Argentina

Los Teros World Cup Farewell

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The Uruguay test team, Los Teros are to play one final match in the country before departing for the Rugby World Cup. The fixture is to take place at Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa on Saturday August 01. With the match falling a month and a half before Uruguay’s opening World Cup fixture, …

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Moving the Pieces as Pumas look to rebound

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Finding a balance between improving on what was an underwhelming performance in Christchurch and building for the World Cup is the task Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade is setting himself this week. Prior to the Rugby Championship getting underway he made it known that players were going to be rotated. …

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UAR Fraud Case Reaches the Courts

The two former UAR employees who were accused of fraud of nearly 3 million Argentine pesos are on the verge of trial. Andres Sánchez and Hernan Blanco are accused of having committed crime against the company by cashing checks with forged signatures. The pair are near public trial after the Fourth Crime Chamber ratified prosecutions …

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The Americas Up and Under of the Week

The Americas Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the pros and cons from the weekend. Up AJ MacGinty debut A number of players boosted their Rugby World Cup chances substantially this weekend and none more so than USA Eagles debutant AJ MacGinty. Having …

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Americas Team of the Week

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It wasn’t a great week for the Americas teams in either the Rugby Championship or the Pacific Nations Cup, with three losses from three. As such it might be easier to select a ‘mediocre’ XV, but we can only work with what we’re given. Here is the Americas Team of …

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World Rugby Review 2011 Quarter Finals

World Rugby’s most recent ongoing reviews of previous Rugby World Cups took a look at how Australia and New Zealand reached the Semi Finals in 2011. The teams did so by winning matches against South Africa and Argentina. Los Pumas faced the home side at Eden Park in Auckland in …

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31 man Wallaby Squad named for Argentina

Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has announced a 31-man squad to travel to Mendoza for next weekend’s Rugby Championship fixture against Los Pumas. Missing to injury are Rob Horne and Will Genia who were both involved in Australia’s round one win over South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday. Four new players …

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All Blacks down Pumas in Rugby Championship Opener

The World Champion All Blacks started their Rugby Championship title defense well by defeating Argentina 39-18 in Christhurch on Friday evening local time. The performance made up for last week’s below-par showing against Samoa in Apia while for Argentina it was a reminder of the need to enter with the …

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Concerns Raised over Buenos Aires Super Rugby Venue

The Argentine Super Rugby franchise is to be based in Buenos Aires, or more specifically, the city’s Northern suburbs in and around San Isidro. The Parque Presidente Sermiento in Saavedra has been identified by the union as being appropriate for the needs of the team and union. Saavedra’s neighbors, though, …

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