After seemingly endless months the European club season is over, and we’ve had a couple weeks to to digest the season and take a look at who we thought was the best of those Americas players exiled across the professional divisions in France and Britain. Note that players were selected …
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Gonzalo Tiesi has retired from rugby.the Argentine outside center made the announcement on twitter where he declared: “the end of this incredible voyage. I will always be thankful for what I have lived during these 12 years”. Aged 31 the Buenos Aires enjoyed a successful career abroad. Playing in both …
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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 Chile There were two significant breakthroughs for Chile in recent days. Firstly the sport in the country is set to be boosted in …
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Argentina is targeting winning Gold in Rio de Janeiro as a strong roster has been named for the Olympics. Los Pumas 7’s Head Coach Santiago Goméz Cora has combined regulars with stars from Super Rugby and Europe to piece together a formidable squad. Juan Imhoff is the biggest name included in the …
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The Super Rugby season will end for Los Jaguares this Saturday. For this reason Tomás Cubelli is to be the only Puma involved in the playoffs. His successful campaign with the Brumbies will ensure his name is on Daniel Hourcade’s list for the Rugby Championship. The naming of the list is rapidly …
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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 Canada’s Women Already rising after a brilliant tournament opener against England, Canada showed no mercy to hosts USA and closed out the …
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Three promising players from the Americas – two from Argentina and one from Canada – are heading to France to join the academy program at Top 14 club Pau. Joel Sclavi, Ignacio Calles, and Matt Beukeboom will make the move in their first steps towards becoming fully professional players. The …
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Following on from an unbeaten three match tour last month Georgia is looking to repeat this in 2017. The Lelos played in the Pacific Islands, returning home with wins over Fiji and Tonga and a draw against Samoa. The tour was the first of its kind for the Caucasus country. …
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Following a season in France Lucas Martínez has returned home to Lomas Athletic Club in Buenos Aires. The uncapped 26 year old joined Castres as a medical joker for the early part of the 2015-2016 season. His performances saw him earning a contract for the duration of the season. Tilting …
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Agustín Pichot has officially started his mandate as World Rugby Vice-Chairman today. The former Pumas captain was unanimously elected into the role in May. Pinchot will now be second in command to Bill Beaumont who is leaving behind the RFU to be World Rugby Chairman. Together Beaumont and Pichot are committed to enhancing the …
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