Argentina

In the rapid countdown to RWC 2019 Australia host Argentina in round two of the 2019 Rugby Championship. Both teams were beaten in their opening matches and both have flown long distances for Saturday’s match. Australian Head Coach Michael Cheika has made five changes to his side which was well …

Argentina are to face Randwick in a RWC 2019 warm-up match. The fixture is to be Los Pumas’ final match before the World Cup in Japan. Head Coach Mario Ledesma confirmed the fixture in an interview. It is to be against Sydney club side, Randwick, also known as the Galloping …

Los Pumas are a team that captures the imagination of audiences at Rugby World Cups. From one RWC to the next the South Americans have caught the imagination of neutral supporters at venues as well as millions viewing on TV. For RWC 2019 Argentina is the Americas’ participant with the potential …

USA Rugby has confirmed the names of 26 Collegiate All-Americans who are in preparations for the historic match against the Canadian University All-Stars as part of the double-header at Infinity Park on Saturday. It will be the first time the two sides will face off in what will be a …

Jamaica have confirmed their men’s roster for the upcoming Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru. The team has been drawn in Pool B and will face an intimidating group of Argentina, Canada, and Uruguay ahead of the knock-out stage. Pool A consists of Brazil, Chile, Guyana, and the USA. Head …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Mexico Women 10s, Men’s u19 Mexico made it a special week as they won the Women’s 10s and Men’s u19 competitions …

Santiago Socino is to make his test debut against Australia. Although the official match line-up will not be named until Thursday it is already known that Socino will be either the starting or replacement hooker for Los Pumas against the Wallabies. Socino is the one change to roster from that …

In round one of the Rugby Championship the world no1 New Zealand were four point winners over Los Pumas in Buenos Aires. The match went down to the wire with the home side being within try-scoring range throughout the final minutes. Ultimately the All Blacks outscored Los Pumas by 20-16, …

Argentina are to travel to Australia without their starting hooker. Former captain Agustín Creevy has been ruled out for next weekend’s away match against Australia with a shoulder injury. Creevy was replaced in the 48th minute by Julián Montoya. Upon been pulled from the field it was evident that he …

South Africa completed a bonus point victory over Australia to open the 2019 Rugby Championship. While the scale win was of note what was even more significant was that Head Coach Rassie Erasmus fielded an under-strength side, allowing them to be even better next weekend against New Zealand. One name …