The uncapped Santiago Pernas has earned his first call-up to Los Pumas. Felipe Contepomi has added the 21-year-old to his roster with Matías Orlando dropping out. The change sees Pernas joining the roster in Santiago del Estero ahead of Argentina’s first of two Rugby Championship 2024 fixtures against South Africa. …
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Chile wrote history on Saturday. Los Cóndores were 28-0 winners over the Argentina XV. The uncapped match was the Chilean Senior Men’s team up against Argentina’s next-of-XV. It was Chile’s second win over the Argentina XV and by a much larger margin than the 2021 result. RESULT IMPLICATIONS Played …
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South American rugby eyes will be focus on Talca, Chile on Saturday. Chile play host to the Argentina XV in an uncapped match. The fixture is vital match practice for both teams. Chile are preparing for Rugby World Cup Qualifiers against Paraguay and Brazil while Argentina XV players are looking …
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Changes have been made to Argentina’s roster to face the Springboks. Los Pumas take-on the Wold Champions home-and-away in upcoming matches. The first will be in Santiago del Estero on Saturday, September 21 and the second in Nelspruit on Saturday, September 28. Felipe Contepomi’s Pumas are 2-2 thus far in …
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Felipe Contepomi has made adjustments to the roster he took over from Michael Cheika. A number of senior players are yet to play or have been overtaken while others. This has represented a shake-up as there are no signs of a hangover from the World Cup. This article investigates the …
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Eduardo Bello is out of the remainder of the 2024 Rugby Championship. The tight head prop from Córdoba was injured playing for Argentina against Australia in Santa Fé. Bello was a 46th minute replacement for Joel Sclavi. Injury saw Sclavi returning for Bello in the 72nd minute. Bello was hurt …
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Five players have been added to the Argentina XV roster. Argentina’s Senior Men’s next-of-XV will face Chile at the Estadio Fiscal de Talca on Saturday, September 14. The match is the second of a two-match mini South American Tour. The Argentina XV opened with a 64-26 victory over Brazil in …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Argentina Break Records in handing Australia their all-time biggest defeat Argentina produced a record breaking performance against Australia on Saturday. …
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The Argentina XV were 64-29 winners over Brazil on Sunday. Played at the Estádio Du Cambusano in Jacareí, Argentina’s next-of-XV ran in ten tries while Brazil scored four. The match was World Cup Qualifying preparation for Brazil and an opportunity for Argentina’s home-based talent. The Argentina XV featured Super Rugby …
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Juan Martín González scored the third try for Los Pumas in their record-breaking 67-27 win over the Wallabies on Saturday. This saw the back-rower from Mendoza scoring for a fifth consecutive time for Argentina in a test match against Australia. The try-scoring streak stated in his home town in 2022. …
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