Tag Archives: Rugby Championship

Having been set to return to international rugby for the first time since September 2013 Juan Figallo has been training hard with his Pumas colleagues at the team camp in Sydney, Australia. His involvement in the Rugby World Cup appeared certain with a return to the test arena in the …

Australian Head Coach Michael Cheika has announced a 40-man Wallabies Training squad for the Rugby Championship and has done so with surprises. Included are, for the first time, two foreign based players with Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell being recalled. Joining them are a number of players set to leave Australia this year. …

The lengthy absence of Manuel Carizza from Los Pumas is about to end. The veteran second-rower of Rugby World Cup 2011 was left out of Argentina’s squad for the 2014 Rugby Championship and remains so until today. This, however, is set to change with him flying to Australia to join …

Daniel Hourcade’s 36 man training squad for the Rugby Championship is currently flying to Australia and consists of five more players than the total in which all competitors will take will them to England and Wales in September. Of note are the return of Gonzalo Camacho and Juan Figallo in addition to the inclusion of …

South African Head Coach Heyneke Meyer has named a 36 man squad for the Rugby Championship.  The Preliminary Squad features a total of 49 players of whom 8 are uncapped. The majority of selected players play their rugby for South African Super Rugby franchises. There are, however, places for players …

Following this evening’s home win over the French Barbarians Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade confirmed a squad of 36 players to depart Buenos Aires tomorrow. They are to travel to Sydney, Australia to prepare for the Rugby Championship. Hourcade explained how the process had been: “it has been a long …

Argentine international second-rower Juan Cruz Guillemaín has become the latest player contracted to the UAR on a binding contract which makes him available at all times to play for the country’s Super Rugby franchise in addition to representative rugby both at the test level and lower. Cruz Guillemaín is a …

New Zealand’s squad for the upcoming international against Samoa and the subsequent Rugby Championship has been named. The selected players are to train together this week in camp before reassembling on July 01 ahead of the historic test in Apia. The forty-one man squad features five uncapped players – Nehe …

The countdown has begun. There is now a mere 100 days between now and the opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Here’s a brief rundown of where the four Americas representatives stand, and what’s in store between now and then.   ARGENTINA Los Pumas have already completed the …

The Unión Argentina de Rugby has confirmed that the upcoming non-capped internationals between Argentina and the French Barbarians will be played in the cities of Rosario and La Plata. The fixtures are to serve as preparation for the Rugby Championship as there will be no incoming tours this month due …