The return of Nicolás Sánchez has given Los Jaguares a boost. Sánchez has been with the team in South Africa but was not considered for the opening round match against the Southern Kings this past weekend. Joaquín Díaz Bonilla made his Super Rugby debut in place of Sánchez but was forced …
Read More »ARC 2017: Argentina XV vs Brazil – Full Match
International rugby landed in Ushuaia for the first time on Saturday as the Argentina XV hosted Brazil. The visitors grabbed an unlikely early lead but faded rapidly, ultimately capitulating by a huge score. Brazil will look to save face against Canada at home next weekend, while the Argentines will play …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Uruguay Los Teros got the result they wanted on Saturday evening, defeating Canada 17-13 in Maldonado. It marks the first time that …
Read More »Díaz Bonilla To Miss Stormers Clash
Coming off their win over the Southern Kings Los Jaguares have been dealt a blow. Starting fly half in Port Elizabeth, Joaquín Díaz Bonilla is out of the round two clash against the Stormers in Cape Town. Playing in his Super Rugby debut the Hindú Club product was delivering a …
Read More »Americas Rankings – February 25 2017
Week 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship has impacted the Americas Rankings. Two out of the three matches were for rankings and both of those matches saw changes to the competitors’ rankings. Uruguay’s home victory over Canada sees the North Americans dropping 0.88 rankings points to Uruguay. The updated rankings mean …
Read More »Video: Kings vs Jaguares Highlights
Los Jaguares began their second season of Super Rugby well. The Argentine franchise competed a 39-26 win over the Southern Kings. All three of Los Jaguares’ tries were impressive and play was smart in general. With improvement over the season a better campaign is certain than in 2016. Next up …
Read More »Hopes Fade of Argentina Avoiding RWC 2019 Pool of Death
Hopes continue to fade of Argentina avoiding a Pool of Death at Rugby World Cup 2019. In losing to Wales, Scotland and England in November, Argentina fell to 9th in the world. Los Pumas retain the position and results this far in the Six Nations have failed to change this. On …
Read More »Jaguares Open Season with Away Win over Kings
Los Jaguares opened their Super Rugby season with an away win over the Kings. The 39-26 win was not enough to collect a bonus point but it ultimately saw the Argentine team completing the task at hand. Penalties opened the scoring. In the early minutes debutante Joaquín Díaz Bonilla kicked …
Read More »ARC Predictions – Round 4
It’s hard to believe we’re already into Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship. The weeks seem to have flown by. Round 3 went well for our pundits, in fact very well. Most got all three winners correct and while nobody made a spot-on score prediction the only spread that …
Read More »Match Preview – Argentina XV vs Brazil
It will be a memorable event on Saturday test rugby is played as far south as it can possibly go. Ushuaia and the aptly-named Estadio Agustín Pichot will host the Argentina XV and Brazil. Of course with remoteness comes less inviting weather, and while the damp and windy conditions forecast …
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