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Pablo Matera has been named in the Super Rugby 2018 Team of the Season. The Jaguares captain was named by the Opta Index as the leading #6 flanker in Super Rugby. In naming Matera in the team the Opta Index noted that: (Matera) won 13 turnovers (five more than he …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Brazil Brazil downed the Georgia XV to write history in Tbilisi. Os Tupis completed a 20-18 victory, one of the greatest …

Argentina has named a 36-man roster for the Rugby Championship. New Head Coach Mario Ledesma is to have his first day training the players as Los Pumas today at Club Newman in Buenos Aires. For the time being the roster is exclusively made-up of Argentine-based players. This is soon to …

The South African roster has been named for the Rugby Championship. From August 18 to October 06 the Springboks, All Blacks, Pumas, and Wallabies will play each other in home-and-away matches to determine the annual Tier 1 champion of the Southern Hemisphere. The roster features three uncapped players, one of …

New Argentina Head Coach Mario Ledesma has confirmed his coaching staff. Less than two weeks out from the start of the Rugby Championship the now former Jaguares Head Coach has finalized his staff. Ledesma confirmed on Scrum TV that former Pumas scrum half Nicolás Fernández Miranda and outside center Martín …

Four players – Emiliano Boffelli, Bautista Ezcurra, Bautista Delguy, and Marcos Kremer have signed to remain Jaguares until 2021. The four men were heavily involved for Mario Ledesma’s Jaguares in the 2018 Super Rugby campaign. The signatures of the four players until the end of 2021 means the pick of …

There are to be no restrictions on Nicolás Sánchez playing for Argentina all year. The fly half from Tucumán is to move to Paris to play for Stade Français in the Top 14 but his move will have no impact whatsoever on his availability for international duty. Sánchez will remain …

Mario Ledesma has been named as the new Head Coach of Argentina, effective immediately. The 45-year-old replaces Daniel Hourcade who stood down from the position in June following a dour run of results. His contract is until the end of 2021. Ledesma takes on the position as the first of a …

Who are the Jaguares fly half candidates for 2019? This question has been asked by many and debated on social media. The end of the Daniel Hourcade regime and the departure of Nicolás Sánchez from Los Jaguares to Stade Français have combined to change the landscape entirely. In the days …

New Zealand’s southern most province, Southland has confirmed its player roster for this year’s domestic championship. Included in the squad are players with connections to Argentina, and the USA Players – one of each will feature for Southland in the Mitre 10 Cup. Southland have added Argentine scrum-half Nico Costa …