Emiliano Boffelli has been nominated by World Rugby for Breakthrough Player of the year. The Argentine winger is one of three nominees for the prestigious award. The others are New Zealand’s Rieko Ioane and France’s Damian Penaud. The winner will be announced by World Rugby on November 11. Boffelli was a …
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There is to be no Rugby Championship expansion. Speculation of a new format for the Southern Hemisphere’s premier international competition has pointed to possibly adding Fiji or Japan. However Americas Rugby News has been told that no changes will be made. Fiji is ranked above Argentina in World Rankings. Samoa …
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It’s international rugby that gives us the bulk of our team this week. The Americas Pacific Challenge gave us two strong winners to pick from. No Canadians were considered and while the USA had a couple players in contention ultimately none of them made the cut either. As such it’s …
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Argentina were outperformed in the Rugby Championship. The team lost every match, conceding a bonus point defeat in all six games. While there were ocassions in which the team was leading at half time or into the second half Los Pumas realistically never looked like winning a game. To better …
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The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The October 8 2017 rankings see changes for Argentina, Barbados, Colombia and Peru. Argentina’s Rugby Championship campaign was poor. Los Pumas lost every single match, gaining no competition points and conceding 17 points or more in …
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Australia completed a 37-20 win against Argentina in Mendoza this evening. The result was a record-setting campaign for the South Americans who lost all their matches, finished with no competition points and conceded more tries than in any other prior Rugby Championship tournament. The collective negativity has seen sustained questioning …
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Jerónimo de la Fuente has been ruled out of facing Australia tomorrow. This has resulted in a late call-up for Santiago González Iglesias who will start at outside center. The change means González Iglesias will play in the mid-field together with Matías Orlando. Slotting in on the bench will be …
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Argentina host Australia tomorrow in the final fixture of the 2017 Rugby Championship. The tournament has not been memorable for either side. Between them they have managed just a solitary victory. Australia’s one win was over Argentina in Canberra in week four. Either side of that match the Wallabies competed …
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This week we had a fine game in Colonia to provide some options as Uruguay very nearly got the best of the Argentina XV in the Sudamérica Rugby Cup final. The senior Pumas were no match for New Zealand and contribute only two players, while a handful of others come …
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Guido Petti has been ruled out of facing Australia. The second-rower was injured in the final minute of Argentina’s home match against New Zealand this past Saturday. The injury has been diagnosed as a clavicular acromion sprain. Petti was unable to train with the side in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. In …
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