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Argentina vs Japan in November?

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Is there to be an Argentina vs Japan test match in November? According to the French-based site japon.net, yes. Japon Rugby reports that Argentina is to open it’s November tour of Europe with a test match against Japan in the U.K. The fixture is to make Los Pumas’ three-match tour that …

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Leonardi starts for Sunwolves

Tomás Leonardi will make his second start of the season for the Sunwolves on Friday. The Pumas international lines up at no8 against the Stormers at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. Ed Quirk moves to openside flank to make room, with USA’s Andrew Durutalo dropping to the bench. The change …

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Jaguares Change Three for Hurricanes

Los Head Coach Raúl Pèrez has opted to change three players for Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes in Wellington. Alterations see starts this weekend for Santiago García Botta, Matías Orlando and Nicolás Sánchez. Sánchez returns to start at fly half which sees last weekend’s starting 10, Santiago González …

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Team of the Week

It wasn’t a great week for the fortunes of Americas players. Few were found in starting lineups across Europe and fewer stood out. The Jaguares weren’t especially sharp against the Blues either, but we think we’ve managed to staple together a half-decent XV between the North and the South. 1 …

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Three Promising Jaguares

As a team Los Jaguares have not been an on-field success to date. With one win and four losses thus far the team has a long way to go to reach the required heights to be in with a chance of winning a Super Rugby title. The purpose of the …

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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 Tucumán The capital city of the Tucumán province, San Miguel de Tucumán pulled off a spectacular coup in being allocated both of …

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Pucará Prop in Brutal Assault on Opponent

Pucará prop Cipriano Martínez brutally assaulted San Albano second-rower Juan Masi in a URBA club match in Burazco on Saturday.  The act could very well result in a life ban for Martínez. The incident was caught on camera and can be seen below. Pucará was shamed by the incident, posting the following …

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