Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Committed Colombia Claim Historic Place in RWC Play-Off Showdown It was tears of joy for Colombia as Las Tucanes …
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The Rugby Championship is preparing for life without South Africa. This is the reality despite today’s announcement that the Four Nations tournament has officially been signed to continue until 2025. Writing for the Daily Mail, Chris Foy says that South Africa are going to replace Italy in the Six Nations …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Cóndores closing in on home test match against Tier 1 opponent Los Cóndores are in talks with Scotland to …
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The departure of Mario Ledesma as head coach of Los Pumas means a new coach will take charge of the team in 2022 and will coach the team to the World Cup in France in 2023. Who will be the new Argentine coach? The new coach could, in theory, be …
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Mario Ledesma has stepped down as Argentina’s Head Coach. The 48-year-old was in charge of Los Pumas from August 01, 2018 until today. Los Pumas had a long 2021; the year included twelve test matches, none of which were in Argentina. Argentina’s final test match under Ledesma was a record …
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Los Pumas are to return to play a test match in Durban in 2022. South Africa will play host to Argentina in the final round of this year’s Rugby Championship. The match will take place at Kings Park on Saturday, September 24. The teams will play one week earlier in …
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A formidable player roster has been named by Los Jaguares XV for the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Ignacio Fernández Lobbe will have Pumas loose head Mayco Vivas and outside back Ignacio Mendy on his roster. Former Super Rugby N8 Bautista Pedemonte is also included. Vivas played not only …
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World Cups bring together leading teams for a special tournament. The best against the best is determined by earning the right to compete by eliminating others in qualifying matches. In rugby it is not exactly so. When will rugby get its act together to have genuine World Cup Qualifiers? World …
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Santiago Chocobares scored his first try for Toulouse. The score was in Saturday’s Top 14 match in which Toulouse were beaten 20-15 by Racing 92. Chocobares was one of three Pumas involved in the match. The others were his teammate Juan Cruz Mallía and Racing 92 veteran Juan Imhoff. Chocobares’ …
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Two Argentines have made their debut appearances for their new European elite clubs. Santiago Grondona debuted for the Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership and Joel Sclavi debuted for La Rochelle in the Top 14. Both players are firmly on Los Pumas’ radar for Rugby World Cup 2023. Grondona made …
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