Italy

The third and final match day of pool play of the U20’s Championship takes place on Thursday. In search of advancing to the final four Argentina face Italy. Both teams defeated Scotland but lost against England in their prior matches. Argentina had an impressive performance against Scotland on Saturday. Their …

The World Rugby Nations Cup opened for 2018 on Saturday. In the first fixture the Argentina XV faced Emerging Italy at a rain-soaked Carrasco Polo club in Montevideo. The fixture was far from being a classic. To the contrary the stop-start affair saw the Argentina XV having the better of …

Los Pumitas remain alive in the World Rugby u20 Championship. This morning in Perpignan, France, Argentina completed a crucial win over Scotland. The 29-13 victory was by a comprehensive four tries to one. Argentina dominated the opening half. Yet it was in the second half in which Los Pumitas won …

A tremendous performance from Uruguay saw Los Teros toppling the Fiji Warriors this afternoon in Montevideo. The 29-10 win was a dream start to the host side looking to defend their Nations Cup title. The victory was the latest of what has been a historic run over a sustained period. …

The Argentina XV were 19-8 winners over Emerging Italy today. The 11 point win starts the team’s Nations Cup campaign with the planned result. The rugby played, though, was less than impressive. The Argentina XV played all the rugby in what was a dreadful match. Emerging Italy were defending for …

Game two of the 2018 Nations Cup sees the home side, Uruguay facing the Fiji Warriors. The match is as close to a preview as possible of the Uruguay vs Fiji pool match in Kamaishi, Japan. While Fiji is playing with the national ‘A’ side this is the final opportunity …

The 2018 Nations Cup gets underway on Saturday in Uruguay. Competing in the opening fixture will be the Argentina XV and Emerging Italy, the respective ‘A’ sides of Tier 1 unions Argentina and Italy. Felipe Contepomi’s Argentina XV team is a line-up far closer to the genuine article than that …

Leandro Cedaro is returning to Mont de Marsan. The 30-year-old from Chaco province in Argentina has signed a three-year-deal with the French club which sees him on his way back to the side from Agen. Before joining Agen last year Cedaro played for La Rochelle, enjoying a highly successful five …

Uruguay has named a powerful roster for the Nations Cup. Head Coach Esteban Meneses has selected a team capable of defending the title they won a year ago in Montevideo. This year’s tournament returns to Uruguay but due to renovations at the Estadio Charrúa it is not being played in …

Big names have been included in the Argentina XV roster for the Nations Cup. The upcoming competition in Uruguay will see Argentina’s official ‘A’ side being notably stronger to that which played in the recent Sudamericano 6 Naciones A. Felipe Contepomi’s roster of 28 players will begin training on Monday …