Mont de Marsan have signed Lucas Mensa on a two year deal. The move sees the Argentine mid-fielder trading one Pro D2 club for another; Mensa joins Mont de Marsan from Valence Romans Drôme Rugby (VRDR). His departure follows that of fellow Argentine back Segundo Tuculet. He has left Valence …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Juan Cruz Mallía and David Ainu’u win European Champions Cup Mallía and Ainu’u are European Champions Cup winners. The Argentine …
Read More »Rugby Championship: No home games for Los Pumas
Argentina is to tour South Africa, New Zealand and Australia in 2021. Los Pumas will do so to play all matches on the road in the 2021 Rugby Championship. This year’s competition will see a return to the Four Nations model with South Africa back after having pulled-out of the …
Read More »Gonzalo Bertranou extends contract with Dragons
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 …
Read More »Scarlets sign Tomás Lezana from Western Force
The Scarlets have signed Tomás Lezana from the Western Force. A local source has confirmed with ARN that the 27-year-old will move to West Wales from his present home in Perth, Australia. He joined the Western Force from Argentina for the 2021 Super Rugby season. The Western Force is Lezana’s …
Read More »Argentina 2021: five months on the road and 12 away test matches
Argentina are preparing for a busy 2021. Los Pumas will play 12 test matches, none of which will be in Argentina. In reporting for El Ciudadano, Lisando Olearo notes that the matches will come in three cateogries. First, three relocated test matches in July. Second, the Rugby Championship from August …
Read More »Tomás Cubelli signs for Biarritz
Tomás Cubelli has signed for Biarritz on a two-year-deal. The Argentine will make the move north from Australia to France continue his professional rugby career. The transfer will take place after the 2021 Super Rugby AU and 2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman seasons. Cubelli is the starting scrum-half for the Western …
Read More »Toulouse sign Santiago Chocobares from Jaguares
Toulouse have signed Santiago Chocobares from Los Jaguares XV. The Argentine center will join to replace the French giants from the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Chocobares is one of Argentina’s most promising up-and-coming talents. He made his Super Rugby debut in 2020, doing so after having gone through …
Read More »Argentine winger Sebastián Cancelliere to play Pro 14 in Scotland
Sebastián Cancelliere will join the Glasgow Warriors to play in the Pro 14. The Argentine winger will move to Scotland for the 2021-2022 season. The move will be his third professional club. He played Super Rugby for Los Jaguares in 2018-2020 and is currently playing in the Súper Liga Americana …
Read More »MLR 2021 – Most Capped XV
Who is the most capped player in the 2021 Major League Rugby (MLR)? How many caps does he have? Is he a USA Eagles player? These and other questions will be answered below. The 2021 MLR season will feature twelve teams. Every team has players that have competed in Rugby …
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