Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Rugby United New York A busy week saw Rugby United New York confirming four significant signings. First, Giant second-rower …
Read More »Tucumán Trio returning for Olímpia Lions in 2020
Three Argentine players have been retained to play in Paraguay. The trio are returning for the Olímpia Lions in the 2021 Super Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. N8 Nicolás Proto, fly half Máximo Ledesma, and center Santiago Resino all started for the Olímpia Lions vs Los Ceibos in 2020. …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. This week’s Up and Under is the first edition of 2021. UP Los Cafeteros Pro Rodolfo Ambrosio is to coach …
Read More »ARN Player of the Week – Tomás Carrió
One of our primary sources of inspiration in recent weeks – the Premier 15s – had the weekend off but our eyes remained fixed on Europe. The English Premiership and French Top 14 were both in action, as well as the Copa Ibérica final in Spain. Two Argentines earned Top …
Read More »6 Argentines crowned Iberian Champions with VRAC Quesos
VRAC Quesos are the 2020-2021 Copa Ibérica champions. The northern Spanish side defeated Portuguese club CF Os Belenenses 19-13 in the final. VRAC are now five time Copa Ibérica champions. The Valladolid side matches El Salvador with five titles. El Salvador last won in the 2016-2017 season. VRAC’s five titles …
Read More »Ciencias Sevilla sign Juan Landó from Argentina
Player recruitment in Spain continues. Ciencias Sevilla have signed Juan Landó from Argentina. The fullback joins the club from Buenos Aires club Belgrano. The 24-year-old cane play win, though he usually plays at fullback. He is noted for his speed, reading of play, and ball-carrying abilities. He is a constant …
Read More »Preview: Uruguay vs Spain
Uruguay play host to Spain on Friday. The match is second two of a two match-series in Montevideo. Los Leones were 32-20 winners in the first match. The outcome affected rankings; Spain improved two places in the World Rankings. Uruguay’s team for game two is consistent. The only changes comes …
Read More »Julián Rebussone becomes the 8th Argentine to join Ciencias Sevilla
Julián Rebussone has joined Ciencias Olavide. In doing so the Argentine flanker will have a professional experience abroad. His contract is for the 2020-2021 season for the División de Honor side. The 27-year-old joins from Buenos Aires club Belgrano Athletic. He does so with a solid resume and reputation. He …
Read More »Iñaki Mateu continues his career in Italy
Iñaki Mateu is to continue his professional career in Italy. The 23-year-old has joined Viadana, completing the move from Spain to Italy. A native of Tucumán, Mateu moved to Spain as a child. He returned to Argentina and entered the PladAR High Performance Center. He spent five years with PladAR …
Read More »Ciencias Olavide sign Gabriel Roldán
Ciencias Olavide has signed Gabriel Roldán. The Argentine player will play the 2020-2021 División de Honor for the Spanish club. Roldán joins from Aldro Independiente. The 29-year-old is naturally a scrum-half, though he has also played at fly half and fullback in Spain. He is 1.74m tall and weighs 82kg. Both …
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