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 Jamaica are Sevens Kings of the Caribbean Jamaica claimed victory at the Rugby Americas North 7s at Meridian Field …
Read More »World Cup Watch – URUGUAY – October 14, 2021
Uruguay will play at Rugby World Cup 2023. Los Teros earned the right to compete at the tournament by winning the South American qualifiers and then defeating the USA on aggregate in the Americas 1 final. The outcome is that Uruguay will face France, Italy, New Zealand, and Africa 1 …
Read More »World Cup Watch – Argentina – October 06, 2021
The best test team from the Americas, Argentina qualified automatically for RWC 2023. The draw for France 2023 placed Los Pumas in Pool D. The group also contains England, Japan, Samoa and the Americas 2 qualifier. The stereotypical brands of rugby played by those in Argentina’s pool is varied. The …
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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 Americas RWC Qualifiers This past weekend’s RWC 2023 qualifiers were tight contests. One match was decided in the final …
Read More »Tyler Ardron set to bolster Canadian lineup in Chile
Canada are set to receive a major boost for the second test of their World Cup qualifying series against Chile next weekend. Tyler Ardron is to join the team in Victoria today, their RWC 2019 captain posting his flight ticket on social media this afternoon. Ardron is one of a …
Read More »Los Pumas and Changes in front of our eyes: La nueva generación
Changes are under way in Los Pumas. They are taking place in front of our eyes. There is a new generation or La Nueva Generación taking shape. Quite simply, numerous names from RWC 2019 are unable to command positions as fresh faces are being selected instead. Saturday’s test match against …
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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 Chile upset Argentina XV History was made on Wednesday. Chile 25-24 win was not their first over a second …
Read More »Joel Sclavi to undergo surgery
Joel Sclavi is to undergo surgery. The Argentine prop was expected to make his Pumas debut in the 2021 Rugby Championship. Instead, he will be unable to play any test rugby for Argentina this year. His return time to the field is now marked down for December. Sclavi’s departrure from …
Read More »Delguy, de la Fuente and Orlando return to Europe with injuries
Further injuries have hit Los Pumas. The trio of Bautista Delguy, Jerónimo de la Fuente, and Matías Orlando will not play again in the 2021 Rugby Championship. They are to return to Europe to recover and be available again for their respective clubs of Perpignan and the Newcastle Falcons. Delguy …
Read More »Four starting Pumas hit with injuries
Argentina’s preparation for Saturday’s test match is complicated. Los Pumas are looking to bounce back from Sunday’s 39-0 loss against New Zealand but are still counting the cost of injuries. Four starting players from the one-sided match have been named by the medical staff as recovering from injuries. Jerónimo de …
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