Well it wasn’t hard to pick most of this week’s team! After a performance like the one from Argentina on Saturday, it was tempting to just pick the Pumas team in its entirety, but somehow we did find room to squeeze in a couple other players. 1 – Marcos Ayerza …
Read More »Up and Under
The 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 Argentina History was made in Durban on Saturday as Los Pumas defeated South Africa for the first time, and did …
Read More »Hourcade names 31-man Squad for Final Home Test
Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has confirmed a 31-man squad for Argentina’s final assignment before confirming the World Cup squad, a test match against South Africa in Buenos Aires next Saturday. Included are the 26 players who traveled to Durban for the historic win. Joining them are Juan Martín …
Read More »Pumas earn famous victory in Durban
Argentina celebrated the 50th anniversary of their inaugural tour to South Africa with a stirring 37-25 victory at Kings Park in Durban, in doing so becoming the first Pumas side to beat the Springboks on any ground. The result has also made a clear statement to the rugby world – …
Read More »Pumas Change Eleven for Springboks
Daniel Hourcade has continued with the squad rotation for Argentina’s third and final round match of the Rugby Championship. His team named to face South Africa in Durban on Saturday features only four returning players from the round two fixture against Australia in Mendoza. Racing 95 winger Juan Imhoff is …
Read More »de Villiers captain, Kriel to the wing vs Pumas
Jean de Villiers returns as captain to lead a changed Springbkos side for Saturday’s international against Los Pumas in Durban. Both Pieter-Steph du Toit and Siya Kolisi are to be involved for the first time since facing France in 2013. With de Villiers named at outside centre the in-form Jesse …
Read More »Emotions as Contepomi runs-out for final test match
The most capped Puma of all time, Felipe Contepomi played his final test match in the 2013 Rugby Championship as Argentina played host to Australia at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario. Earning his 87th cap Contepomi led the players out onto the field to a loud applause. Among those …
Read More »Remembering Horacio Agulla’s RWC 2007 try vs Ireland
In this week’s edition of #trytimetuesday World Rugby takes a look back at Horacio Agulla’s first half try against Ireland during the pool stage of Rugby World Cup 2007. The sensational score was started by fly half Juan Martín Hernández who, like Agulla, is to face South Africa this weekend …
Read More »Pumas to wear shirt in tribute to 1965 team
Argentina’s supplier, Nike is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Los Pumas’ and present a special uniform to mark the occasion. The two upcoming matches against South Africa on Saturday August 08 in Durban and Saturday August 15 in Buenos Aires will see Los Pumas wearing the uniform featuring the …
Read More »Cubelli set to join Brumbies
Pumas star Tomás Cubelli looks likely to be joining the Brumbies for the 2016 Super Rugby season. The Australian franchise is looking for a replacement for Nic White, who is departing to join Jake White’s Montpellier team in the French Top 14. Cubelli signed a two-year contract with the UAR …
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