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Americas Players in Pro D2 – Week 6

With there having no Pro D2 rugby played last weekend the players will be keen to get back onto the field in week 6. Kicking-off today will be the sixth round of France’s second division. Involved are to be a host of players from the Americas, including names to have …

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Pumas Named for Final Rugby Championship Match

Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has confirmed Argentina’s lineup for Saturday. Los Pumas will face Australia at the home of English rugby in a final round Rugby Championship match. El Huevo has named four changes and this number could yet increase. Nicolás Sánchez and Manuel Montero are both listed to start …

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Argentine Prop Back in France

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Lucas Martínez is back playing rugby in France. The 27-year-old tight-head prop has joined Albi to play in the Pro D2. The move sees him returning to the country. Last season he played for Castres in the Top 14 before returning to Lomas Athletic in Buenos Aires during the off-season. …

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Fiji Warriors ready for Pacific Challenge

Fiji have named their group to participate in the upcoming Americas Pacific Challenge. Former test loose forward Senirusi Seruvakula will coach the side that includes nine capped players. Former Plymouth Albion and Aix-en-Provence lock Rupeni Nasiga, a veteran of the 2011 World Cup, will captain the team with 7s and …

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Australia Go Tall Against Argentina

Australia Head Coach Michael Cheika has opted to go tall against Argentina on Saturday. His starting lineup to take on Los Pumas at Twickenham sees a giant second row of Rory Arnold and Adam Coleman. With David Pocock and Sean McMahon injured a third lock, Lopeti Timani, has been named …

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Venezuela Make it Two from Two in RWC Qualifiers

Venezuela made it two from two in RWC Qualifiers this afternoon, defeating Ecuador 52-10. The win sets up a winner-takes-all fixture against Colombia this coming Saturday. In a game featuring nine tries Venezuela scored seven of them. The first of which came after just four minutes. Second-rower Luis Lopez went …

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Super Rugby Players Feature in Argentina XV Roster

The Argentina XV coaching Staff have named a strong roster for the Americas Pacific Challenge. Diego Ternavasio and Maximiliano Bustos have gone for both youth and experience in naming their squad with 15 of the 26 players selected having appeared in the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship. Super Rugby players have …

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Uncapped Arregui Joins Pumas in London

Uncapped Felipe Arregui has joined Los Pumas in London. Argentina will face Australia in a Rugby Championship match at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday. Arregui has flown in as a replacement for Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro. Having been named in the roster Tetaz Chaparro was subsequently declared unfit. In his place Daniel …

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Sagario Named New Uruguay Captain

Mario Sagario has been named the new Uruguay captain. The 30-year-old will lead Los Teros on their three-match European tour. Uruguay will play away to Germany, Romania and Spain. Sagario will be standing-in for back-rowers Juan Gaminara and Alejandro Nieto who are both out injured. All three played at Rugby World …

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