they established a 20-0 lead. …

There have been significant late changes to the Argentina XV. Days out from departing for the tour to Georgia and Portugal, there have been six changes to the roster. Head Coach Ignacio Fernández Lobbe has recalled Felipe Ezcurra. Having initially been left-out, Ezcurra replaces Gonzalo Bertranou who will now play …

One United Rugby Championship (URC) scrum-half replaces another. Gonzalo Bertranou is back in Los Pumas. The Dragons scrum-half received a call-up to replace Gonzalo García of Zebre. The latter is out of the July Internationals with a shoulder injury. The change is the second of two. Santiago Chocobares was earlier …

Luciano Molina is staying in Spain. The Tucumán flanker has signed to play for Sevilla’s Ciencias Enerside in the División de Honor, Spain’s premier competition. Molina will soon be eligible to play for Spain via five years eligibility. Molina will move to Ciencias Enerside for the upcoming 2022-23 Spanish season. …

Matías Moroni is no longer a Leicester Tiger. The Puma will continue his career in the English Premiership but further north. The Newcastle Falcons have recruited the 31-year-old on s two-year-deal, doing so just days after he won the English Premiership title. Moroni will join the Newcastle Falcons following international …