Tag Archives: Top 14

Patricio Fernández scored 17 points for Clermont on Friday evening. The Central French side ran out clear winners of Paris, scoring six tries to two. The Rosario fly half scored one of these and he also kicked five goals. The home victory sees Clermont retaining top spot. After fourteen rounds Clermont has …

Round 11 of the Top 14 is to be a pre-christmas experience. All seven matches are to be played before the weekend. This will enable players, coaches and all staff members to spend the Holidays with their loved ones. Taku Ngwenya will be looking to continue his impressive form for …

Pablo Huete has been handed a four week suspension by the LNR.The Chilean second-rower was cited by the Disciplinary Committee of the LNR for foul play against Stade Français in a Top 14 match. In having been found guilty the South American has been suspended until January 23. The suspension …

Juan Imhoff is to be absent from Racing 92 against Toulon. The teams meeting on January 01 will not involve the Argentine winger. For the first time since 2011 Imhoff will have a week’s Christmas vacation to be with his family in Rosario. Racing 92’s match against Toulon is to …

An rampant performance from Juan Pablo Socino saw the Buenos Aires back blasting through for two tries against Lyon. The Rugby World Cup 2015 Puma crossed for a double in the opening half to help the Newcastle Falcons to a dream start. The 48-29 win was by six tries to four. Socino’s …

Patricio Albacete has responded to Toulouse in saying “I want to keep on playing”. The veteran second-rower has recently told by his club that this season is to be his last. Albacete is recovering from a serious knee injury. He badly ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in March and has …

Taku Ngwenya scored a double for Brive on Friday. The USA Eagles flier’s tries helped Brive to an impressive home victory over Russian side Enisei-STM in the Challenge Cup. The French club outscored the Russians by six tries to two. Ngwenya’s tries both came in the second half. They were …

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 Al Charron Rugby Canada has officially broken ground on a new $8 million dollar training facility in Langford, and has revealed …

Argentina players Benjamín Urdapilleta and Horacio Agulla downed Montpellier in Sunday’s Champions Cup match. Combined the former Pumas accounted for 21 points. Castres won the match 29-23. Urdapilleta scored 16 points, all coming from his goal kicking. Agulla scored five, crossing for Castres’ first try. It came in the 35th minute …

One of Argentina’s most noteworthy exports has called it a day. Martín Castrogiovanni has hung up his boots. The 35-year-old has said goodbye to rugby at home. He appeared in a recent Rugby Sevens event for players weighing over 100kg. The tournament took place in his home town of Paraná, …