Stradey Park in Llanelli was the venue for Argentina’s UK tour match against Wales on November 21, 1998. It was just the fifth test hosted at the famous Scarlets ground, the same venue where Argentina faced Australia in Rugby World Cup 1991 and would play Samoa the following year at …
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A new feature on Americas Rugby News is our selection of Player of the Week. In the absence of sufficient competition to select an Americas team, we will instead nominate exceptional performances from Americas-qualified players for individual recognition. Honorable mention goes to Nicolás Freitas, who was in top form for …
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Six Argentine players officially have COVID-19. They are all players based in Argentina who were on Mario Ledesma’s list to prepare for the Rugby Championship. N8 Javier Ortega Desio tested positive on Sunday and five others did so on Monday and Tuesday. The UAR tested all players preparing for the Rugby …
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The Argentine player exodus continues; Santiago Montagner will depart Argentina for Mont de Marsan. The 25-year-old PladAR project says goodbye to Los Ceibos to play in the Pro D2. El ultimo que apague la luz. Montagner was a fringe player for a number of years. The N8 from Alumni trained with …
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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 Russia RWC 2027 bid Confirmed to be bidding for Rugby World Cup 2027 is Russia. The Rugby Europe Championship participants are …
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Javier Ortega Desio has tested positive for COVID-19, the UAR has confirmed. The 30-year-old back-rower was named in Mario Ledesma’s training roster for the Rugby Championship. 46 Argentine-based players were selected for the Rugby Championship training regime. They have completed two weeks of training in Buenos Aires. In regards to …
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Joaquín Riera was a try scorer for Benetton on Friday. The former Argentine 7’s player crossed in the second half in the Italian Pro 14 derby match vs Zebre. Zebre were 17-13 winners. Their win came after they had also led 10-3 at half-time. Tommaso Boni and Jimmy Tuivaiti scored …
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The Dallas Jackals have signed Argentine flanker Conrado Roura for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He arrives after suiting up for Ceibos in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby, where he was restricted to just one replacement appearance before the season was suspended due to COVID-19. Known for his …
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Thomas Gallo is set to join Pro 14 side Benetton Treviso. The 2020 Argentine u20’s prop is partly an answer the the Italian side’s injuries. The team has Federico Zani, Matteo Drudi and Derrick Appiah out of action to injuries. As such, both Gallo and Ivan Nemer are medical jokers. …
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Benetton have announced the recruitment of Argentine prop Ivan Nemer. The loose head prop joins the Italian side for the 2020-2021 Pro 14 season on a contract which will run until June 30, 2021. Nemer spent there years playing age grade rugby for his country. He was an Argentine u18’s …
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