Los Jaguares second-rower Tomás Lavanini has been ruled out of facing Sharks through suspension. The 23 year old was found guilty of a dangerous charge on Cheetahs center William Small-Smith following the South African player’s 25th minute try on Friday. Lavanini pleaded guilty to the offense which SANZAAR Judicial Officer Nigel Hampton …
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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 Brazil No prizes for guessing who gets named first in this week’s edition of Up and Under. Brazil completed the biggest upset …
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Tomás Lavanini has been cited for alleged foul play stemming from an incident in the 25th minute of the historic Jaguares victory over the Cheetahs on Friday. The big lock appeared to collide with Cheetahs centre William Small-Smith in the act of scoring a try. Match referee Stuart Berry awarded …
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Argentina’s arrival in Super Rugby is now complete. Los Jaguares completed an historic Super Rugby victory earlier today, defeating the Cheetahs 34-33 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The Argentine franchise showed a willingness to attack straight away. Both goal kickers, Nicolás Sánchez and Fred Zeilinga had early shows at goal but were unable to open the …
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Argentine scrum half Tomás Cubelli Scored on Super Rugby debut for the Brumbies this morning. Taking on last season’s beaten finalists, the Hurricanes, the Canberra based Super Rugby franchise got off to an impressive start winning 52-10. The Belgrano Athletic number 9 started for the Australian side and went over for …
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Pablo Bouza has added World Cup stars Lucas González Amorosino and Juan Manuel Leguizamón to his Argentina XV squad to take on Canada on Sunday round four of the Americas Rugby Championship at Duendes RC in Rosario. The duo have been released by the UAR for the home fixture to …
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Canadian viewers will be able to watch follow their favorite Super Rugby team after all. As of last week no broadcaster had acquired the rights to show the games in Canada. As first revealed by Patrick Johnston of The Province, TSN has now replaced Sportsnet as the place to watch …
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Andrew Durutalo will start for the Sunwolves in their first ever Super Rugby match against the Lions at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday. Durutalo will be come the second USA international to play Super Rugby, the first being Todd Clever, who spent two seasons with the Lions in …
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Brumbies Head Coach Stephen Larkham has named a side with eleven Wallabies and Puma Tomás Cubelli in the run-on team. The side will be facing the 2015 Super Rugby beat finalists, the Hurricanes. With 45 caps for Argentina Cubelli will make his Super Rugby debut after joining the Canberra based franchise after …
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After years of waiting for an opportunity of playing professional rugby Argentina is now just days away from realizing the dream. The first assignment is to be an away fixture in the sport’s version of the NBA, Super Rugby. Los Jaguares will take-on the Cheetahs on Friday at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein. …
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