Argentina

Round two of the 2018 Rugby Championship saw Argentina returning to winning ways. Having lost all four prior matches this year, Los Pumas completed a 32-19 win over South Africa to claim their third ever victory against the two-time RWC champions. The match was the second of two test matches …

Argentina have returned to life with a famous win over South Africa. Los Pumas completed their third ever win over the Springboks, converting a 27-7 half time lead into a 32-19 victory. A Bautista Delguy double and a full-house of scoring from Nicolás Sánchez sent a RWC warning to England, …

Named today the Argentina XV roster for the Americas Pacific Challenge combines experience and Pumitas. Coaches Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, and Diego Ternavasio have named a 30-man roster to train in Buenos Aires from August 27-29. Following the training camp the final Argentina XV roster will be confirmed to travel to …

The 2018-2019 Top 14 season begins on Saturday. The richest and league in rugby will see six matches played on Saturday and one on Sunday to open the season. Involved are to be players from the Americas. Below is a preview outlining the involvement from the Western Hemisphere. The season …

The second week New Zealand’s National Provincial Competition – the Mitre 10 Cup – is underway and there are a handful of Americas players in action. After being a late scratch for last week’s game against Taranaki there was a return to action for Tyler Ardron yesterday. He had a …

Argentina are aiming to playing the 2019 Currie Cup. Advanced discussions between UAR President Marcelo Rodríguez and SA Rugby President Mark Alexander have been highly productive. Rodríguez told La Nacion: “We are in an advanced process that should be followed by a logical decision by SA Rugby, but thus far we …

In round two of the Rugby Championship Argentina play at home against South Africa on Saturday. The fixture is the second of two matches between the sides this year. In game one the Springboks were 34-21 wins in Durban. In his second match as Head Coach Mario Ledesma had made …

Professional rugby in France continues with the second division, the Pro D2 seeing week 2 of the season taking place from Thursday to Sunday. Week 1 saw wins for Mont de Marsan, Béziers, Montauban, Biarritz, Bayonne, Colomiers, and Aurillac. In Week 2 there are to be RWC hopefuls involved for …

In this week’s edition of Team of the Week a range of players make the selection. These include players involved in club activity, test matches and everything in between. Six Pumas make the side while both Canada ‘A’ and the Uruguay XV also feature. 1 – Francisco Ferronato (Belgrano) Another strong …

The 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge is set for October. This year’s edition is to be the third in tournament history. Like the 2016 and 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge events, the 2018 edition will also take place in Uruguay. The competition will involve six participants, each of whom will play three …