Horacio Agulla Used his soccer skills against Northampton on Saturday. The former Pumas winger ran back in defense to save Castres from conceding a try in the round 5 Champions Cup match at Franklin’s Gardens. Playing at home the Aviva Premiership side was pushed before ultimately winning 28-21. It was the …
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Americas players will be making their mark in the Champions Cup this weekend, albeit in doses. A number of top European-based professionals have been left out but there are still three key games that feature 10 players of interest for Americas fans, with an 11th – Serafin Bordoli – on …
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Argentine outside center Juan Pablo Estelles has been added to Northampton’s Champions Cup Roster. He will be free to play for the Aviva Premiership side, if selected, in Saturday’s home clash against Castres. The Northampton Saints are in bottom spot of Pool 4. After four rounds the English club has …
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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 Argentina 7’s A spectacular second half performance saw Los Pumas 7’s downing Fiji to win the Punta del Este 7’s on Saturday. …
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Juan Imhoff will start at Fullback vs Munster this weekend. The Argentine winger will play out of position for the French champions who host the Irish province in a postponed Champions Cup fixture. The match was delayed due to the tragic death of Munster and Irish legend Anthony Foley. Racing 92 …
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Clermont are on the brink of a fly half injury crisis. Argentine star Patricio Fernández has been ruled out for 8-10 weeks. With the imminent selection of Camille Lopez for the Six Nations the Central French club is facing the prospect of having no available specialist fly half. Fernández suffered …
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What would a lineup look like continuing the most capped players per country? In the case of the USA the answer is a mixture of players from the 1990’s to the present. A number of players are still active. 1 – Mike MacDonald (67 caps, 56 starts) From 2000-2012 prop Mike MacDonald …
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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 Jamie Cudmore For years ‘Cuddles’ has been the hard man of Canadian rugby. Now into the twilight of his career the veteran …
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2017 is just hours away from arriving in the Americas. With that in mind let us take a look into a 2017 Top 10 Wishlist. These desires for the year feature both feasible projections and dreams. The Top 10 list is in no particular order. 1 Juan Imhoff back for …
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Amidst the off-field excitement we almost forgot that there was some on-field excellence from this past weekend. The European Champions and Challenge Cup had first consideration of course but there were also players in the Pro D2, British & Irish Cup, and California Cup to watch out for. The American …
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