A Seleção Brasileira Feminina (as Yaras, como são conhecidas) será anfitriã de um torneio internacional pela primeira vez desde 2016. Neste ano, o Brasil é a sede da 21ª edição do Sul-americano de Sevens Feminino, que será realizada pela Sudamérica Rugby (a confederação sul-americana) nos dias 10 e 11 de …
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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 Argentina out to learn from Rugby League Michael Cheika finalized his coaching staff this past week. As expected Felipe …
Read More »Men’s and Womens’s Champions Crowned in South American u18 Sevens
Men’s and Women’s champions were crowned over the weekend in Rosario. The Argentine city was the setting for the 2022 South American Junior Sevens. The under 18 competition involved participants from throughout the region. Argentina won the Men’s u18 competition while Brazil won the Women’s u18’s. The Men’s u18’s involved …
Read More »Pumas Great Joaquín Tuculet Retires from Rugby
Pumas great Joaquín Tuculet has retired from rugby. His playing career ends at the age of 32. He played for Los Pumas 2012-2019, earning 56 caps and played in RWCs 2015 and 2019. He retired from international duty in 2020, doing so ahead of the Tri Nations in Australia. He moved north …
Read More »Five Potential Argentine Rookies for July Internationals
Argentina will play host to Scotland in a three-match-series in July. The test matches wil be the first under Michael Cheika. The former Wallabies coach has the task of turning around Los Pumas’ fortunes in time to peak at RWC 2023. There are two reasons that suggest rookies may feature …
Read More »Argentina Storm to Vancouver 7’s Glory
History was made in Canada on Sunday; Argentina won the Vancouver Sevens for the first time. In a spectacular performance, Los Pumas 7’s stormed past Fiji to win the final 29-10. Tries to Santiago Vera Feld and doubles to Marcos Moneta and Felipe del Mestre took Argentina to 7’s Glory …
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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 Argentina Sevens the best of the Americas in Singapore Argentina were convincing 42-24 winners over the USA Eagles in …
Read More »Argentina down USA Eagles to claim 5th Place in Singapore 7’s
Argentina were convincing 42-24 winners over the USA Eagles in Singapore. The win handed Los Pumas 7’s fifth place in the tournament with the USA finishing one place lower. The win ended a tough day for Argentina. Earlier on Los Pumas 7’s had been beaten 29-5 by Australia in the …
Read More »Bahamas to host 2022 RAN 7’s Qualifiers in April
The 2022 Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7’s qualifiers will be played in the Bahamas in April. The two day event will take place at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas on April 23-24. The full list of competing teams, pools and tournament structure is forthcoming. The tournament …
Read More »Formidable Jaguares XV roster named for SLAR 2022
A formidable player roster has been named by Los Jaguares XV for the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Ignacio Fernández Lobbe will have Pumas loose head Mayco Vivas and outside back Ignacio Mendy on his roster. Former Super Rugby N8 Bautista Pedemonte is also included. Vivas played not only …
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