Tag Archives: Rugby Championship

Los Pumas are to play their third and final home Rugby Championship fixture this year in London, England. Confirmation came from the UAR that the debated decision of relocating a home test has been finalized and with it Argentina confirms a game vs Australia at Twickenham, the site of the …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP PRO Rugby The announcement of the player rosters for the inaugural PRO Rugby season was a tremendous success. The American rugby community is …

ESPN in Latin America has produced an 83 minute documentary titled Revolución Puma. Detailing the progress of Argentine rugby since Rugby World Cup 2007 the documentary provides a detailed analysis of how Argentina made it to the Semi Finals stage of Rugby World Cup 2015 by using a roster of …

Argentina is to play against New Zealand at River Plate Stadium in the 2016 Rugby Championship. Located in Buenos Aires the stadium is the largest in Argentina and has an extensive record in hosting premier sporting events including the final of the 1978 FIFA World Rugby. Los Pumas have previously played …

Former Argentine test hooker Mario Ledesma has signed an extended contract with the Wallabies. After having been hailed for transforming a weak scrum into a world-class unit, the ARU has acted to retain the Buenos Aires front-rower for an additional two years. The former Puma started his position as Australia’s Forwards …

Argentina’s transition is now complete as SANZAR is now SANZAAR. The governing body of the Rugby Championship and Super Rugby competitions has officially added Argentina to it’s name with South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina now all a part of the acronym, SANZAAR. The confirmation means Argentina is an official member …

For the first time in Rugby Championship history a neutral venue is to play host to one of the competition’s matches. The governing body of Argentina Rugby, the UAR posted on it’s website this evening that Los Pumas are set to move Rugby Championship game to Twickenham. UAR President Carlos Araujo …

Los Pumas will not play in Mendoza in the 2016 Rugby Championship as the proposed fixture for the city, Argentina vs Australia is set to be hosted elsewhere. As such for the first year in Rugby Championship history Argentina’s fourth largest city is to miss out on hosting a fixture. …

It might seem logical that our coaching nominees come from sides nominated for our Team of the Year award, but the names below didn’t just lead winning sides, they re-shaped them. There were others that were worthy of recognition as well – names like Graeme Moffat of the Wolf Pack …

Los Puma fly half Nicolás Sánchez has been distinguished as the best Argentine rugby player of the year 2015. Voted in by sports journalists at a special function in Buenos Aires on Tuesday evening, Sánchez was one of three finalists, the others being captain Agustín Creevy and left winger Juan …