Tag Archives: Top 14

Spanish club Ciencias Cajasol has announced the signings of two Argentines who will play in the upcoming season. On his way to Ciencias Cajasol is Santiago Pando. The winger is the second new recruit ahead of the 2018-2019 season, following Mitchel MacCartney. Pando joins from Spanish club rivals Trcadero Marbella. The …

Rugby Canada has laid out the road map to the last-chance World Cup Qualifiers to be held in France, in November. Canada will play in the round-robin Repechage tournament against three other nations with the winner qualifying as the 20th – and final – participant in RWC 2019. November’s tournament was …

Samu Manoa will joins USA captain Blaine Scully at the Cardiff Blues. The Welsh region has today confirmed the arrival of the USA Enforcer, completing his move from French club Toulon. Aged 33, Manoa will play for his third European club and do so in his third European league. In …

Brazil is to tour Georgia, playing matches in the former Soviet Republic on July 28 and August 03. The matches are to be a part of the Rugby Summer Cup 2018, a series involving the Georgia XV, Racing 92, Brazil and the Argentina XV. For Brazil the Rugby Summer Cup …

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 USA South The USA South Panthers are the 2018 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Champions. A 42-14 home victory over the Cayman …

Rodrigo Capó Ortega is to continue playing on with Castres until June 2019. His new contract with the 2018 Top 14 Champions sees him adding to his remarkable time at the club which dates back to 2002. The 37-year-old captained Castres to the French championship title last month, securing his …

From October 2013 to June 2018 Los Pumas were coached by Daniel Hourcade. During the Hourcade regime a total of 22 players earned their first caps for Argentina. These players were the new blood from the Hourcade regime. Hourcade’s first match in charge was against England in London in November 2013. …

Daniel Hourcade had been set to use four Europeans in June Internationals. In his final day as Los Pumas Head Coach, Hourcade confirmed in an interview with Jorge Búsico that decisions had been made and players green lighted and spoken to about playing for their country. The ending of the …

Argentina’s struggles post RWC 2015 led to the downfall of Daniel Hourcade. The inability to win matches is well documented but what remains less commonly spoken about is the invisible leap from seasoned players to the test arena. Invisible Leap The invisible leap refers simply to a player learning his craft …

Brive have signed Argentine Olympian Axel Muller. The Mendoza speedster joins the French club from rivals Oyonnax. The move will see Muller playing for a third French club since departing Argentina following the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. The 24-year-old joined Toulon in 2016 and after one season moved …