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There are a number of players approaching the mark of 50 test rugby caps. This is true worldwide, while in the Americas there are some players very close and others who could earn their 50th cap by having a very busy 2022. Who are the players? How many caps short …

No player has earned 100 test caps for a country from the Americas. This may change in 2022. Three players are closing in on the mark of 100 test caps for their country. The players are all South Americans and at least one of them is expected to earn his …

In 2021 Argentina played 12 test matches for a return of 3 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses. Mario Ledesma’s position as head coach was on the line; beating Italy was mandatory. The away win saw his contract extended despite the year ending with a record loss against Ireland. Los Pumas …

Argentine front-rowers have been identified for future international duty. Argentina’s national scrum coach, Andrés Bordoy is overseeing the progress of players both at home and abroad. 38 players have been named that are bring monitored. 12 are loose head props, 13 are hookers and 13 are tight head props. There …

Los Pumas jugaran tienen doce test matches en 2022. El Año se dividirá en tres partes: los juegos en casa en Julio, el Rugby Championship y la gira por Europa en Noviembre. Los Internacionales de julio verán a Argentina jugar en casa por primera vez en tres años. El equipo …

Top 14 club Brive have celebrated Christmas 2021 with the announcement of six new signatures. They are recruitments to join the club next season. Among them is Rodrigo Bruni. The Argentine N8 has signed a two year contract with Brive for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons. Bruni was part of …

The match venues are set for Argentina’s two home matches against Australia in 2022. Mendoza joins San Juan to give western Argentina two home test matches in the 2022 Rugby Championship. Mendoza Governor, Rodolfo Suarez confirmed that Los Pumas will play host to the Wallabies on August 13, 2022 at the …

The year 2021 was a busy one for Americas Rugby. Disruptions meant that it was short of being a normal  year, though there were test matches for nine countries. The Men’s teams from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and the USA all played test matches. The current …

The year of 2021 saw test debutants across the Americas. Some test teams awarded more first caps than others. None more so than the Cayman Islands; 18 players earned their first caps in the Caymans Islands’ one test match of the year. The Cayman Islands were not alone in awarded …

A lot of test match rugby was played in 2021. Test teams from the Americas battled-it-out in Rugby World Cup Qualifiers and also played in a range of matches against teams from other regions. 2021 was very different to 2020, though there were still teams that did not get to …