Argentina

On November 11 2006 Argentina were 25-18 winners over England in London. The starting wingers were José Maria Nuñez Piossek and Pablo Goméz Cora. Neither player featured at RWC 2007 with the latter player appearing in what was his fourth, and final, test match. In RWC 2007 Argentina’s wingers were …

World Rugby has revealed the draw for this weekend’s Cape Town Sevens. Both the men and women will again be in action after the first combined event of the season was held in Dubai this past weekend. Three Americas teams will compete in each bracket. The unusual knockout format employed …

Argentina are to play host to France and Italy in the July 2020 Internationals. The home series will be the first time for Los Pumas to play test rugby since their early exit from RWC 2019. France will tour Argentina, competing against the South Americans in a two match series. …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada, USA Women’s Sevens Canada finished second and the USA third at the Dubai Sevens. The Canadians recovered from a rocky …

Tucumán broke Uruguayan hearts to win the Seven de la República. Played over the weekend the northern Argentine province were 12-8 winners over Uruguay in the final  with Agustín Cortés scoring a try in the final play to claim the Cup Final. Buenos Aires finished the tournament on a high, …

The Leicester Tigers are interested in signing Matías Alemanno. The English Premiership side are looking to add him to their roster when his contract with the UAR expires in twelve months time. Alemanno still has plenty of years left in him despite already having had appeared in two Rugby World …

Argentina have been crowed the Sudamérica Rugby u18 champions for 2019. The Argentine u18s went unbeaten at the tournament which concluded in Asunción, Paraguay on Saturday. With South America’s professional league, the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby beginning in February the u18s have new found importance. For Argentina the competition …

In a blow for Argentina Lautaro Bazán Vélez has been ruled out of playing in the Cape Town Sevens. The scrum-half suffered a sprained left knee while competing in the Dubai Sevens tournament. Bazán Vélez held down a starting position throughout the Dubai Sevens. In the tournament Argentina started with …

South Africa wrapped up a perfect Dubai Sevens tournament with a 15-0 shutout win over New Zealand in the Cup Final. The Blitzbokke were a step ahead throughout and take an early lead on the 2019-2020 HSBC Sevens Series table but it was not a great day for the three …

Los Jaguares are to remain at Vélez Sarsifled for the longterm. The UAR and el Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield reached an agreement for the Argentine Super Rugby franchise to continue using the stadium for six further years. Under the new deal Los Jaguares will play eight Super Rugby matches at …