Tag Archives: Pro 14

A number of Argentines played impressive rugby over the weekend. Players shined across different leagues in what was one of the final weekends of the regular season in Europe. In England Pumas shined for the Leicester Tigers. Two Argentine forwards got their names on the scoresheets with second half tries; …

Wales has named a strong roster for home test matches in July. The 2021 Six Nations champions will play host to Canada and Argentina. The matches come in the form of one against the North Americans and two against the South Americans. Head Coach Wayne Pivac has named a 34-man …

Argentina qualified automatically for RWC 2023. Los Pumas will compete in Pool D alongside England, Japan, and qualifiers from Oceania and the Americas. The Americas 2 side could be from North America or South America. As such, this edition of World Cup Watch – Argentina should be of interest to …

23 months ago Argentina’s Jaguares competed in the 2019 Super Rugby Final against the Crusaders. 23 players took to the field for Los Jaguares in the final while a total of 40 players received game time in the 2019 season. Where are the players now? As demonstrated there has been …

Argentina has confirmed a 32-man roster for the July Internationals. New captain Julián Montoya will lead Los Pumas in two test matches against Wales in Cardiff. A third fixture is to also be added, likely against Romania in Bucharest. The roster is fully professional; many notable names have missed out …

Benetton have signed Tomás Albornoz from Los Jaguares XV. The 23-year-old will depart Argentina for Italy for the upcoming Pro 14 season. In what is his first experience abroad, Albornoz joins Benetton after having played for Los Jaguares in Super Rugby and Los Jaguares XV in the Súper Liga Americana …

Mario Ledesma’s Pumas roster for 2021 is big. It contains 67 players, a reflection of the options available for international duty. There are enough players to field four starting line-ups. This is also true per position with at least four players per position included. The roster was comprehensive, though there …

Kieran Crowley has been named as the new Head Coach of Italy. He will replace Franco Smith in the role on July 01. Smith will take up a new position as Italy’s High Performance Director. Crowley is a former All Black. His pathway to becoming Head Coach of a Tier …

Mario Ledesma has named a 67-man Argentine roster for 2021. The head coach of Los Pumas has selected players from around the world. Of the 67 players 44 play in Europe and Australia and 23 played in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The first roster for international …

Gonzalo Bertranou has secured his playing future in Wales. The Argentine scrum-half has extended his contract with the Dragons. His new deal will see him playing for the Welsh professional team based in Newport until June 2022. Bertranou joined the Dragons from Los Jaguares in February. The move was his …