Tag Archives: Top 14

A Colombia-Argentina second-row helped Brive avoid relegation today. Brive won 33-17 against Stade Français in Paris. Andrés Zafra and Lucas Paulos formed the second-row for the winning team. The vital win sees Brive ending their season in 12th place. What is good news for Brive is bad news for Perpignan. …

Argentina have suffered a hammer blow; Santiago Chocobares is out for 2022 through injury. The inside center from Rufino is to undergo knee surgery. He suffered a partial rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and will be out for between six and eight months. Chocobares could …

Bayonne won the Pro D2 Final on Sunday. With it the club earned promotion back to France’s elite, the Top 14. The team defeated Mont de Marsan 49-20, doing so with former Puma Mariana Galarza as captain. Argentine hooker Pablo Dimcheff scored for the beaten finalists. The club will be …

Uruguay will take a 26-man roster to Japan. The South Americans are to play two test matches against the Asian country later this month. Los Teros will also spend time in camp training with the South Korean team. Los Teros face Japan on June 18 at Chichibunomiya Stadium and on …

A powerful Argentina roster has been named to face Scotland in July. Los Pumas will host Scotland in three matches, all of which will be played in Northern Argentina. The series is the first of its kind between the teams. New head coach Michael Cheika has made it clear that …

A phenomenal Argentina XV roster has been confirmed for July’s tour of Portugal and Georgia. Argentina’s next-of-XV will play in two non-capped matches against test teams from the Rugby Europe Championship. Head Coach Ignacio Fernández Lobbe has a team included established players and veterans of Rugby World Cups. It is …

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 Peñarol Crowned South American Champions Peñarol are the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) champions. The Uruguayans defeated …

Joel Sclavi and Facundo Bosch are 2022 European club champions. The Argentine front-rowers were second-half replacements for La Rochelle who defeated Leinster. The victory gave the French club its first ever trophy at the elite level; remarkably European glory came before winning the Top 14 title. La Rochelle coach Ronan …

Mont de Marsan have book their place in the Pro D2 final. The South-western French club were Semi Final winners over Nevers on Sunday. The 26-15 victory means the team is 80 minutes away from returning to France’s elite, the Top 14. The two teams both scored two tries in …

La Rochelle are the 2022 Champions of Europe. The French club defeated Irish province Leinster 24-21 to win the Champions Cup title. La Rochelle outscored Leinster by two tries to zero. The win included the involvement of two Argentine front-rowers – Facundo Bosch and Joel Sclavi. Both players featured from …