Argentina

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 Los Teros bounced back to defeat Spain on Friday. The 19-10 win leaved the series 1-1 and ends …

Our last update was on October 4 so now is a good time to get caught up on everything that has happened over the past month or so. Perhaps the most notable from a league standpoint is the creation of several academy and development programs that will see franchises widening …

For just the second time in 2020 the Americas Rankings have been updated. Changes have been made following the completion of international activities this weekend. There were two matches involving the Americas, one of which was capped. Uruguay were home winners of Spain on Friday. The 19-10 result sees Uruguay …

Los Pumas finalized their warm-up this morning. They did so against the Australia XV the Sydney. The match was the second of two matches between the sides. The games were very different. Game one was a tight contest, but game two was far more open in terms of style and …

Argentina enjoyed a dominant victory over an Australia XV at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney on Saturday. The game was played over three 30-minute periods with the final score reading 57-24, the South Americans outscoring their hosts nine tries to four. Santiago Carreras opened the scoring at the end of a …

Juan Figallo has retired from rugby. The 32-year-old retired from Los Pumas after RWC 2019. Injury complications have now seen him calling it a day. He retirement comes following the advise of medical specialists. Figallo played in three RWCs for Argentina. He played in ten Rugby World Cup matches and …

Player recruitment in Spain continues. Ciencias Sevilla have signed Juan Landó from Argentina. The fullback joins the club from Buenos Aires club Belgrano. The 24-year-old cane play win, though he usually plays at fullback. He is noted for his speed, reading of play, and ball-carrying abilities. He is a constant …

Argentina’s preparation for the Rugby Championship continues. In the second, and final, warm-up match Mario Ledesma’s players will face an Australia XV. The match falls a week before Argentina’s first test match of 2020. The Australian side consists of Super Rugby players. The same was true in game one. Argentina …

Argentina have suffered an injury setback. Jerónimo de la Fuente is out of the opening two Tri Nations matches. He will miss Saturday’s warm-up match against Australia XV and test matches against New Zealand and Australia on November 14 and 21. The 29-year-old has 54 caps for Argentina. He started …

Super Rugby is set to return to a 12-team format. The changes see the involvement of existing Australian, and New Zealand teams, but not Los Jaguares. According to Gregor Paul, there are to be five teams from each of Australia, and New Zealand. These sides would mirror the teams from …