Argentine scrum-half Lautaro Bazán Vélez has joined Benetton. The 28-year-old will make the move from Rovigo in the Serie A to Benetton in the United Rugby Championship (URC). It comes on the back of a busy season wherein Bazán Vélez started for Argentina against South Africa, played at the World …
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Argentina’s 34-man roster for the July Internationals features recalled and uncapped players. Los Pumas will take-on France in two home internationals before traveling across the Rio de la Plata to face Uruguay. The July Internationals are the first opportunity for players to represent Argentina since the World Cup. The international …
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Argentina were table-toppers on the overall standings, but it was France who stood at the top of the podium in Madrid on Sunday. Les Bleus, who entered the tournament as the No5 seed, upset Los Pumas by a score of 19-5 to claim the Men’s title at the inaugural Grand …
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Australia’s Women wrapped up a victorious campaign on the World Sevens Series with a dominant 26-7 result over France in the Championship Final at Madrid on Sunday. Canada finished in 4th with the USA just behind in 5th, while Brazil had no trouble retaining their core status for next season. …
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Canada’s Men’s team have been officially relegated from the World Sevens Series. A 22-14 loss to Spain on Sunday brought a finish to a winless weekend in Madrid. Meanwhile Uruguay edged Chile to regain the core status they lost a year ago, and the USA kept their spot with a …
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Argentina finished 5th at the Singapore 7’s. The result means that Los Pumas 7’s finished the regular Sevens season in top spot. Argentina recovered from a Quarter FI al loss against Ireland to defeat South Africa 14-10 in the 5th Place Final. Argentina’s final position at the Singapore event took …
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Argentina’s three July test matches follow the World Cup and a very busy professional season. Players need rest, but when and how? Few rugby people on the planet have a better understanding of the problem than does Felipe Contepomi. The new Head Coach is a former captain and a man …
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Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the tops and the flops involving the Americas during the course of the past seven days. UP Brazil to face fellow World Cup Hopefuls Hong Kong and Belgium in July Brazil, Hong Kong and Belgium are …
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Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the tops and the flops involving the Americas during the course of the past seven days. UP Pumas celebrate another Vancouver Men’s Sevens title Argentina are Vancouver Sevens Men’s Champions for a third straight year. …
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The Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has unveiled a new sponsor for 2024. Le Coq Sportif replaces Nike as the new official supplier of Argentina’s representative teams: Los Pumas, Los Pumas 7’s, Las Yaguaretés and Los Pumitas. The full line of uniforms will be available for purchase beginning in May. …
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