Felipe Ezcurra is to captain Argentina XV vs Spain in the opening round fixture of the World Rugby Nations Cup in Romania on Thursday. The 23 year old Hindú Club scrum half has been a wider roster member of Los Jaguares in Super Rugby providing support to Martín Landajo and …
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Rosario referee Damián Schneider will take charge of the officiating of tomorrow’s World Rugby Nations Cup opening round fixture between Uruguay and Emerging Italy. Schneider is one of Argentina’s leading officials. He refereed three matches in the Americas Rugby Championship and in May 2015 he made his debut on the world stage, taking …
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The stellar season of Juan Imhoff had another impressive chapter added to it this past weekend. The Rosario flier ran in two tries for Racing 92 who completed a 40-25 win over European Challenge Cup winners, Montpellier. As a result of the win Racing 92 were confirmed as finishing the regular …
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Argentina’s u20 side, Los Pumitas, completed a sensational win over France this afternoon in the World Rugby Junior World Championship in Manchester, England. An unlikely turnaround in the final 20 minutes saw Los Pumitas overcoming France 24-15 at AJ Bell Stadium. Up until the final quarter it was all France. The Europeans held an …
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In his first match in charge of Italy Conor O’Shea has named a much altered lineup to that which represented Italy in the 2016 Six Nations Championship. With regular captain Sergio Parisse not touring the captaincy has fallen upon scrum half Edoardo Gori. He will join forces in the halves …
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Argentina’s preparation for Saturday’s home international against Italy has been rocked with news that Facundo Gigena it out. The 21 year old was injured playing for the Argentina XV against Chile on Saturday. In his place Daniel Hourcade has called in Felipe Arregui who had been named on the Argentina XV to travel …
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No more referring to your favorite PRO Rugby side just by its locale. Just hours after closing their fan-poll on the shortlists announced last week, the new organization has announced the winners and new names for each of the five franchises. The new team names are: Denver Stampede – beating …
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Los Pumitas Head Coach Nicolás Fernández Lobbe has named the Argentine under 20 starting lineup for the Junior World Championship opening round fixture against France. Included in the team are players to have been involved in the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship. One such player is Domingo Miotti who will start …
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French Head Coach Guy Noves has selected 17 players for his team’s upcoming two-match tour of Argentina. France will play tests in Tucumán on June 19 and 25. Due to the Rugby World Cup the French domestic season was forced to adapt which means the Top 14 is not yet …
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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 Bermuda The only Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifier this weekend saw Bermuda toppling the Bahamas on Saturday. The 30-13 win sees Bermuda rising …
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