Patricio Fernández is to leave Clermont, ending his contract prematurely. In 2016 the 24-year-old Argentine fly half signed a deal lasting until 2020 but he is now officially into his final season with the French club. The decision comes with Clermont being stacked with options at fly half. The club’s …
Read More »Happy holidays from ARN!
Americas Rugby News would like to thank each and every one of our readers for another great year. This was our fourth year of being and 2019 was by far our busiest to date. On the social media front we saw close to a 50% increase in our Facebook followers …
Read More »Poet and Colomiers Down Brive
In the latest round of there Pro D2 Sebastián Poet and Colomiers had a memorable victory. The club defeated Brive 9-6 in what was the final round of France’s second division for 2018. The victory included six points from the Argentine fly half. The result was a big win for …
Read More »Imhoff scores as Racing 92 run over Perpignan
Juan Imhoff scored yet again, crossing for a second half try as Racing 92 ran over Perpignan today in Paris. Imhoff’s score was a brilliant solo effort involving a kick though, regather and sprint to the line. Imhoff’s team were 64-28 winners. The result sees the club sitting in 4th …
Read More »Sánchez delivers in Top 14 debut for Stade Français
In his first Top 14 outing with Stade Français Nicolás Sánchez delivered an impressive performance, scoring 14 points. The Argentina play-maker was a stand-out for the Parisians who defeated Agen 19-6 in an away match earlier today. Sánchez started the match at fly half and converted his form for Los …
Read More »Gonzalo Camacho Retires
At the age of 34 Gonzalo Camacho has retired. The aggressive Argentine winger has hung up his boots but will remain actively involved with rugby as he turns to coaching. A regular in Los Pumas from 2009-2013, Camacho earned 24 test caps for his country. He would have had many …
Read More »Argentina XV Roster for 2019
Argentina XV Head Coach Ignacio Fernández Lobbe has named the player roster for 2019. The former Puma confirmed a 37-man squad for the pre-season. The Argentina XV will begin their year with the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). The competition is to see internationals against Brazil, Canada, Chile, Uruguay, and the …
Read More »Top 14 – Week 12 Preview
Week 12 of the Top 14 is to be the penultimate round of the French league for 2018. Matches are to take place on Saturday and Sunday and there is to be a number of Americas’ players involved. The following preview documents their involvement. Opening the action on Saturday will …
Read More »Powerful Pumas 7’s Named for Punta del Este
Los Pumas Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora has named a powerful roster to compete in Punta del Este, Uruguay on January 05-06. The 2019 Seven Punta is to be the opening competition of 2019 and the first of two events in the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens. Gómez Cora has named both …
Read More »English Premiership – Week 10 Preview
The English Premiership continues this weekend. In week 10 of the 2018-2019 season a full round of matches are to be played from Friday through Sunday. In the latest round there are to be three players involved. Opening week 10 will be the Worcester Warriors at home against the Northampton …
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