Argentina

The Argentina XV’s Coached Felipe Contepomi and Ricardo Le Fort have confirmed the starting lineup and replacements for Saturday’s international against Uruguay. The teams will meet at the national Uruguayan rugby stadium, Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo with kick-off scheduled for 3:30pm local time. Captaining Argentina from outside center will be …

30 year old Argentine second-rower Tomás Vallejos Cinalli ahas signed a two month contract to play for the French champions. He will do so as a medical joker before and during the Rugby World Cup. Gonzalo Quesada, Stade Français’ Head Coach has acquired Vallejos Cinalli for the inititial stage of …

Uruguayan Head Coach Pablo Lemoine has named a strong lineup for Saturday’s home international against Argentina at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. The match is to be Uruguay’s last at home before the Rugby World Cup. Kick-off is scheduled for 3:30pm local time. European based professionals Mario Sagario, Agustín Ormaechea …

Argentina’s history-making march to the Semi Finals of Rugby World Cup 2007 caught the imagination of the country. So much so that El Súper Clásico  between Boja Juniors and River Plate was delayed. The South Americans eliminated Scotland and Ireland in addition to completing two wins over the host nation, …

In 50 days time Argentine Head Coach Daniel Hourcade will be at the Rugby World Cup for the second time in a coaching capacity. In 2007 he was Assistant Coach to Portugal who played in their only Rugby World Cup tournament to date. Portugal were unable to win a match …

Announced yesterday afternoon, Daniel Hourcade’s 26-man squad to travel to South Africa this Saturday offers significant insight into how his final squad for the World Cup is going to look. Names to have stood out in the performances to date have almost all been out, thereby implying their inclusion in the World Cup …

The Uruguayan test team, are preparing to play for the final time at home before the Rugby World Cup. The number two ranked South American team will play against an Argentina XV on Saturday at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Uruguay will be hosting a side missing Rugby Championship players making …

Last season’s English rugby second division champions, the Worcester Warriors have confirmed the departure of fly half Ignacio Mieres. The former Puma played for the club for two seasons after having previously spend three years at the Exeter Chiefs in addition to playing for Stade Français, Perpignan and the Leicester …

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has named a 26-man squad to travel to South Africa. The Springboks are to play host to Los Pumas in a third and final round Rugby Championship match on Saturday August 08 in Durban. Set to earn their first test caps of 2015, Juan …

There’s no Rugby Championship this week but the Pacific Nations Cup is still on, and there’s also a match between an Argentina XV and Uruguay to rule over.   PACIFIC NATIONS CUP   July 29 – USA v Tonga Paul – Being able to back-to-back Pacific Nations Cup victories for the USA …