Pumas great Joaquín Tuculet has retired from rugby. His playing career ends at the age of 32. He played for Los Pumas 2012-2019, earning 56 caps and played in RWCs 2015 and 2019. He retired from international duty in 2020, doing so ahead of the Tri Nations in Australia. He moved north …
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Matías Orlando will remain at the Newcastle Falcons for two more years. The 30-year-old joined the English Premiership in 2020 following that year’s Tri Nations competition. The Falcons snapped up the Pumas center after he became available due to the end of Los Jaguares in Super Rugby. The Tucumáno was one …
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Read More »Francisco Gorrissen signs to stay at Vannes in Pro D2
Los Pumas’ flanker Francisco Gorrissen is staying put. The 27-year-old has signed to stay at Vannes in the Pro D2 next season. Gorrissen arrived earlier this season as a medical joker from Argentina. His arrival took place following the 2021 Rugby Championship. Gorrissen has been a mainstay in Vannes’ back-row. …
Read More »Worcester Warriors recruit Puma Santiago Medrano from Western Force
The Worcester Warriors will be the new home of Pumas prop Santiago Medrano. The English Premiership side have recruited the Buenos Aires prop for the 2022-2023 season. The club noted that they were interested in Medrano with coach Steve Diamond saying that: “Santi is a dynamic, powerful and mobile prop …
Read More »Former Pumas on Michael Cheika’s Argentina Coaching Staff for 2022-2023
Argentina Head Coach Michael Cheika will take charge of Los Pumas for the first time in the 2022 July Internationals. His coaching staff will consist of former Pumas, including two former captains, Sergio Stuart reports. Cheika will have the support of Argentine captains’s from past Rugby World Cups and Rugby …
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Read More »Big Change for Argentina as Michael Cheika is to Coach Los Pumas
A big change is on his way to Argentina; Michael Cheika is to coach Los Pumas. Alejo Miranda reports that the Australian is the new Head Coach of Argentina’s national Men’s test team. The move is rare; it is the first time since 1999 that Los Pumas’ will not be …
Read More »New Zealand to face Argentina in Hamilton and Christchurch in 2022 Rugby Championship
New Zealand will play host to Argentina in two test matches in 2022. The matches will be both of the All Blacks vs Los Pumas fixtures of the 2022 Rugby Championship. Match venues for the fixtures have been confirmed for Christchurch and Hamilton. The 2022 Rugby Championship will be different …
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