Argentina

It’s almost here, the groundbreaking new test rugby tournament begins this Saturday. The bringing together of Rugby World Cup regulars Argentina, Canada, and the USA along with the rapidly developing Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile gives the Americas a legitimate and highly promising platform for rugby to grow throughout the region. 2015 …

SANZAAR CEO Andy Marinos has today announced the officials for the upcoming professional competition. Argentina’s Federico Anselmi has been listed on the Super Rugby Referee Panel by SANZAAR. At an executive committee in Sydney, Australia Marinos noted “the 2016 referee squad contains 22 members, of which nine are in line …

Marcos Ayerza ended a more than three year try scoring drought this past weekend when he crossed in an Aviva Premiership fixture. Starting at loosehead prop Ayerza scored a first half try for the Leicester Tigers against Gloucester at Kingsholm. The try was one of three of the afternoon for the Leicester …

A number of Americas players are set to compete head-to-head in the knock-out stages of the British & Irish Cup. The tournament pits Greene King IPA Championship clubs against the development sides of Guinness Pro 12 celtic teams, and sees a dozen Americas players with a chance to lift the …

A late change before departing for Houston, Texas has seen Juan Pablo Estellés replacing Franco Cuaranta in the Argentina XV. The away match is to be the opening fixture for both the USA and Argentina in the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. The Eagles will be welcoming back a number of …

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 USA Eagles The Eagles roster for the Americas Rugby Championship is one to be analyzed in depth. Without question it is a …

The Americas came away empty handed in Wellington, with all three sides failing to capture silverware in a weekend of mixed fortunes. Tournament hosts New Zealand were unstoppable as they blasted their way to a trio of victories on day two, including a classic Cup final against South Africa that …

Argentina’s transition is now complete as SANZAR is now SANZAAR. The governing body of the Rugby Championship and Super Rugby competitions has officially added Argentina to it’s name with South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina now all a part of the acronym, SANZAAR. The confirmation means Argentina is an official member …

Argentina and the USA have both qualified for the Cup knock-outs after each finished in second spot in their pools on day one of the Wellington 7s. While upsets were hard to come by, there were a few scares, with Samoa unlucky to finish at the bottom of the highly …

A number of Canadian and a pair of Argentines are on show as the Greene King IPA Championship enters its 14th week. Some absentees but it’s not a bad group. In Saturday’s action Justin Blanchet continues on the blindside for Bedford as they host London Welsh at Goldington Road, but …