Players have been exported from Argentina to all corners of the professional rugby world. This includes to member unions of the Pro 14. The following selection is Argentina’s a all-time XV of players who have played in the competition. 1 – Augusto Alluri (Edinburgh, Benetton Treviso) The Tucumán prop …
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Memorable Americas Tries – Alfonso Cardoso vs Spain 1999
RWC 1999 was officially Wales 1999, yet the five pools were each played in different nations. In the case of Pool A this meant Scotland. The northern British nation hosted a group consisting of Scotland, South Africa, Spain and Uruguay. The tournament marked the RWC debuts for Spain and Uruguay. …
Read More »Full Match – Argentina vs Italy 1987
Argentina’s inaugural win in a RWC match was Los Pumas’ second fixture. It came against Italy in 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The two teams were playing their second matches out of three and had both lost their prior games. First up for Argentina was the unpredictable Fiji in Rotorua. …
Read More »USA Players in the English Premiership – All-Time XV
The English Premiership has been home to many USA rugby players over the years. The current version of the competition has been in place since 2003, although prior versions see the competition dating back much further. The many forms of the competition have involved foreign players, including USA Rugby names. …
Read More »2020 MLR Transfer Summary
Despite being five weeks into the 2020 Major League Rugby season, new players were still arriving almost on a weekly basis. The unfortunate cancellation of the remainder gives us an early chance to review the roster changes that occurred between the 2019 and 2020 seasons and to identify those who …
Read More »Memorable Americas Tries – Scott Stewart vs Fiji 1991
Canada began RWC 1991 against Fiji in Bayonne. The match is arguably Canada’s greatest achieved in a RWC thus far. The North Americans were 13-3 winners and followed it up with a 19-11 win over Romania in Toulouse. Canada’s final pool match was against France in Agen and it was …
Read More »Jaguares Based in South Africa Among the Options
Los Jaguares being based in South Africa is among the options following the suspension of Super Rugby. The respective lock own situations mean that a return of inter conference matches is all but out of the question. In seeking a solution, one is for some conferences to be played within …
Read More »Andrew Durutalo named in All-Time Sunwolves XV
USA international Andrew Durutalo has been named to an All-Time Sunwolves XV selected by Super Rugby. The team was chosen using the same statistical model employed for the competition’s weekly XVs, and ranked the former Eagles back row as the best openside flanker for the Japanese franchise. Durutalo spent just …
Read More »Full Match – Georgia vs USA 2013
The USA Eagles’ November 2013 series saw a home match against the Maori All Blacks and two road matches in Europe. The second of these fixtures saw the North Americans playing in Rustavi, Georgia; The match went down in history as a great comeback win. The USA Eagles won the …
Read More »Memorable Americas Tries – Felipe Contepomi vs South Africa 2003
Argentine legend and World Rugby Hall of Famer scored 16 test tries in his career of 87 caps. There were many memorable tries and today we look at one of them. It was scored against South Africa in a RWC 2003 warm-up match in Port Elizabeth. The try was a …
Read More »Full Match – Argentina vs Australia 1987
One of Argentina’s greatest wins came in 1987 against Australia. The match was game two of a two test series in Buenos Aires. The Wallabies and Los Pumas compete to a 19-19 draw in game one. As such the winner of game two would claim the series. The match took …
Read More »Relive three RWC Classic Full Matches this weekend
With Covid-19 sending countries into lock down mode sporting activities have been suspended. Good news is in, however, as three RWC classic matches are to be streamed for free in full this coming weekend. They are from three different RWCs. The most recent is the classic encounter in which Uruguay …
Read More »Former Canada captain Brett Beukeboom announces retirement
Brett Beukeboom has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby. At just 29 years old the decision comes as a surprise and follows that of fellow Canadian international and clubmate Matt Evans. The Cornish Pirates captain was to make the announcement at the end of the season, but with the RFU …
Read More »MLR to pay players despite Coronavirus shutdown
Major League Rugby will pay their players despite cancelling the remainder of the 2020 season due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Only five weeks were complete but salaried players will receive their full contracted amounts. League commissioner George Killebrew took to social media to confirm that the MLR Board of …
Read More »Bristol chasing Uruguay and Arrows No8 Manuel Diana
An English Premiership club is interested in the services of Uruguay’s World Cup No8. The Bristol Bears are on the trail of Manuel Diana of the Toronto Arrows. Now with 25 caps, he broke into test rugby during RWC 2019 cycle. Diana overtook long-time starter Alejandro Nieto as Los Teros’ …
Read More »Memorable Americas Tries – Martín Landajo vs New Zealand 2012
Argentina’s first home try against New Zealand in the Rugby Championship was special. It was not only a notable accomplishment, but it was also an excellent try. The score came from a set move from a lineup wherein four pairs of hands linked before Lucas González Amorosino broke the defense. …
Read More »Olympics officially postponed to 2021
The Olympic Games scheduled to begin on July 24 in Tokyo have been officially postponed. Just two days after the International Olympic Committee had set a four-week deadline to make a final decision, the decision has been made to move the world’s largest sporting event to 2021. A new date …
Read More »Full Match Italy vs Argentina 2017
The year 2017 was not the greatest for Argentina. Los Pumas had an overall record of 2-10 for the year. A lot was not falling into place. This included an uninspiring Super Rugby campaign and a selection policy of Jaguares-only for Los Pumas. Argentina’s trip to Florence, Italy was a …
Read More »Rugby Doctors Saving Lives in Argentina
Former Puma Dr. Alejandro Allub says that that the worst is to come in 15 days. The RWC 1999 second-rower is seeing with his own eyes the Covid-19 pandemic in Argentine hospitals. The 30 time capped Puma was in a serious condition himself during his playing days. He suffered a …
Read More »Memorable Americas Tries – Chris Wyles vs Italy
The USA Eagles went 1-3 at RWC 2011. Their final match was against Italy in Nelson, New Zealand. The match gave the North Americans a chance at winning two games in a RWC for the first time. Based on the early-goings they had a chance at doing so. The try …
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