Julián Montoya will not play Super Rugby in Australia. The Pumas starting hooker will instead join the Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership. The move comes following Montoya having competed his two-weeks of quarantine in Australia. He had problems with his paper work in Western Australia. Cambio de planes para …
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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 Cafeteros Pro Colombia’s first professional team is up and running. Cafeteros drafted ten players from Argentina for the 2021 …
Read More »Bautista Delguy scores two tries as Bordeaux down Lyon
Bautista Delguy has made a quick impact in France. The Argentine winger scored two tries today for Bordeaux. His team were 31-9 winners over Lyon. The tries were Delguy’s first in the Top 14. Following the 2020 Tri Nations he joined Bordeaux from Los Jaguares. In his second appearance for …
Read More »Ceibos disintegrate as UAR keep Jaguares alive in SLAR
Los Ceibos have come and gone. The team is no more as the UAR decided that Los Jaguares will play in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) as the one and only Argentine franchise. The decision sees the disintegration of Los Ceibos. The UAR had sought a competition for …
Read More »Jaguares to play in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby
Los Jaguares are to play in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The team will do so as the Jaguares XV, thus replicating the team that competed in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division. The team is not an addition to SLAR, but a replacement. The move means that …
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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. This week’s Up and Under is the first edition of 2021. UP Los Cafeteros Pro Rodolfo Ambrosio is to coach …
Read More »2021 New Beginnings in Americas rugby and beyond
Not only will 2021 represent new beginnings in Americas rugby, it will showcase it. The year will be markedly different to 2020 as it will to earlier years. Six such instances are presented below. Major League Rugby 2021 will be the fourth year of Major League Rugby. It will …
Read More »Rodrigo Bruni signs with Pro D2 contenders Vannes
Rodrigo Bruni has signed with French Pro D2 club Vannes for the remainder of the 2020-2021 season, with an option to extend for a second year. He is the latest Argentinean star to opt for a move overseas following the exit of Los Jaguares from Super Rugby. The 27-year-old No8 …
Read More »The Jaguares 2020 Player Exodus
COVID-19 has changed the script for Argentina rugby; an outcome is the Jaguares 2020 player exodus. Players have departed to continue their careers abroad. Twenty-three 2020 Jaguares have signed for foreign teams. Jaguares 2020 Exodus The movement of players can be described as nothing less than a player exodus. The …
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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. This week’s Up and Under is the final edition of 2020. UP Prospective Americas test match Rookies for 2021 2021 …
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