Argentina

Aged just 21 promising Buenos Aires back-rower Lautaro Bavaro has been named captain of the Argentina XV. The national ‘A’ team will play away to Uruguay on Saturday, taking on Los Teros at the Estadio Alberto Suppici for the Sudamérica Rugby Cup. The coaching team of Pablo Bouza, Diego Ternavasio …

This weekend sees week 25 of the French championship taking place and involved are to be a host of players from the Americas. Week 25’s opening fixture was that of La Rochelle vs Racing 92 earlier this evening. The match saw the visitors from suburban Paris claiming a minimum of …

Having won 73-27 in Buenos Aires against the same opposition much was expected of Los Jaguares away to the Kings this afternoon in Port Elizabeth. The second match, though, was vastly different as the Argentine franchise played over half the match with just 13 players. Red cards to second-rower Tomás …

Conor O’Shea has made two changes to his Italian team headed to the Americas, one enforced. Veteran hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini has dropped out with a chest injury, while Benetton Treviso prop Matteo Zanusso has been told to stay home and work on his conditioning with new coach Kieran Crowley to …

After a long season the Aviva Premiership champions will be crowned at Twickenham Stadium this weekend. The final is to see the 2015 champions, Saracens, appearing in a third consecutive final. The English club champions will be up against a new opponent on Saturday. Never before have the Exeter Chiefs …

French site Rugby Rama has named Mario Ledesma as one of the ten greatest Clermont players of all time. In naming the Pumas great the site posted the following: Coming through Narbonne and Castres before joining Clermont Auvergne in 2005, “Super Mario” was one of the spearheads of the pack …

Within 10 years Argentina needs 250 contracted players, claims the incoming World Rugby Vice Chairman Agustín Pichot. The figure is a notable jump from the present number of 80, a reflection of the evolving status of professional rugby in the country. Currently with one Super Rugby franchise plans for the …

A late change ahead of Saturday’s non-capped international against Uruguay has seen Hindú flyhalf called up in place of Javier Rojas for the Argentina XV. Díaz Bonilla has earned selection after guiding Hindú to Argentina’s national club title this past weekend, defeating Belgrano Athletic. The Argentina XV will play away …

Bristol are back in the big time. The west-country English club have been crowned champions of the Greene King IPA Championship and with it comes promotion to the Aviva Premiership for the 2016/17 season. It marks a major turn in fortunes for a club that has failed to achieve that …

World Rugby has confirmed that four bids have been made to host Rugby World Cup 2023. One of them will not be Argentina with the South American country instead set to bid to host the global event in 2027. Four bidders matches the number for Rugby World Cups 2015 and 2019, …