Argentina

There are to be no restrictions on Nicolás Sánchez playing for Argentina all year. The fly half from Tucumán is to move to Paris to play for Stade Français in the Top 14 but his move will have no impact whatsoever on his availability for international duty. Sánchez will remain …

Mario Ledesma has been named as the new Head Coach of Argentina, effective immediately. The 45-year-old replaces Daniel Hourcade who stood down from the position in June following a dour run of results. His contract is until the end of 2021. Ledesma takes on the position as the first of a …

Who are the Jaguares fly half candidates for 2019? This question has been asked by many and debated on social media. The end of the Daniel Hourcade regime and the departure of Nicolás Sánchez from Los Jaguares to Stade Français have combined to change the landscape entirely. In the days …

New Zealand’s southern most province, Southland has confirmed its player roster for this year’s domestic championship. Included in the squad are players with connections to Argentina, and the USA Players – one of each will feature for Southland in the Mitre 10 Cup. Southland have added Argentine scrum-half Nico Costa …

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 Uruguay Uruguay have secured an impressive four-match schedule for their November tour to Europe. Included are two exhibition matches against Guinness …

The inaugural Summer Cup kicked-off on Saturday with the Georgia XV taking-on the Argentina XV. The respective Official ‘A’ sides continued the rivalry of the test teams of the Lelos and Los Pumas. In completing a 23-22 win the Georgia XV tasted their first victory over Argentina at senior level. …

Argentina’s U19’s claimed victory over Uruguay’s U20’s, winning 39-10 this afternoon in Buenos Aires. The Home side’s victory continues on the solid year of Argentina’s U20’s who finished 6th in the Junior World Championship in France. Uruguay are preparing for World Rugby’s second Tier U20’s competition. The 2018 Junior World …

A second half flop saw the Argentina XV fall to the Georgia XV today in Tbilisi. The 23-22 defeat came despite the Argentina XV having held a 22-7 half time lead. The fixture was the opening match of the inaugural Rugby Summer Cup. The Georgia XV and the Argentina XV …

Rivals at RWCs 2007, 2011, and 2015 Georgia and Argentina have a special relationship. It has been expanded over into the June Internationals with Georgia playing in Argentina in 2013 and 2017. On Saturday their rivalry will break new ground with the respective national ‘A’ sides facing-off in Tbilisi. The …

With the only notable 15-a-side rugby this past weekend the Super Rugby finals, this week we’ve opted for a special selection. To celebrate the impressive Rugby World Cup Sevens hosted in San Francisco we’ve selected our form team from that tournament instead. There were mixed fortunes for the Americas teams …