Tag Archives: November Internationals

Daniel Hourcade’s Argentina are training with a giant pack to face England. The teams are set to lock horns on Saturday in London. Today marked the first training session in England and El Huevo fielded a lineup with several talking points. In the front-row there were no surprises. Captain Agustín …

A record crowd of 29,480 ventured to BC Place on Friday evening to watch the New Zealand Māori defeat Canada by 51-9. It sets a new attendance mark for a single rugby match in Canada, though the Vancouver stop on the HSBC Sevens Series retains its place as most-attended rugby …

Namibia are missing players to face Uruguay this month, reports the Southern Times. Africa’s no 2 side will play host to South America’s no 2 side in a two match series in Windhoek. The teams play test matches on November 18 and 25. The tour is groundbreaking. Never before has …

With a record-breaking crowd anticipated at Vancouver’s BC Place, new Head Coach of Canada Kingsley Jones will officially begin his tenure in charge on Friday evening. He could not have asked for a more challenging opponent to mark the occasion with the Māori capable of knocking off just about any …

José Ignacio Larenas will captain Chile during their historic four-match November test series. The 28-year-old takes over in the absence of veteran hooker Manuel Gurruchaga, but it’s not the first time Larenas has assumed the role. He led his country against the Argentina XV at Talcahuano during the Americas Rugby Championship …

Daniel Hourcade has opted for three uncapped players in his 32-man Argentina roster for the European tour. Hindu pair Sebastián Cancelliere and Bautista Ezcurra will travel along with San Luis loose forward Rodrigo Bruni. A scrumhalf or wing, Cancelliere and Bruni are rewarded for outstanding form with the Argentina XV …

Another week of mixed fortunes in Europe where Americas players haven’t quite had the impact that we would have liked thus far. A significant part of this week’s team again comes from the URBA Top 14, where the final round of the regular season was played, while the World XV …

Daniel Hourcade is looking to move pieces against England. Argentina’s Head Coach fielded a line-up in training on Tuesday with changes made to that from the final round of the Rugby Championship. Captain Agustín Creevy was joined in the starting front-row by Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro and Enrique Pieretto. The formation …

England have named 28 players in their squad to play Canada in a three-match series beginning on November 17. There are 18 members of the Women’s World Cup squad that finished runners-up to New Zealand in August including nine of the team that started the final. Head Coach Simon Middleton …

The New Zealand Māori have added two players to their squad ahead of the first of their two-match Northern Hemisphere tour. Joining the squad are Manawatu prop Sean Paranihi and North Harbour outside back Shaun Stevenson. The pair are in contention for a spot in the match day 23 for …