The 2021 Rugby Championship continues on Saturday. New Zealand are officially the host side against Argentina in Gold Coast. The occasion will be the third test match in two years between the All Blacks and Los Pumas in Australia. With memories fresh from Argentina’s historic 25-15 victory, this coming Sunday’s …
Read More »Reputable Argentina XV roster names to face Chile and Uruguay
The Argentina XV will face Chile and Uruguay in away matches this month. The players selected to play under Enrique Pichot will provide Los Cóndores and Los Teros will strong opposition. The matches are set to be played in Santiago on September 15 and in Montevideo on September 19. Both …
Read More »Perugia sign Santiago Resino from SLAR
Perugia have signed Santiago Resino. The move sees the Argentine center on his way to Italy to play in the Serie A. Resino makes the move following his involvement this year for Los Cafeteros Pro in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The move will see Resino playing professional …
Read More »Chile to face Argentina XV in RWC Qualifier warm-up
Chile will face the Argentina XV in September. The international match will see Chile’s test side taking-on Argentina’s next-of-XV. The match will be uncapped but is of vital importance as Los Cóndores are seeking to make history against the runner-up of Canada vs USA. That side will be North America …
Read More »Bautista Stávile signs for Viadana from SLAR
Bautista Stávile will continue his career in Italy. The Argentine flanker has signed for Viadana to play in the Italian Top 10. He will make the move to Italy from the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Stávile was a 2021 Semi Finalist for Chilean side Selknam. He will retain …
Read More »Uruguay roster begin training for RWC qualifiers vs Canada / USA
Uruguay has confirmed a 25-man roster to train together at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. The players will train in the country’s High Performance Rugby Center to prepare for the upcoming RWC 2023 qualifiers against either Canada or the USA. As the winners of the South American RWC 2023 qualifying …
Read More »Argentine hooker Leonel Oviedo signs for Céret
Leonel Oviedo is following younger brother Joaquín to France. While the latter has signed a Top 14 deal with Perpignan, Leonel will open his European experience with Céret in the Fédérale 1. At 23 years old Leonel Oviedo is a player on the rise. He was selected for two World …
Read More »RC 2021 Match Preview: South Africa vs Argentina
Hot on the heels of a home series victory over the British and Irish Lions, South Africa play host to Argentina on Saturday. The fixture is an opening round match in the 2021 Rugby Championship. It marks the return of the Springboks after South Africa pulled-out of the 2020 competition. …
Read More »Eduardo Bello replaces Joel Sclavi for Rugby Championship
Joel Sclavi will not play in the Rugby Championship. The tight head prop has been replaced on the Argentine roster by Eduardo Bello. It sees one uncapped tight head out and another in. It also sees Sclavi out for a second year running; he had been placed to make his …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Restructuring approvals put Brazil in good light Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) approved a new model …
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