New Argentina Head Coach Mario Ledesma has confirmed his coaching staff. Less than two weeks out from the start of the Rugby Championship the now former Jaguares Head Coach has finalized his staff. Ledesma confirmed on Scrum TV that former Pumas scrum half Nicolás Fernández Miranda and outside center Martín …
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Steve Hansen has revealed his 33-man New Zealand All Blacks roster for the 2018 Rugby Championship. Included are 10 members of the Super Rugby-winning Crusaders side with the squad showing few changes from the group that took part in the June test series. There are two uncapped players named in …
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The new Head Coach of Argentina, Mario Ledesma has formally requested for props Juan Figallo, and Ramiro Herrera for the Rugby Championship. Los Pumas will play in the grueling annual competition, doing so in home-and-away matches against Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa starting on August 18. Ledesma confirmed on …
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An unlikely match took place in Tbilisi, Georgia on Friday. Top 14 club Racing 92 faced the Argentina XV in the Summer Rugby Cup, a unique tournament bridging seasons, competitions and continents. It was the second of two matches for both teams. Racing 92 started with a comfortable victory over …
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Four players – Emiliano Boffelli, Bautista Ezcurra, Bautista Delguy, and Marcos Kremer have signed to remain Jaguares until 2021. The four men were heavily involved for Mario Ledesma’s Jaguares in the 2018 Super Rugby campaign. The signatures of the four players until the end of 2021 means the pick of …
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Juan Imhoff captained Racing 92 to a 14-8 victory over the Argentina XV today. The RWC 2011 and 2015 Pumas winger did so in the Rugby Summer Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia. The result sees the Top 14 club finishing the four team tournament as the only team to claim two …
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The Argentina XV face Racing 92 in a ‘next of xv’ vs Top 14 battle on Friday. The unique fixture is a part of the inaugural Summer Rugby Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Argentina XV go into the match with their confidence shattered. The Ignacio Fernández Lobbe coached side fell …
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The son of Haitian parents, Jordan Joseph is to make his debut for Racing 92 on Friday. The France u20 No8 has been named to start against the Argentina XV in the Rugby Summer Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia. The 18-year-old was a star performer for France at the year’s Junior …
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Agustín Pichot has been named as the most influential person in rugby by Rugby World Magazine. In doing so the publication retained the former Pumas captain as rugby’s most influential person after also having named him in their previous ranking which was two years ago. The list compiled by Rugby …
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Agustín Creevy has been retained as Pumas captain. The leader during the Daniel Hourcade years will remain skipper of Argentina in the new era under Mario Ledesma. The decision comes despite Ledesma himself having not continued with Creevy as captain of Los Jaguares. For Super Rugby Ledesma preferred to have …
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