Dates for the 2017 South American A Championship have been announced. This year’s edition is to see Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay battling it out in a competition which doubles as Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification. The winner of the Four Nation competition is to advance to play either Canada …
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Los Pumas 7’s Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora has named his roster for Asia. Argentina will compete in the Asia’s two legs of the World Sevens Circuit next month – Hong Kong and Singapore. Gómez Cora has selected thirteen players, all of whom will travel to Asia. From April 7-9 …
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Los Jaguares injury concerns continue to mount. Ruled out of six weeks is Julián Montoya. The second choice Argentine hooker suffered an injury to his left hand and requires surgery. Earlier today Gaspar Baldunciel was added to the training roster. The Argentina XV hooker is now expected to not only …
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Los Jaguares have called in Argentina XV cavalry for the Reds. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise will play host to the Queensland state side in Buenos Aires on Saturday. The match is to be Los Jaguares’ first against a non-South African side this year. Los Jaguares are coming off a 41-14 …
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USA hooker Joe Taufete’e has extended his contract with the Worcester Warriors. The Aviva Premiership club has been highly pleased with the performances of the Californian since adding him as a medical joker in December. He has since made five appearances, scoring his first try for the club against the Harlequins in January. While …
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Argentine referee Federico Anselmi will take charge of the Sunwolves vs Stormers in Singapore. The round five fixture will be played on Saturday. It is to be Anselmi’s third Super Rugby matches this season. New Zealand’s Mike Fraser has been appointed referee of Los Jaguares home match this weekend. The Argentine …
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Gonzalo Quesada is set to be named Gloucester Head Coach, reports Midi Olympique. The French publication has named the former Puma as being the new coach, taking over next season. The English club is to take-on a French flavor. Not only is Quesada to join from Stade Français but former …
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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 Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame The first inductees into the newly-created Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame were presented in the annual …
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On Saturday Poli defeated Niterói to qualify for the 2017 Super 8, Brazil’s premier club competition. The 32-3 hammering saw history being made. For the first time ever a second division side won repechage. It sees the São Paulo club back in Brazil’s elite the first time since 1994. The 2017 …
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Los Jaguares top the Africa Super Rugby conference. After four rounds the Argentine franchise has 14 competition points. This is the same total as that of the Lions, the side that Los Jaguares defeated in round 3. Los Jaguares and the Lions are grouped together in the Africa 2 conference. …
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