Following a bye round Los Jaguares are returning to the field on Saturday. They are to be up against the Chiefs who are yet to have a bye this season. They arrived in Buenos Aires from Pretoria earlier in the week. Gonzalo Quesada welcomes back three key names for the …
Read More »Pro D2 – Week 26 Preview
Week 26 of the Pro d2 begins today. Despite it being so late in the season France’s second division is far from being over. Plenty scenarios remain for teams to press for promotion to the Top 14 and to avoid relegation to the Fédérale 1. The following preview details the …
Read More »Santiago Álvarez Fourcade Replaces Revol As Pumas 7’s Captain.
Santiago Álvarez Fourcade Replaces Revol As Pumas 7’s Captain. The 2016 Olympian takes over from the veteran 32-year-old who steps down after setting a new appearance record. Gastón Revol left his post as Los Pumas 7’s captain this week. He did so after having played in 321 matches on the …
Read More »Tomás Lavanini To Join Leicester Tigers After RWC 2019
Tomás Lavanini is to join the Leicester Tigers after RWC 2019. The vastly experienced 26-year-old will join the English Premiership side in what is to be his second time playing professional rugby in Europe. The move comes with Bordeaux, and La Rochelle also both having been interested. Lavanini would be …
Read More »Díaz Joins Jaguares Injury List
Javier Díaz has joined the Jaguares injury list. The loose head prop will not play against the Chiefs this coming weekend and nor will be for a further two weeks. Díaz suffered a tear in the plantar fascia his heel of the right foot in training. The 23-year-old from Tucumán …
Read More »Argentina: Scrums Again Able to Push Freely in Top Divisions
Argentina’s governing body, the UAR, has determined that scrums are to be able to push freely in top division competitions. The change sees a reverse to the policy which restricted using to 1.5 meters, a move aimed at preventing serious injury. With players having suffered catastrophic injuries the former measures …
Read More »World Cup Watch – Argentina – March 25 2019
Before Los Pumas have played a match in 2019 vital information has been confirmed pertaining to the make-up of the player roster. On ESPN Argentina Mario Ledesma explained positions and named players. These observations have been used to update the projected playing roster for Argentina at RWC 2019. The official …
Read More »Up and Under
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 u20 History was made on Saturday with Uruguay winning the South American u20 Championship. They did so by defeating Argentina …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 24 2019
The Americas Rankings – March 24 2019 have been calculated to take into account the result of Martinique vs Curaçao. It was the one, and only, match involving test sides from the Americas over the past week. Martinique enjoyed a dominant performance on Saturday, downing Curaçao 39-0. It sees the …
Read More »Uruguay win South American u20s with Historic Triumph over Argentina
Uruguay are the 2019 u20s champions of South America. In a spectacular performance Los Teritos claims a historic 38-32 win over Argentina in the 2019 South American u20s final. The hosts added to their win over Chile earlier in the week to write history by defeating the previously untouchable Pumitas. …
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