Argentina

As reported by Americas Rugby news last week Enrique Pieretto will not be playing Super Rugby for Los Jaguares in 2020. The tight head prop is the fifth Jaguar from 2019 to be confirmed as playing elsewhere during the 2020 season. For Pieretto his new club is the Exeter Chiefs. …

Argentina are to open their November 2020 Internationals against Scotland. The match will be at the home of Scottish rugby, Murrayfield in Edinburgh on the weekend of November 06. It is the second of Argentina’s 2020 November International matches to be confirmed. It follows the scheduling of England vs Argentina …

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 Uruguay Despite RWC 2019 having only recently finished there is no rest time for Uruguay. The strategic plan is underway with …

The Americas Rankings for November 17 2019 take into account Saturday’s test match between Chile and Portugal. The match brought to a conclusion Portugal’s two match tour of South America. In game one Portugal fell to a narrow defeat against Brazil. The outcome of that match brought with it a …

Santiago Fernández was the hero as Hindú were crowed Argentine champions on Saturday. The former Puma scored all 18 points for the Buenos Aires club who won the Nacional de Clubes Final at home in Don Torcuato against Rosario’s Jockey. The national title was Hindú’s 10th in history. The pre-match …

Fiji defeated the Barbarians 33-31 in an exciting spectacle at Twickenham on Saturday to claim the Killik Cup. The match featured two Americas players – Enrique Pieretto and Tyler Ardron – and four players who will join Major League Rugby for the upcoming season. The first try was scored in …

Enrique Pieretto is leaving Argentina to join the Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership. The 24-year-old tighthead prop was part of the Pumas squad in Japan but made only one appearance off the bench. His growing frustration with the Jaguares as well sees him departing the Super Rugby franchise. Pieretto …

Fans will be treated to a free-flowing spectacle of rugby at Twickenham on Saturday as the Barbarians take on Fiji in the Killik Cup. It’s the third time the two sides have gone head-to-head in recent years, previously colliding in 2013 and 2016. The match features several interesting story lines. …

Los Jaguares are to play host to Georgia in January. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise is to begin their 2020 year with a match against the Lelos in Mar del Plata. The pre-season match has been confirmed by Guillermo Volponi on 0223 Radio and will be played at the estadio …

An Argentine and a Canadian will start for the Barbarians vs Fiji on Saturday. Pumas prop Enrique Pieretto and Canadian captain Tyler Ardron are to be a part of a star-studded team who will have the honor of playing together as the Barbarians against the Flying Fijians. Pieretto is one …