Argentina

Martín Schusterman’s 6 year old Olivia needs blood donors urgently. The young girl suffers from lymphoblastic leukemi and the former 17-time capped Puma is asking for help on social networks. Schusterman played in Rugby World Cup 2007, leaving early to be with his wife who was expecting to give birth to …

Preparation for Super Rugby continues in Buenos Aires where new players are in Training with Los Jaguares. This week Los Pumas 7s players Axel Müller (pictured above), Santiago Álvarez, Bautista Ezcurra, Rodrigo Etchart, Segundo Tuculet and Sebastián Cancelliere have joined the 35 players who have been training since Monday of last week. …

Close to a full weekend of European club action means we can actually throw together a reasonable team this week. Lots of players – particularly in Pro D2 – didn’t have a great week but a few did put their hands up, including a couple newcomers to our weekly selections. …

The 30th edition of the Sevens Viña del Mar is coming up in Chile. This coming weekend the 2016 edition of Chile’s biggest annual international event, the Casillero del Diablo Seven Viña will take place. Headlining the tournament will be the current world number two at Rugby Sevens, South Africa in …

Buenos Aires front-rower Leandro Mario Assi has joined Aix Marseille Provence Rugby to play in France’s second division the Pro d2. The club confirmed the arrival of the Argentine front-rower as a medical joker in place of the injured Denise Fogarty. From the famous club of Belgrano Athletic, Assi comes …

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 Los Jaguares Membership Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise began training last week with 35 players beginning preparations in Buenos Aires. Early indications are …

The 2016 American Sevens in Mar del Plata have been won by the home nation of Argentina with Los Pumas 7s defeating South Africa 7s Academy 17-14 in the Cup Final on Sunday evening.The teams earned the right to compete in the final after winning their respective Quarter Finals and …

With time up on the clock Argentine second-rower Manuel Carizza went over for a try to compete a bonus point home victory for Racing 92 in a rescheduled European Rugby Champions Cup match in France on Saturday. Playing at home to the 2015 Guinness Pro 12 champions, the Glasgow Warriors, …

Los Pumas and Springboks 7s impressed on Day 1 of the America Sevens in Mar del Plata, Argentina this afternoon. The two-day Rugby Sevens tournament is the first of the year in the Americas and serves as vital Olympic Games and International Sevens Series preparation for a number of those …

In what is surely a first for North American rugby at least, two Americas players will line up together in the midfield for Clermont Espoirs – the academy side – against Toulon on Sunday. Top Canadian prospect George Barton, 18, will line up with 19-year-old USA export Moses Fuala’au in …