Stade Français have recruited Juan Martín Scelzo. The Parisians will be home to the son of Puma great Martín Scelzo until 2024. The club has recruited the 20-year-old from Clermont Espoirs. Martín Scelzo played in Rugby World Cups 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011. The tight head prop from Buenos Aires …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Argentina out to learn from Rugby League Michael Cheika finalized his coaching staff this past week. As expected Felipe …
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Fiji claimed their second tournament win of the season with a convincing Cup Final win over Ireland at the Toulouse Sevens. It moves them up to 5th overall, while poor results for South Africa have seen Argentina move into top spot for the first time in World Series history with …
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The Americas will have two teams vying for 5th place in the men’s draw at the Toulouse Sevens, with the USA and Argentina both dropping their Cup Quarter Final contests on Day Two. Meanwhile Canada narrowly missed out, in part due to a controversial play during England’s game against Los …
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The Argentina XV is to tour Georgia and Portugal in July. The mid-year matches will see Argentina’s next-of-XV up against reputable opponents in Europe. The matches will be the Argentina XV’s first games outside of South American since the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). Since winning the 2019 ARC, the …
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Peñarol got past Los Cafeteros Pro in the second SLAR Semi Final. The Uruguayan side defeated the Colombian side 34-13 to qualify for the SLAR 2022 Final. In doing so, Peñarol is the only team that has reached both SLAR Finals. Peñarol played against Los Jaguares XV in the SLAR 2021 …
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Benetton finished their 2021-2022 United Rugby Championship (URC) season in style. The Italian side scored ten tries against Cardiff in what was a 69-21 win. The result was the third biggest win in URC history. The Italians had a number of Argentines in their line-up. Tomás Albornoz played fly half, …
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2021 was historic for Chile rugby while 2022 may be even more so. Selknam put in a spectacular display of defense to win their way to the SLAR 2022 Final. Selknam defeated Los Jaguares XV to eliminate the Argentine professional team. Selknam’s 16-10 win means that SLAR will have a …
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And then there were four. The top performer of the regular season of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) take on the fourth placed performer in the SLAR 2022 Semi Finals. Peñarol have home advantage against Los Cafeteros Pro. The fixture was not likely to happen but it is …
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The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) 2022 Semi Finals have arrived. The first is a Chile vs Argentina battle as Selknam take-on the SLAR 2021 champions, Los Jaguares XV. The match has an unprecidented unique appeal to it as Selknam enter as favorites. The Chileans defeated the Argentines in …
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