Santiago Carreras touched down for two tries on Friday night. The Puma scored a double for Gloucester against the Bristol Bears. The two tries were his first in the English Premiership. Both tries were against the run of play; Carreras intercepted the two tries in a matter of minutes. The …
Read More »Brazil forced out of Madrid 7’s
Brazil has been forced out of the Madrid 7’s. As Yaras were due to travel to the Spanish capital this month to compete in the World Rugby tournament. Instead, no trip will be made. Brazil’s women’s team will miss the tournament due to the global pandemic. The Madrid 7’s will …
Read More »Italy move Juan Ignacio Brex to outside center to face England
Juan Ignacio Brex made his test debut for Italy on Saturday. He did so at inside center against France. His second cap will be on Saturday, February 13 against England. The mid-fielder from Club San Cirano in Buenos Aires will move from inside center to outside center to face England. …
Read More »ARN Player of the Week – Bautista Güemes
This past weekend saw not only a full return to action for much of Europe, but also the return of international rugby as both the Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship played tests. As such there was no shortage of candidates for our weekly honor roll. Starting in the Premier …
Read More »Newcastle Falcons lose Santiago Grondona to season ending injury
Santiago Grondona is out for the season. The Argentine flanker arrived at the Newcastle Falcons after the 2020 Tri Nations. He is now back in Argentina recovering from surgery before making his debut. Grondona was injured in training at Newcastle, suffering a torn knee ligament. The nature of the injury …
Read More »Agustín Creevy signs extended contract with London Irish
Agustín Creevy has secured his playing future. The former Argentine skipper signed an extended contract with London Irish. Upon making the announcement, London Irish noted that Creevy has scored five tries in twelve matches since joining the club. The 35-year-old joined London Irish for the 2020-2021 season. He did so …
Read More »RFU Championship confirms shortened season
The RFU Championship have confirmed that the heavily-delayed 2020-2021 season will now go ahead. A schedule for the maligned English second division has been approved that will see the 11 participating teams playing 10 games each. It’s welcome news for players left in limbo, and comes following loan assurances from …
Read More »London Irish sign Facundo Gigena from Leicester Tigers
Facundo Gigena is no longer a Leicester Tiger. However, the Argentine prop will continue playing in the English Premiership. The 26-year-old departs the Leicester Tigers with immediate effect. He does so in a transfer to London Irish. The move will see him playing with Agustín Creevy. Gigena joined the Leicester …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Uruguay 2021 2021 looms as a potential breakthrough year for Uruguay. In a year like no other Los Teros …
Read More »Castres down Bayonne with 11 points from Benjamín Urdapilleta
Castres were 31-21 winners today over Bayonne. The match involved players from Argentina, Canada, and Uruguay. One of them, Benjamín Urdapilleta, scored 11 points for the winners. Urdapilleta started at fly half. He was joined in the second half by Uruguayan scrum-half Santiago Arata. Canadian captain Tyler Ardron played flanker …
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