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Los Jaguares lose to Sunwolves in Tokyo

Los Jaguares fell this morning, losing 36-28 against the Sunwolves at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo. The match was the fourth of as many away matches during the current tour which sees the Argentine side returning home with no wins and no competition points. The Argentine side played …

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Guillemaín will not face the Sunwolves

An injury blow to Los Jaguares has seen Juan Cruz Guillemaín ruled out of facing the Sunwolves in Tokyo on Saturday. Having been named to start the San Juan second-rower injured his shoulder at the Captain’s Run. Guido Petti, who had been named on the bench, will start in place …

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Cubelli Starts against Crusaders

Brumbies Head Coach Stephen Larkham has retained Puma Tomás Cubelli as his starting scrum half. The Buenos Aires back has started all of the Brumbies Super Rugby fixtures this season and will continue doing so on Sunday with the Canberra-based franchise hosting one of the competition’s classic fixtures. The teams met in …

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Durutalo to start against Leguizamón

Two giants of the Americas will square-off in Tokyo in the early hours of Saturday morning as USA back-rower Andrew Durutalo plays opposite veteran Puma Juan Manuel Leguizamón. Durutalo will play opened flanker for the Sunwolves but is not to be joined by Argentina’s Tomás Leonardí. The former Puma went …

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Juan Cruz Guillemaín in doubt to face Sunwolves

Los Jaguares second-rower Juan Cruz Guillemaín is in doubt to face the Sunwolves. The San Juan forward suffered an injury at the captain’s run in Tokyo, hurting his shoulder. Cruz Guillemaín had been named to start together with Matías Alemanno in the second-row but is now not likely to feature with Guido …

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Jaguares Change Five for Sunwolves

Los Jaguares have changed five players for the Sunwolves. The Argentine franchise will take-on the Japanese team in Tokyo on Saturday morning, Argentine time. There fixture is the fourth of as many away matches on the current tour and comes after three demanding fixtures in New Zealand. The five changes …

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Team of the Week

What a week for rugby in the Americas! We had players involved across competitions in France, the UK, in Super Rugby, and in a world first the USA. Had the other PRO match been broadcast we might have had four American teams to choose from… sorry Denver, see you when …

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Up and Under

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 What a way to get PRO Rugby off the ground! Denver won 16-13 against Ohio thanks to a Will Magie …

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Los Jaguares Outclassed by Crusaders

Los Jaguares were outclassed by the Crusaders this morning, losing 32-15 against the Christchurch-based franchise in New Zealand’s second largest city. The five tries to two defeat sees the South Americans ending their three-match New Zealand tour with zero competition points. Unlike the performances against the Blues and Hurricanes over …

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