The third and final match day of pool play of the U20’s Championship takes place on Thursday. In search of advancing to the final four Argentina face Italy. Both teams defeated Scotland but lost against England in their prior matches. Argentina had an impressive performance against Scotland on Saturday. Their …
Read More »Team of the Week
This past week didn’t quite follow the recent trend. Three Major League Rugby matches yielded few eligible contenders with the standard of rugby noticeably lower than in previous weeks. The first round of the Nations Cup was played in dreadful conditions but Uruguay still managed to impress with a convincing …
Read More »Guemes Extends Barcelona Contract
Bautista Guemes has extended his contract with Barcelona. The 28-year-old will remain at the Spanish club next season, furthering his professional career. Barcelona is the third professional rugby that Guemes has played for. He firstly departed CUBA in Buenos Aires to play in France for Agen. From there he went …
Read More »Hourcade and Argentina Gambling Big on Jaguares
Props aside there is no chance of seeing a European-Based player pull on a Pumas uniform in 2018. Head Coach Daniel Hourcade and Argentina (UAR) are gambling big on Jaguares. This reality comes following prior confirmation that European-Based players were to be selected for Los Pumas this year. With 17 losses …
Read More »Nations Cup 2018 – Argentina XV vs Fiji Warriors Preview
In the second of three rounds of play the Argentina XV and the Fiji Warriors meet in the Nations Cup in Montevideo on Wednesday. The sides do so after both having disappointed in their opening matches on Saturday. The Argentina XV were their worst enemies against Emerging Italy. In a …
Read More »Bosch Named in Top 14 Dream Team
Facundo Bosch has been Named in the Top 14 Dream Team by L’Equipe. In his debut season in the Top 14 the Argentine front-rower was named as the best hooker in France. L’Equipe noted that Bosch had an 82% success rate with his line-out throws (88 from 107). He also …
Read More »Los Pumas 7’s Change Three for Paris
Just days before the final round of the 2017-2018 World Series season, Los Pumas 7’s have changed three players. For the Paris 7’s Nicolás Menéndez, Severiano Escocbio, and Máximo Provenzano join the group. The three new names replace Franco Sábato, Germán Schulz, and Conrado Roura, all of whom suffered injuries …
Read More »Up and Under
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 A tremendous showing from Uruguay saw the South Americans downing the Fiji Warriors 29-10 on Saturday. Uruguay sealed the win …
Read More »Fiji unstoppable in London as Americas teams improve
Fiji made it four consecutive HSBC Sevens Series tournament wins as they defeated all comers at the London Sevens. The Olympic champions were in imperious form from the start, breezing through the pool stages and finding no true challenge until meeting South Africa in the Cup Final. Despite the relatively …
Read More »u20 Championship Highlights – Argentina vs Scotland
Day two of the 2018 World Rugby U20’s Championship took place today in France. Coming off an opening defeat against England Argentina needed a win against Scotland to keep their hopes alive of advancing to the Semi Finals. Los Pumitas played good rugby against Scotland. In the opening half the …
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