Romania has named a 37-man roster for the July Internationals. The Eastern Europeans will tour Uruguay and also play a test match against Italy. The fixtures will begin at home against Italy on July 01 and be followed by tests in Montevideo on July 10 and 17. The roster contains …
Read More »Gonzalo García joins URC side Zebre from Italian Top 10
Gonzalo García will continue his career in Italy; however, the Argentine will move from the Top 10 to the United Rugby Championship (URC). García has signed for Zebre. The move will see the Puma playing in an elite rugby competition in the lead-up to Rugby World Cup 2023. The 23-year-old …
Read More »Eduardo Bello moves from URC to Premiership; from Zebre to Saracens
Eduardo Bello will move from Italy to England. The Argentine prop has been recruited by Saracens from Zebre. It marks the second professional league and country of the career of the Puma. He was recruited by Zebre from Argentina in 2017. In 2021 he made his debut for Los Pumas. …
Read More »Viadana sign Italian eligible Mariano Romanini from SLAR
Mariano Romanini will continue his career in Italy. The Argentine N8 has signed for Viadana to play in the Top 10. The move comes following his involvement in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for the Olímpia Lions. Romanini was among the leading players in his position in the …
Read More »Diego Galetto and Petrarca win Italian Top 10 title
Córdoba provincial second-rower Diego Galetto started for Petrarca in a winning effort today. Petrarca Rugby defeated Rugby Rovigo Delta 19-6 to win the Italian Top 10 title. It means Italy have a new champion as Rovigo won the title in 2021. Galetto started the final in his natural position of …
Read More »Calvisano with Argentines win Italian Top 10 Semi Final
Calvisano completed a hard-earned 16-12 Semi Final victory over Petrarca on Saturday. The Semi Final included Argentine players. The return match will take place next weekend. It will determine who advances to the Top 10 Final. Facundo Panceyra Garrido captained Calvisano. The former Argentine 7’s player put in a captains …
Read More »Zebre sign Italian-eligible Argentine flanker Guido Volpi
Italian side Zebre have announced the signing of Argentine flanker Guido Volpi. The United Rugby Championship (URC) have recruited the 26-year-old in what is a return to the URC. Volpi previously played for the Ospreys. He joins Zebre from the Doncaster Knights in England’s RFU Championship. Volpi has been playing …
Read More »Joaquín Riera re-signs with Benetton until 2024
Argentina center Joaquín Riera will continue playing in Italy and in the United Rugby Championship (URC). Benetton have re-signed the former Los Pumas 7’s player on a new contract until 2024. Riera has been playing for Benetton since 2019. he joined the URC team following three seasons with Petrarca Padova …
Read More »Argentines Brex and Nemer to face France in Six Nations
Argentines Juan Ignacio Brex and Iván Nemer will play for Italy on Sunday. The two former Argentina XV players will face France in the opening round of the 2022 Six Nations. Brex will start at outside center while Nemer will feature as a replacement prop. Brex and Nemer were both …
Read More »Foreign-Born / Produced Players in 2022 Six Nations
The 2022 Six Nations Championship is the 23rd edition of the competition since expanding to include Italy in 2000. It was originally conceived as the Home Nations Championship and first contested by England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in 1883. France joined in 1910 to create the Five Nations Championship. Eligibility …
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