Argentina

Argentine Juan Manuel Leguizamón made history today. In featuring from the bench against Australia the No 8 from Santiago del Estero became the 5th most capped Puma of all time. Aged 34, Leguizamón has been a Puma since 2005. He earned his debut that year against Japan. During his career …

Argentina fell in what was a familiar final quarter failing. Los Pumas were beaten 45-20 by Australia in Canberra this morning. The defeat came despite Argentina having been leading 13-10 at half time. Los Pumas’ performance was, in many ways, a repeat of prior outings this year. The defeat means …

With much of the Americas focus on the match in Philadelphia on Saturday the French Top 14 will take a back seat, but there are still a dozen-odd players of note to look forward to over the course of the weekend. Entering Week 4 the contenders are starting to make …

American rugby fans will be treated to their second ever Aviva Premiership match on US soil on Saturday when Newcastle Falcons take on Saracens at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia. This is not an exhibition match, this is a full-on fixture that will be shown on the big screen for …

Americas participants are few and far between this week in the third round of the Aviva Premiership. Several, in fact, are stateside for the big match in Philadelphia but only four will play in that match, with another three slated elsewhere and one on Aviva ‘A’ League duty. USA fans …

With some players still working their way back from injury and others getting acquainted with their new clubs there’s perhaps fewer Americas players in action this weekend than is ideal as the Greene King IPA Championship enters its third week. That said there are still seven named to match day …

Round 3 of the Guinness Pro 14 kicks-off today. The Celtic, Italian and South African league will see three Friday fixtures and the remaining four being played on Saturday. The Americas will be represented in league matches on Saturday. Jeff Hassler will start again for the Ospreys. The Canadian flier will …

It’s not the most exciting week for Americas fans of the Pro D2. Even in a slow week, however, there are participants in five of the eight matches across the French second division. The Argentines dominate selection with only one player from the USA accounting for all of the Americas …

The Americas Pacific Challenge will return for a second year in 2017. Once again the tournament will take place in Montevideo with all matches taking place at the Estadio Charrúa. Six teams of the second senior national (‘A’) level will take part with five returning from 2016. Argentina, Canada, Samoa, …

The Aviva Premiership makes its return to North American shores on Saturday as the Newcastle Falcons take on Saracens, two-time defending European Champions, at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia. It’s the second time that England’s top professional division has taken its wares to the USA, the first taking place at …