Luciano Molina is staying in Spain. The Tucumán flanker has signed to play for Sevilla’s Ciencias Enerside in the División de Honor, Spain’s premier competition. Molina will soon be eligible to play for Spain via five years eligibility. Molina will move to Ciencias Enerside for the upcoming 2022-23 Spanish season. …
Read More »RUNY signs Argentine fullback Joel Miranda
Rugby United New York have announced the signing of former Pumitas fullback Joel Miranda for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old is US-born but raised in Argentina. He arrives from Jockey Club in Salta having also represented Salta province in the Campeonato Argentino. Miranda graduated through the Argentine …
Read More »UAR to pump millions into Argentine clubs
Due to the COVID-19 pandemia, the UAR is to pump millions into Argentine clubs. The union will invest 100 million pesos into clubs throughout the country to ensure their survival. The UAR executives confirmed that the union will be aiding the country’s 664 rugby clubs nationwide. The decision was supported by …
Read More »Former Pumas hooker Agustín Costa Repetto ends pro career
One of Argentina’s most experienced European professionals has called an end to his career. Former Pumas hooker Agustín Costa Repetto has retired at the age of 37 after a dozen seasons abroad split between France and Italy. He steps away having spent the last four seasons with Colomiers. Hailing from …
Read More »Argentina: Scrums Again Able to Push Freely in Top Divisions
Argentina’s governing body, the UAR, has determined that scrums are to be able to push freely in top division competitions. The change sees a reverse to the policy which restricted using to 1.5 meters, a move aimed at preventing serious injury. With players having suffered catastrophic injuries the former measures …
Read More »Brazil book two-match trip to Argentina
With no test matches on their schedule and riding a wave of optimism following the high-profile match against the Māori All Blacks on the weekend, Brazil have arranged a two-match tour of Argentina to fill the gap. They will play two leading provincial sides – Tucumán on Friday, November 23 and …
Read More »Uruguay XV Down Córdoba
The Uruguay XV downed Argentine province Córdoba on Wednesday evening, winning 40-36 in Argentina. In a hotly contested match the visitors came from behind the complete a four point victory at Córdoba Athletic club. Córdoba opened the match with a bang. Just for minutes into the match saw Los Dogos …
Read More »Team of the Week
With several players rested after the November test window it wasn’t the best weekend for Americas players in the top European divisions. Instead we cast our eye on less prominent competitions, the Liga Heineken in Spain, the Eccellenza in Italy, the French Fédérale 1, and the Campeonato Argentino. 1 – Fernando …
Read More »Buenos Aires Crowned 2017 Campeonato Argentino Champions
Buenos Aires are the 2017 Argentine national provincial champions. In being crowned the 2017 Campeonato Argentino winners the province retained their national title, extending their supremacy to three years. Buenos Aires sealed the title with a 25-20 win over Cuyo earlier today. They did so after overcoming a 10-0 deficit. …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Argentina Daniel Hourcade will be keeping his job. Under immense pressure heading into November, the Head Coach of Los Pumas got …
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