Argentina

Ignacio Calles has signed a new contract with Pau. The extension will see him remain at the Top 14 club until 2023. The 24-year-old joined Pau in 2016 as a hooker, but has since converted to loose head prop. Calles was an academy player for Pau. He signs for the …

Iñaki Mateu is to continue his professional career in Italy. The 23-year-old has joined Viadana, completing the move from Spain to Italy. A native of Tucumán, Mateu moved to Spain as a child. He returned to Argentina and entered the PladAR High Performance Center. He spent five years with PladAR …

Gonzalo García has been ruled out of the South American 4 Nations. The Argentina XV scrum-half suffered a broken hand in training. The injury to his left hand means that he will be unable to compete in Uruguay this month. The Tucumán no 9 will be replaced by Joaquín Pellandini. …

The Toronto Arrows have signed another star name from Argentina. Joaquín Tuculet joins the Major League Rugby franchise from Los Jaguares. He recently ended his UAR contract and retired from international duty. Tuculet joins five countrymen at the Toronto Arrows. Three of the five have played together with him for …

Sudamérica Rugby has confirmed the fixtures for the South American 4 Nations. The competition will be staged at Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa this month. Match days are to be October 17, 21 and 25. The South American 4 Nations will see Argentina XV joining the test teams from Brazil, Chile and …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Juan Imhoff Argentina have recalled Juan Imhoff for the Rugby Championship. The Racing 92 winger was last capped by Argentina at …

Axel Muller and Brive were victories this past weekend. The former Argentine 7’s player crossed in the 6th minute against Pau. Brive were 19-13 winners in a tight contest. Muller’s try coincided with Argentina’s roster being named for the Rugby Championship. The roster contains notable wingers. Among them are Top …

One talking point from Argentina’s Rugby Championship roster is the back-three depth. There are seven players for the wing and fullback category. All of them have caps on the wing. Finding a place for all of Argentina’s speedsters in the match day 23 will not be possible. Is Argentina spoiled …

It’s been a month and chance since our last Major League Rugby update, and much has happened. Most notable is confirmation that the Kanaloa Hawai’i bid was not approved and the 4th season will kick off on March 20 with 13 teams and some familiar broadcast partners. The Kanaloa news …

Matías Moroni has slammed World Rugby’s handling of player eligibility and the RWC 2023 draw. Rugby’s global governing body recently made two controversial decisions. The first saw the player eligibility change deleted by twelve months. The second saw the RWC 2023 draw not postponed. On the one hand, World Rugby …