Pablo Casas’ name was missing from the Selknam roster for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The reason for this is that Casas is now playing his rugby in Europe. The 16 time capped Cóndor is now playing for Steaua Bucureşti in Romania. Casas is the last Chilean player to be confirmed …
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Gonzalo García Continues to Push for Pumas Recall
Gonzalo García continues to push for a Pumas recall. The 24-year-old has been in the thick of the action for Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship (URC). Like Ignacio Mendy for Benetton, García was a try scorer this weekend. García touched down in the opposition try zone against Edinburgh. …
Read More »Puma in Waiting Ignacio Mendy Scores a Double Against Leinster
Ignacio Mendy is a Puma in waiting. The winger / fullback is having a red-hot season for Benetton. Mendy scored a double on Saturday for the Italians against Irish powerhouses Leinster. His performance was the latest instance of a player putting up his hand for new Pumas Head Coach Felipe …
Read More »Cobras Stun Peñarol; Dogos and Pampas power to bonus point wins
The opening round of Super Rugby Americas 2024 saw wins for Cobras Brasil Rugby, Los Dogos and Los Pampas. First, Los Dogos powered past the American Raptors in what was an explosive performance to open the season. Second, Os Cobras stunned Peñarol to earn their first ever win over the …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 – Yacare vs Pampas – ARN Guide
Two semi finalists from Super Rugby Americas 2023 clash in the opening round of Super Rugby Americas 2024. Yacare will have home advantage in Asunción, Paraguay on Saturday against the Buenos Aires based Pampas. Paraguay’s Mr. Consistent is Mariano Garcete. Now a veteran of Super Rugby Americas, Garcete is the …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 – Cobras vs Peñarol – ARN Guide
Two-time reigning Super Rugby Americas champions Peñarol open their season on Saturday. The Uruguayans take-on Os Cobras in Jacareí in São Paulo state. 2024 is a new beginning for both teams as well as for both Brazil and Uruguay; indeed, The season gets underway with an eye on World Cup …
Read More »MLR Notes: Preseason games set to start, new roster additions
The Chicago Hounds got the preseason unofficially underway in an opposed training session with RFC Los Angeles earlier this week. It was played at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, the same venue where the Hounds square off against the San Diego Legion on Friday afternoon. Also set …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 – Dogos vs Raptors – ARN Guide
Super Rugby Americas 2024 kicks-off on Friday. The season opener will see Los Dogos playing at home in Córdoba, Argentina against the American Raptors. Coach Nicolás Galatro took Los Dogos to the 2023 Super Rugby Americas Final. His side for the 2024 season opener demonstrates plenty of continuity. One notable …
Read More »Foreign-Born / Produced / Homegrown Players in Super Rugby Americas 2024
Super Rugby Americas 2024 is a professional rugby competition. The league features seven teams with matches in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, the USA and Uruguay. There are different nationalities across team rosters from entirely homegrown to a range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. South American progress in 2023 underlines Super …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 – Selknam – ARN Season Guide
Following Chile’s inaugural appearance at a Rugby World Cup, attention now turns to seeing if Los Cóndores can do it again. For serious rugby supporters this means paying attention to Selknam in Super Rugby Americas. The Chilean professional team was responsible for 30 of the 33 players on the roster …
Read More »Yacare unveil Mariano Garcete as 2024 captain
Paraguay’s professional rugby team have unveiled their captain for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The new skipper will be second-rower Mariano Garcete. Head Coach Ricardo de La Fort has chosen a player who has a wealth of experience in the league and has been highly consistent. Click here to access the …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 – Pampas – ARN Season Guide
Super Rugby Americas 2024 will feature two Argentine teams: Los Dogos based in Córdoba and Los Pampas based in Buenos Aires. Both teams were Semi Finalists in Super Rugby Americas 2023. Pressure is on for the South American professional rugby trophy to return to Argentina this year. Click here to …
Read More »Cian and Bay Tries Help Bouza’s Spain to solid win over Germany
Tries from Martiniano Cian and Estanislao Bay helped Spain to a 27-5 win over Germany on Sunday. The win sees the Pablo Bouza coached Spain unbeaten after two rounds of the 2024 Rugby Europe Championship. Bouza is a former Puma while Cian and Bay are also from Argentina. Martiniano Cian …
Read More »Hat tricks for two on record-setting Women’s Premiership day
Two North American internationals scored hat-tricks on what was a record-setting Saturday in the Women’s Premiership. Eagles hooker Kathryn Treder touched down three times for Loughborough in front of 1,708 fans at Franklin’s Gardens, while Canadian prop McKinley Hunt matched that feat with 3,071 watching Saracens at StoneX Stadium. Both …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 – Yacare – Season Guide
Yacare are ready for the upcoming Super Rugby Americas 2024 season. The campaign will see the Paraguayan side looking to repeat what was a successful campaign in 2023. The team proved competitive en route to reaching the Semi Finals. Prior seasons also saw the Paraguayan side being competitive Playing as …
Read More »MLR Match Officials under new direction for 2024 season
Major League Rugby match officials will have a new Director for the 2024 campaign. A collaboration with USA Rugby sees former Irish referee manager David Wilkinson appointed to the lead role, with a secondary role on community development for domestic officials. Wilkinson hails from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, and was formerly …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 – Cobras – ARN Season Guide
Brazil’s professional rugby team is roaring to compete in Super Rugby Americas 2024. Os Cobras Brasil Rugby is the CBRu run team which has competed in every edition of the professional South American League. Super Rugby Americas 2024 will be the fifth edition of the South American professional league. The …
Read More »Pampas Name New Captain for Super Rugby Americas 2024
Los Pampas have a new captain for the 2024 Super Rugby Americas season. Manuel Bernstein will be the skipper while Joaquín de la Vega Mendía and Manuel Nogués have been named as vice-captains. The change comes following the arrival of Juan Manuel Leguizamón as the new Head Coach. It sees …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 – Peñarol – ARN Season Guide
2024 is a new beginning for Peñarol. The two-time reigning Super Rugby Americas champions start the Rugby World Cup 2023-2027 cycle with plenty of fresh faces on the roster. As was the case in prior campaigns, the South American league will be vital to Los Teros. However, this time the …
Read More »Argentina in Challenging Group for 2024 World Rugby u20 Championship
World Rugby has confirmed the pools for the 2024 u20 Championship. Argentina will compete in Pool C against England, Fiji and hosts South Africa. The tournament will take place from June 29 to July 19 in Cape Town and Stellenbosch. Los Pumitas will be one of twelve competing teams. France, …
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