Argentina

As we emerge from the November test window the focus now switches to the HSBC Sevens Series, the Americas Rugby Championship, the inaugural Major League Rugby season, and perhaps most importantly the World Cup Qualification series between Canada and Uruguay.   Major League Rugby nears kick-off – by Martin Pengelly …

The Uruguayan Rugby Union on Tuesday confirmed that Montevideo will once again host the World Rugby Nations Cup in June 2018. It will be the second consecutive year that the six-team international tournament will be held at the Estadio Charrúa. Los Teros made history in 2017 when they were declared …

There will be no easy pathways to the Cup Finals for the Americas teams at the upcoming Cape Town Sevens. All three have drawn high caliber opposition in their pools for the second stage of the HSBC Sevens Series, a crucial event given the poor results in Dubai this past …

Martín Bustos Moyano scored all 28 for Bayonne who completed a 28-17 away win over Nevers this past weekend. Playing fullback, the former Puma converted his own try and kicked seven penalties. The crucial away win lifts Bayonne up to 9th position. Further such results are required to get the …

Juan Ignacio Brex scored his first Guinness Pro 14 try, doing so against Leinster this weekend. The Argentine center scored under the posts, finishing off a series of raids from the home side. The try was his second overall for Benetton Treviso. His first came against Toulon in the European …

Buenos Aires are the 2017 Argentine national provincial champions. In being crowned the 2017 Campeonato Argentino winners the province retained their national title, extending their supremacy to three years. Buenos Aires sealed the title with a 25-20 win over Cuyo earlier today. They did so after overcoming a 10-0 deficit. …

Two changes have been made by Los Pumas for the Cape Town Sevens. Two regular names have been ruled out of playing next weekend. They were injured in the season opening tournament this weekend in Dubai. Captain Gastón Revol and fellow veteran Fernando Luna have been replaced. Their spots have …

Things couldn’t have gone much worse for the three men’s teams in the first round of the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series. Argentina, Canada, and the USA each came away with losing records. Not only did the trio fail to make the Cup Quarter Finals, all three lost their second match …

The 2017 November Internationals were historic for the Americas. For the first time six countries toured with matches taking place in Africa, Asia and Europe. The level of competition was, by and large, successful as all teams won at least one match. The pick of the players from the final …

Week 12 of the Top 14 takes place this weekend in France. A full round of seven matches will see interesting battles occurring. Involved are to be a host of players from the Americas. A number of this weekend’s fixtures as to be derbies. This is true of Toulouse vs Castres. …