Argentina Captain Agustín Creevy and Head Coach Mario Ledesma were upbeat at the Press Conference earlier today. They were congratulated by the Australian media and also asked questions about not only their own situation but also Australia’s. On Australia’s Gold Coast Los Pumas completed their first win over the Wallabies …
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Round four of the 2018 Rugby Championship is history in more ways than one. In Wellington, New Zealand the All Blacks were beaten by South Africa. Across the Tasman Sea on Australia’s Gold Coast the Wallabies were beaten by New Zealand. Never before in the tournament’s history have both home …
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A week after losing against Australia in Brisbane, South Africa pulled-off a stunning upset to defeat New Zealand in the Rugby Championship. The result was precisely what the tournament required. New Zealand went into the game with a 3-0 record while South Africa, Argentina, and Australia were all 1-2 after …
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This morning was like none other in Rugby Championship history. Both the New Zealand All Blacks and Australia Wallabies were defeated on home soil. South Africa won in Wellington and Los Pumas did so on the Gold Coast. It was a history making win for Argentina over Australia who ended …
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Round four of the Rugby Championship will be played on Saturday. Both matches are to be in Oceania with New Zealand vs South Africa being followed by Australia vs Argentina. The second of these fixtures will see two relatively evenly matched teams playing on the Gold Coast. A week in …
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A full plate of action over the past week included Argentina’s respectable showing against the world champions. Elsewhere we looked at player in Australia’s NRC, New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup, the French Top 14 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and Championship, the Guinness Pro 14, and we even picked …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada u20, Uruguay u20 Neither Canada nor Uruguay achieved what they would have wanted at the World Rugby u20 Trophy in …
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Ramiro Moyano’s try against New Zealand has been named by SANZAAR as the Try of the Week. The Argentine left winger crossed for the opening score of the test match in Nelson, fooling three All Blacks defenders in the process. Moyano got a pass on the halfway line. He was …
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The Americas Rankings have been updated for September 09 2018. This week saw just the one test match with Argentina playing their toughest game of the year against New Zealand in Nelson. The 46-24 defeat sees no loss in points for Argentina. International competition will resume next Saturday. Los Pumas …
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Argentina vs New Zealand has sold out. The round five fixture of the 2018 Rugby Championship will be a full house at the Estadio Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires. The UAR has confirmed that all tickets for the match have been told. Argentina will play against the world champions on …
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