Argentina

Moroni Out for Three Weeks

Matías Moroni is out for three weeks. The first-choice Jaguares outside center suffered an injury to his right elbow in yesterday’s match against Uruguay. The same fixture saw leading scrum half, Martín Landajo ruled out for three months with a broken leg. Moroni had a solid match against Uruguay. Playing one half …

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UAR Block Facundo Isa from Jaguares Training

The UAR has blocked Facundo Isa from Jaguares training. The star no8 was stopped from playing for Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise in yesterday’s warm-up match against Uruguay. Juan Manuel Leguizamón and Leonardo Senatore played a half each against Los Teros. A third no8, Benjamín Macome also played albeit out of …

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Landajo breaks leg in Jaguares training

Los Jaguares have suffered a serious blow to their early Super Rugby plans as vice-captain Martín Landajo suffered a broken fibula in a training match on Monday. The star scrumhalf went down just five minutes into a contact scrimmage between the Jaguares players, landing awkwardly under a Leonardo Senatore tackle …

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Uruguayan Player Joins Jaguares Super Rugby

History has been made as an Uruguayan player has officially joins Los Jaguares Super Rugby. Nicolás Freitas of Montevideo club, Carrasco Polo has signed a one year contract to play for the Argentine franchise. Aged 23, Freitas played for Uruguay in November. He started all three matches at center for …

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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 Georgia are Coming The Lelos are coming to the Americas. The Georgian Rugby Union has confirmed that their proposed tour to Canada, …

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Uruguay Players to Face Los Jaguares

Uruguay has named 24 players to face Los Jaguares. Los Teros will take on Argentina’s Super Rugby team on Monday in a pre-season fixture. It will be the first hit-out of the year for both teams, enabling them to prepare for Americas Rugby Championship and Super Rugby respectively. The players …

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Toulouse Set to Sign Facundo Isa

Toulouse are set to sign Facundo Isa, L’equipe has reported. The French media outlet says that Toulouse are to confirm the arrival of Isa in the coming hours. The 25-time capped Puma is said to be signing a two-year contract. Aged 23 Isa is regarded as one of the best …

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2016 ARN Rookie of the Year

To get our 2016 ARN Awards underway is a new award, Rookie of the Year. This was not awarded in 2015, with our young players instead considered under the ‘Breakthrough’ category. With this being the start of a new World Cup cycle and so many newcomers tasting international rugby for …

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