Argentina

Benjamín Urdapilleta escorad 13 points for Castres on Saturday. The team were 28-26 winners over Racing 92. The result gives the Tarns vital competition points. Nonetheless, remains in the relegation zone. Urdapilleta kicked three penalties and converted two tries. He also had a try assist for Filipo Nakosi.  The Argentine …

Axel Müller impressed for Brive on Saturday. His team were defeated 43-21 by Clermont. The result masks the performance of the 2016 Argentine Olympian. In the 42nd minute Müller provided a try assist for Simon Pierre Chauvac. Then he scored a try of his own in the 66th minute. Despite …

New Zealand wrapped up the Bledisloe Cup with one game to spare as they crushed Australia by a final score of 43-5 in Sydney on Saturday. The contest doubled as the opener of the Tri Nations tournament, with the two sides to meet again in Brisbane next weekend. By halftime …

In their first rugby match since March, the domestic-based Pumas players faced an Australian XV in Sydney. The match was officially a warm-up fixture for the Rugby Championship. The Australian side was a next senior XV; there were talented players across all positions. The South Americans hav two more weeks …

Argentina were winners today. The young Pumas side defeated the Australia XV 19-15 in Sydney. In what was a great match, Argentina’s domestic-based line-up completed a comeback against Australia’s next senior XV. Both teams had seasoned players and talented youth. Folau Fainga’a, Isi Naisarani, and Jack Maddocks played for the …

The second round of the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda will be delayed by two days. Initially slated for this coming Saturday and Sunday, the matches will now be played on Monday and Tuesday (November 2 and 3) of next week. It’s a decision necessitated by strict Bermudian …

Argentina has named a team for the first match of the year. Los Pumas will face the Australia XV in Sydney on Friday. The Australia XV is the national next of XV. Many Wallabies will line-up against Los Pumas. The match will be Argentina’s first game since facing the USA …

There were impressive performers in the 2020 South American 4 Nations. Players from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay are all in the discussion for the competition’s Dream Team. The leading player per position has been determined on a comparative basis. His personal contribution overrides the team performance.   Click here …

This past weekend saw the closing of an entertaining South American 4 Nations. It was a brief but welcome sighting of international rugby in the Americas this year. We now have two tests between Uruguay and Spain to close out the year. The World Tens Series kicked off in Bermuda …

The Rugby Championship is the name used for the Southern Hemisphere’s annual Tier 1 tournament. It is neither a regional nor a continental competition. Instead, it is the four RWC Semi Finalists outside of the UK and France. They happen to all be from south of the equator. South Africa’s …