Los Jaguares first choice tighthead prop Ramiro Herrera has been suspended for two weeks, the Argentine Super Rugby franchise confirmed this evening. The front-rower from Patagonia was red carded in Los Jaguares away loss against the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Friday. He was the second of two players …
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Los Jaguares winger Emiliano Boffelli suffered a season-ending injury on Friday. The Rosario 21 year old suffered ligament damage when scoring a first half try against the Kings. Buffalo leaped high to gather a Nicolás Sánchez cross-kick which he did so but landed awkwardly after a mid-air collision and was …
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San Francisco winger Pila Iongi has been recalled to Tonga’s national team for their June test series against Fiji, Samoa, and Georgia. The return to international rugby comes three years after his last cap, won against Fiji in June of 2013. Iongi joined PRO Rugby in April after departing from …
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Conor O’Shea has made two changes to his Italian team headed to the Americas, one enforced. Veteran hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini has dropped out with a chest injury, while Benetton Treviso prop Matteo Zanusso has been told to stay home and work on his conditioning with new coach Kieran Crowley to …
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Sunday’s international match between England and Wales in London will include Caribbean winger Marland Yarde. The Harlequins flier has been named to start on the left wing for the home side. Aged 24 Yarde moved to England as a nine year old. He was born in Castries, St. Lucia. On Sunday …
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USA Eagles Head Coach John Mitchell has named his training squad for the USA’s upcoming two-game June test series. A total of 34 players are being brought into camp from June 5-17th to prepare for tests against Italy and Russia. The roster includes 27 players that were previously capped, six …
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Firm evidence appeared this morning that rugby is evolving in Argentina. Against the Kings on Friday all Santiago del Estero back-row is to Start for Los Jaguares in a Super Rugby match. When Los Pumas shook-up the rugby establishment in 2007 the World Cup roster featured only four players who were not …
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The Argentina XV Roster has been named for Saturday’s away international in Colonia del Sacramento. The non-capped fixture will see Uruguay playing host to Argentina’s official ‘A’ side. On the line is the Sudamérica Rugby Cup The fixture has been moved from the regular home of Los Teros, the Estadio …
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Tucumán mid-fielder Gabriel Ascárate and Jaguares captain Agustín Creevy are the changes to Los Jaguares roster preparing to face the Kings in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Ascárate has joined as a replacement for winger Lucas González Amorosino who was injured playing against the Lions on Saturday. González Amorosino suffered a dislocated …
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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 Mexico Mexico is now two wins from two appearances in the Rugby Americas North section of Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifying. Las …
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