Argentina

Week 5 of the Pro 14 will be played on Friday and Saturday. This weekend’s matches see rugby being played in Italy, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The following preview details the involvement of Americas’ players. In the Welsh capital on Friday the Cardiff Blues play host to the Cheetahs. The …

The Americas contingent rises to six this week as New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup begins its 7th week. Two matches have already taken place. Tyler Ardron played on the blindside flank and captained Bay of Plenty for the second successive game, losing 17-15 to Manawatu earlier today. Friday will see …

Two weeks after defeating Australia on the Gold Coast, Los Pumas are looking to make further history. They will have home advantage at a sold out Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires. Their opponents, New Zealand are coming off a rare home Rugby Championship defeat against South Africa. Argentine Head Coach …

After a weeks rest the Pro D2 resumes. Week 6 of France’s second division sees some notable clashes and a host of involvement from the Americas. The following preview details the involvement from the Western Hemisphere. Opening Week 6 of the Pro D2 will be the Basque classic of Biarritz …

Leicester Tigers have recruited an Argentine scrum-half as a Medical Joker. Hindú’s Felipe Ezcurra is set to join this week in a move to provide cover with Ben Youngs having minor injury complications. His move to Leicester will be is first opportunity of playing professional rugby in Europe. His contract is for …

There were no international fixtures on the weekend but there was a glut of domestic action spread across the globe. This week’s team reaches into eight different divisions to bring together a scratch side – the URBA Top 12, the French Fédérale 1 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and …

Clive Griffiths was back at Castle Park on Saturday for the first time since suffering a heart attack two weeks ago. The Director of Rugby at Doncaster Knights underwent an operation to have a stent fitted. He has since received a positive report that there has been no permanent damage …

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 Jamaica Men’s Sevens, Mexico Women’s Sevens On Sunday both the Jamaica Men and Mexico Women qualified for the Pan American Games. …

Manuel Montero has been added to the Pumas roster to face New Zealand. Argentina will play host to the no 1 team in the world this coming Saturday in Buenos Aires. The 26-year-old will train under Mario Ledesma for the first time. Following injury complications in 2015-2017 Montero walked away …

Mario Ledesma has trimmed his roster to 30 players to face New Zealand. This sees seven players who trained this week released ahead of next weekend’s Rugby Championship match in Buenos Aires. Of the 30 players included the most notable name is Ramiro Herrera. He joined the roster from France earlier …