It was a cliffhanger. Both Selknam and Yacare were competing for a Semi Final spot. The home side needs the win to remain in the hunt while the visitors needed to come away with points. Following a late penalty Yacare pulled-off a 20-19 win to join Peñarol, Los Dogos and …
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The Semi Final bound Dogos host the American Raptors on Sunday. The match is the final fixture of the regular season for the Córdoba side. The visitors from Denver, Colorado will finish their season with road games in Córdoba, Argentina and São Paulo, Brazil. Los Dogos head in to the …
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Joel Sclavi is now a two-time European champion. Sclavi featured as a replacement at loose head prop for La Rochelle. The French Top 14 side defeated United Rugby Championship (URC) side Leinster 27-26 in the final in Dublin, Ireland. Leinster were firm-favorites for the final. The team has been formidable …
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Los Pampas delivered on Friday in Montevideo. Having fallen to Selknam last weekend, the team from Buenos Aires rebounded a battering across the Andes to overcome the champions in an upset win. Los Pampas battled a powerful team and also torrential rain en route to a 16-10 win. Remarkably, the …
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It is going to be do or die in Santiago. Selknam and Yacare are chasing places in the Semi Finals. Their clash in the penultimate round of the season comes with the home side on 22 points and the visitors from Paraguay on 29. Selknam must win this match. The …
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Toulon are the 2023 European Challenge Cup Champions. The French Top 14 side defeated Scotland side the Glasgow Warriors 43-17 in the Final on Friday in Dublin, Ireland. It was revenge of sorts after Toulon lost the 2022 Final to Lyon. Toulon’s title win featured a try to the great …
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Argentina will rely heavily on Super Rugby Americas talent when the World Rugby u20 Championship returns in Cape Town, South Africa, this June. The 30-man squad contains 23 players attached to either Dogos or Pampas, with most having made appearances in the professional competition. In fact five players have been …
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The penultimate round of Super Rugby Americas 2023 kicks-off in Montevideo on Friday. Peñarol host Los Pampas in the battle of the Rio de la Plata. Los Pampas are in search of a ticket to the Semi Finals. Of note is that Los Pampas handed Peñarol their only defeat thus …
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Argentines have made a massive impact in Europe this season. So much so that the best tries in two of the three elite competitions were scored by Argentines. The winners are both from the northern Argentine rugby stronghold of Tucumán and are from the same club: Los Tarcos. The best …
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Agustín Pichot has returned to the World Rugby Council. The former captain of Los Pumas and Vice Chairman of World Rugby now has a seat as one of the three Argentine representatives. Pichot joins Sol Iglesias and UAR President Gabriel Travaglini as the three Argentines with votes on the World …
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