In week four of the 2020 Rugby Championship, Australia will play host to Argentina in Newcastle. The announcement completes the list of Rugby Championship venues for Los Pumas this year. The Wallabies will receive Los Pumas at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on September 05. It is to be just the …
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Old Glory DC will take their first Major League Rugby steps in New Orleans on Saturday. The first of three expansion sides kicking off this weekend will square off against NOLA in an intriguing contest that will serve as the first rugby match at the Gold’s new home on Airline …
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The 2020 Major League Rugby season at long last gets underway in Houston on Saturday morning as the SaberCats play host to the Colorado Raptors at AVEVA Stadium. It’s a fresh start for each side, with new coaches, new players, and new hopes looking to start the season on the …
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The opening weekend of the 2020 Major League Rugby season is upon us. Three new teams will take their first steps as the New England Free Jacks, Old Glory DC, and Rugby ATL join a cast of nine returnees. All 12 will be in action with two games on Saturday …
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Where the East Conference is the home of the newcomers, the West Conference houses every finalist in in Major League Rugby history. Seattle are the two-time defending champions while San Diego came painfully close in 2019, with Glendale (now Colorado) coming second-best in 2018. As with the East there is …
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Francisco Gorrissen has signed a central contract with the UAR. The 25-year-old flanker from Belgrano Athletic club in Buenos Aires is now officially a full-time Jaguar, a first in his career. Gonzalo Quesada started Gorrissen against the Sunwolves in 2019, doing so ahead of Pumas. In 2020 this has continued …
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In round two of the 2020 Super Rugby season, Los Jaguares are to take-on the Hurricanes in Buenos Aires. The Argentine side head into the game in fine form, following a 38-8 win over the Lions in round one. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes were hammered 27-0 by the Stormers in Cape …
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Matías Orlando is out for the season. Following a busy 2019, wherein Orlando was the starting outside center for Los Jaguares and Los Pumas, the workload came with a cost for the Tucumán mid-fielder. The 28-year-old has undergone reconstruction surgery on his right shoulder and will require four to five …
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All three expansion sides will compete in Major League Rugby’s East Conference, which in itself creates a natural split in the group. While the new teams are certainly no slouches, the returning sides each hold an advantage with having gone through a full 16-game season once before. Toronto, New York, …
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The home venue of Los Jaguares, Vélez Sarsfield is a regular home of international rugby. Los Pumas tend to play one match per year at the venue, although in 2020 it will be against a familiar, yet fresh, opponent. The Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has changed around home fixtures …
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