Chilean hooker Diego Escobar made his Top 14 debut for Racing 92. The 24-year-old electric hooker played 27 minutes for Racing 92 against Bordeaux on Saturday. The product of the COBS club in Santiago entered the match in the 53rd minute. His team were beaten 52-34 in the road match. Escobar …
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Argentina will be without their enforcer, Marcos Kremer, for the Rugby Championship Final in Nelspruit. Kremer was injured in the second half against South Africa in Santiago del Estero on Saturday. The injury blow forced replacement hooker Ignacio Ruiz to play flanker. The change occurred in the 63rd minute. It …
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Argentina host South Africa in Santiago del Estero on Saturday. The battle is a top of the table clash in the 2024 Rugby Championship. It is the first of two fixtures between the teams; game two will be in Nelspruit, South Africa in the final round on September 28. Aside …
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Rodolfo Ambrosio’s rookie campaign as Head Coach of Uruguay was against France, Argentina and Scotland in July. Selections were not entirely a continuation from the World Cup and were influenced by availability including due to the Olympic Games. This article investigates the picture now and who is and is not …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Chile Write History against Argentina XV Chile wrote history on Saturday. Los Cóndores were 28-0 winners over the Argentina XV. …
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Changes have been made to Argentina’s roster to face the Springboks. Los Pumas take-on the Wold Champions home-and-away in upcoming matches. The first will be in Santiago del Estero on Saturday, September 21 and the second in Nelspruit on Saturday, September 28. Felipe Contepomi’s Pumas are 2-2 thus far in …
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Felipe Contepomi has made adjustments to the roster he took over from Michael Cheika. A number of senior players are yet to play or have been overtaken while others. This has represented a shake-up as there are no signs of a hangover from the World Cup. This article investigates the …
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Chile has confirmed an extended roster of forty-one players. Head Coach Pablo Lemoine has done so with surprises. The roster to face Paraguay and Brazil in Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifiers features fifteen uncapped players which include an Argentine and two French players. Los Cóndores, Brazil and Paraguay are involved …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Argentina Break Records in handing Australia their all-time biggest defeat Argentina produced a record breaking performance against Australia on Saturday. …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP USA Outplay Canada in LA It won’t go down as one of the classic matches in Pacific Nations Cup history, …
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