Argentina

The major European leagues including the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro 12 and Top 14 take a break this weekend. In place will be week 5 of the Challenge Cup. Here we let you give you an Americas Weekend Guide – detailing who will be in action. The opening match will be …

Los Pumas 7’s have been confirmed for Viña del Mar. The champions of last weekend’s Punta del Este 7’s will look to make it two from two to start 2017. The notable inclusion for Viña del Mar is Ramiro Finco. He has prior experience playing for Los Pumas 7’s on …

Los Jaguares are to play Uruguay, Argentina XV in Warm-up Matches. The fixtures will take place this month giving the Argentine Super Rugby franchise match practice. On January 23 Los Jaguares will take-on Uruguay. Four days later the team will play against the Argentina XV. Both matches are to be …

Rugby has been given a wake-up call as the FIFA World Cup has expanded to 48 teams. Tuesday’s announcement that the 2026 FIFA World Cup would be increased from 32 to 48 participants sees it having more than double that of rugby’s showpiece event. FIFA World Cup Expansion The FIFA …

Our weekly selection is back after a week away on account of insufficient numbers. The European numbers were a bit stronger this week but the performances weren’t so flash. On the outskirts of European thoughts is the Italian Eccellenza, an ever-improving standard of rugby that is now bolstered with several …

Argentine outside center Juan Pablo Estelles has been added to Northampton’s Champions Cup Roster. He will be free to play for the Aviva Premiership side, if selected, in Saturday’s home clash against Castres. The Northampton Saints are in bottom spot of Pool 4. After four rounds the English club has …

French Pro D2 club Agen have confirmed the arrival of Facundo Bosch from Argentina. The hooker from Necochea has signed on with the club until 2019. He is one of seven arrivals, one of the others is Argentine Leandro Cedaro who joins from La Rochelle. The loss of Bosch is …

The year has not started well for veteran Juan Martín Hernández. The Jaguares inside center has been ruled out of rugby for a month, handing Los Jaguares a significant blow. In the first training session of the year Hernández collided with second-rower Juan Cruz Guillemaín. The impact caused facial trauma and …

Daniel Hourcade has declared “We’ll beat the All Blacks by 2019”. The Argentine Head Coach made the declaration on the “De caño vale doble” show on Radio 10. With Los Jaguares having begun preparations for their second Super Rugby season Hourcade is optimistic. He believes that the lessons learned including …

The pools have been released for the Viña del Mar 7’s. This weekend’s international competition in Chile will be the second of two legs of the South American Sevens circuit. Los Pumas 7’s won in Punta del Este this past weekend. In having done so Argentina will lead Pool A …