A number of Argentines played impressive rugby over the weekend. Players shined across different leagues in what was one of the final weekends of the regular season in Europe. In England Pumas shined for the Leicester Tigers. Two Argentine forwards got their names on the scoresheets with second half tries; …
Read More »Máximo Ledesma departs Olímpia Lions for Italy
Máximo Ledesma will continue his professional career in Italy. The Argentine fly half will join Rugby Lyons Piacenza for the 2021-2022 season, doing so from Paraguay’s Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) entrant the Olímpia Lions. Ledesma moves to Europe following two seasons of SLAR for the Paraguayan side. He …
Read More »Warriors down Legion in MLR classic
In a crucial MLR Western Conference match, the Utah Warriors played host to the San Diego Legion this evening. The contest was back-and-forth for the duration; it was a try fest with twelve visits into the try zone. The Warriors came back from 17 points down to win a candidate …
Read More »Los Pumas face nervous wait over Pablo Matera’s fitness
Los Pumas face a nervous wait over Pablo Matera’s fitness. The former Argentine captain was injured on Friday evening while playing for Stade Français. He was replaced in the 22nd minute by the returning Marcos Kremer. Matera left after taking a blow to his knee. He will see a specialist …
Read More »Biarritz earn promotion to Top 14 in amazing play-off
Biarritz will play in the 2021-2022 Top 14. The Basque club won promotion by defeating Bayonne earlier today. The play-off was tryless yet it was simply amazing. The scores were tied 3-3 after 80 minutes and 6-6 at the end of extra time. That meant a penalty shoot-out determined whose …
Read More »Lucas Paulos extends contract with Brive
Brive have re-signed Lucas Paulos. The Top 14 club have extended the contract of the Pumas second-rower to include the 2021-2022 season. The player arrived 0n December 16 from Argentina as a medical joker. Paulos joined Brive from Los Jaguares. It marked a return from Europe; the Argentine native moved to …
Read More »July Internationals: Orlando out, Mallía in for Argentina
Argentina have suffered an early injury blow; Matías Orlando is out of the July Internationals. The outside center was injured playing for the Newcastle Falcons. His absence sees a change to the roster. It means Toulouse center Juan Cruz Mallía will now feature for Los Pumas in July. Mallía was …
Read More »Perpignan sign Bautista Delguy from Bordeaux
Bautista Delguy has signed for Perpignan on a two-year-deal. The 24-year-old joins the Catalans from Bordeaux following Perpignan’s promotion from the Pro D2 to the Top 14. Delguy signed for Bordeaux in November 2020 as a medical joker. The move was Delguy’s first professional rugby experience outside of Argentina. In signing for …
Read More »Pumitas named for South Africa Tour
A 30-man Los Pumitas roster has been named for upcoming international competition. The Argentine u20’s will travel to South Africa to compete in the u20 International Series. The competition will be a Four Nations tournament involving South Africa, Argentina, Georgia, and Uruguay. Los Pumitas Head Coach José Pellicenahas five players …
Read More »Argentina to face Romania in Bucharest in July
Argentina is to face Romania in Bucharest in July. Los Pumas will play a test match in the Eastern European country on Saturday, July 03. It will precede Argentina’s two test matches against Wales in Cardiff. They will take place on Saturday, July 10 and Saturday July 17 respectively. Argentina …
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