Argentina

There was one international match this weekend and with it out of the way calculations have been made. The updated Americas Rankings – March 17 2019 take into account the result of Martinique vs Barbados. Martinique’s 43-19 victory over Barbados marked the first match for the nation since Americas Rankings …

Austin Elite played arguably their best rugby of the season in the first half but couldn’t keep the pace for 80 minutes as the Seattle Seawolves took a 29-17 victory at Dell Diamond on Saturday evening. The four-tries-to-two victory gives the defending champions five vital points, at the same time …

It is just five rounds into the season but Los Jaguares are facing an injury crisis. A total of ten players are now injured, of whom nine are commonly regarded as being the leading player in their respective position. The loss of players compounds the problem that Gonzalo Quesada is …

In a performance with many negatives and few positives Los Jaguares fell to their biggest loss of the year. The Friday fixture saw the Argentine side starting well only to fall rapidly as the home side took control, asking serious questions of many players. In addition to the scoresheet additional …

The final round of the Americas Rugby Championship saw a one-sided win for Grand Slam champions Argentina, a heroic near-miss from Canada in Seattle, and an equally engrossing derby in Montevideo. This week was more about team efforts than individuals but we saw enough to put a team together, albeit …

The Six Nations will conclude on Saturday, crowning the annual European champion. The winner is not going to be France who have serious problems just months out from the RWC in Japan. Player numbers is not an issue at all as will be underlined on Saturday and Sunday in the …

With the Americas Rugby Championship having concluded all eyes in North America return to Major League Rugby. Yet with the competition involving no shortage of South American players there is great interest from below the Panama Canal. Week 8 of the MLR is to reflect this with Argentina, Chile, and …

A woeful second half performance from Los Jaguares saw the Argentine Super Rugby franchise badly beaten by the Stormers. In a rare Friday fixture Los Jaguares fell to a 35-8 defeat to have the season record now standing at 2-3. Despite the heavy loss the best early rugby was played …

Marcelo Bosch has been named to start for Saracens vs Northampton. The Sunday match is to be the only elite level English club match this weekend. It, however, is not part of the English Premiership. Instead the match is to be the final of the 2018-2019 Premiership Rugby Cup. Bosch …

Austin Elite have added another new player to their roster. Juan Pablo Aguirre makes the move to Major League Rugby following time spent at Lindenwood University. He is the sixth South American player to join the side, and the first from Argentina. Aguirre, 24, was born and raised in Buenos …