Nicolás Sanchez made history this morning in New Zealand. The Tucumán fly half became the highest point scorer in Pumas history, breaking the record of Felipe Contepomi. In his 68th test match for Argentina, Sánchez brought his career tally up to 655 points. Contemos retired in 2013 with a total …
Read More »Rugby Championship – New Zealand vs Argentina Match Highlights
New Zealand continued their winning ways in the Rugby Championship, downing Argentina this morning. Despite the full-time scoreline seeing the All Blacks winning cleanly the match was hotly contested with tries in the final minutes impacting the outcome. The All Blacks went into the match as heavy favorites and achieved …
Read More »Rugby Championship – Australia vs South Africa Match Highlights
Round three of the Rugby Championship saw Australia vs South Africa in the second match. The teams did not put on a classic with an error-ridden fixture ultimately going the way of the home side. The 23-18 win saw South Africa held scoreless in the second half. In winning the …
Read More »New Zealand overcome Argentina in Nelson
New Zealand overcame Argentina in Nelson to win the third round match of the Rugby Championship 46-24. Having defeat Australia in both round one and round two the All Blacks are on track to retain their title. From the opening scrum New Zealand scored points. The loss of Juan Figallo …
Read More »Rugby Championship Preview – New Zealand vs Argentina
Round three of the Rugby Championship takes place on Saturday in New Zealand and Australia. The All Blacks play host against Argentina while the Wallabies take-on South Africa. In rounds one and two New Zealand recorded comfortable wins over Australia. Argentina and South Africa, in contrast, played out two different …
Read More »Figallo Sidelined Until 2019
Juan Figallo will be sidelined until 2019. The Pumas Tight Head was injured playing for Saracens in the English Premiership on Sunday. Figallo played Rugby Championship matches against South Africa in Durban and Mendoza before returning to England. He played against the Newcastle Falcons, injuring his posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Colombia The greatest result in the history of Colombian history took place on Saturday. Los Tucanes recorded their first ever win …
Read More »Returning Puma Gastón Cortés
After a six year absence Gastón Cortés is returning to again be a Puma. The Tight Head prop will join Los Pumas in New Zealand on Tuesday, three days after playing for the Leicester Tigers against the Exeter Chiefs. Cortés is the third ‘European’ to be selected by Mario Ledesma …
Read More »Argentina vs South Africa – Full Match
The Rugby Championship takes a break this weekend. With their being no matches in the competition until next weekend the full match of Argentina vs South Africa from Mendoza can be viewed again by anyone in need of watching The match saw Argentina claiming their first win over 2018 and their …
Read More »Team of the Week
It’s no surprise that Argentina contribute the bulk of this week’s selection. Their win over the Springboks instantly restored confidence in the beleaguered outfit and marked them as again a team to watch heading towards the 2019 World Cup. Elsewhere there were some notable performances in the opening week of …
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