The Rugby Championship returns to New Zealand for the first time since Rugby World Cup 2019. The underfire All Blacks welcome a Puams side that is in fine form. The match-up will be the first of two between the countries in New Zealand as part of the 2022 Rugby Championship. …
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Argentina have suffered an injury blow. Francisco Gómez Kodela is out of rugby for two months. The tight head prop was injured playing this past weekend for Lyon. He had returned to the club following Argentina’s home series against Australia. Gómez Kodela started for Argentina against the Wallabies and also …
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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 Paraguay upset Colombia in Barranquilla The 2022 South American Tri Nations got underway on Saturday evening in Barranquilla. Paraguay …
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Michael Cheika has made changes to Argentina’s roster. Los Pumas will tour New Zealand playing their round three and four Rugby Championship matches against the All Blacks in Christchurch and Hamilton. Six alterations have been made from the squad that took-on the Wallabies in Mendoza and San Juan. The missing …
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Round two of the Rugby Championship will be a repeat of round one: Argentina host Australia and South Africa host New Zealand. Game two between Los Pumas and the Wallabies will be played in San Juan. Argentina’s roster for the San Juan test match features three changes. Two involve players …
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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 Rugby fever gaining increasingly in Chile The Chilean president, Gabriel Boric received Chile’s test team, Los Cóndores, at the Salón …
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The 2022 Rugby Championship is the 11th edition of the competition since expanding to include Argentina in 2012. It was originally the Tri Nations; an annual competition involving Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The first edition was played in 1996. This article documents players that qualify to represent a …
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Argentina has been hit by a late injury change ahead of facing Australia. Fly half Benjamín Urdapilleta will miss the opening round of the Rugby Championship. The Castres number 10 remains sidelined with discomfort in his left leg. Urdapilleta will not travel nor play against the Wallabies in Mendoza. His …
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Argentina made history against Scotland on Saturday in Santiago del Estero. A last second try to Emiliano Boffelli gave Los Pumas a 34-31 victory and a series win by two games to one. With it Michael Cheika’s side now turn their attention to the Rugby Championship. Played at the magnificent Estadio …
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Uruguay and Romania meet in game two of a two match series on Sunday. Romania did very well to win game one after an early red card. Uruguay were second best but had fought back from a 17-3 half-time deficit and were leading 22-20 with ten minutes left to play. …
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