El jugador chileno deja el Aviron Bayonnais del Top 14, para ficha por el Montauban @UsmSapiacRugby de la liga Pro D2 de Francia, la segunda liga más competitiva del país galo. El hooker de 26 años y referente de Los Cóndores busca continuidad y sumar minutos en esta temporada 2019-2020 …
Read More »Juan Figallo Retires from Test Rugby
Juan Figallo has announced his retirement from test rugby with immediate effect. The 31-year-old will not play again for Los Pumas though he will continue his professional career in the UK for Saracens in the English Premiership. Japan 2019 was the third Rugby World Cup for Figallo. He played in …
Read More »Argentina Subdued and Eliminated
For Argentina RWC 2019 will not require soul searching. There is no real need to do so as the answers are crystal clear as quite simply the Jaguares project failed. After three out of four pool matches Los Pumas have a return of one win and two losses, something never …
Read More »RWC Pool C Preview – France vs Tonga
Great interest will be placed on this match from the Americas. Argentina and the USA are both in Pool C with the former side looking for the Pacific Islanders to pull-off an upset to help their cause. The USA face Tonga in their final match, with a win in that …
Read More »Ramiro Herrera Joins La Rochelle
French Top 14 club La Rochelle have landed the signature of Argentina’s Ramiro Herrera. The tight head prop joins the side as a medical joker, doing so from rivals Stade Français. The 30-year-old from Patagonia was in the preliminary squad for RWC 2019 only to be left out of the …
Read More »RWC Pool C Preview – France vs USA
Pool C continues on Wednesday with France and the USA squaring-off in Fukuoka. For both countries the match is to be their second of the competition. France are coming-off a win over Argentina while the USA are looking to win their first match after losing to England. France Head Coach …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. In this week’s edition ARN has one final look before RWC 2019. UP Dominican Republic In the final weekend before RWC 2019 …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP USA The USA continued their strong run against Canada as they added to their undefeated streak against their northern neighbors. The …
Read More »Samoa Announce World Cup Squad
Head Coach Steve Jackson has announced Samoa’s roster to compete at Rugby World Cup 2019. All but one player are contracted to professional teams outside of Samoa with the majority not having been raised in the country. Called-up are players from rugby’s elite leagues including the English Premiership, Pro 14, …
Read More »Argentina Team to Face France: How the Fans Voted
All rugby fans have their own choice of players they want to be running out on the field at the World Cup. To obtain a collective sample of opinion I ran pools across all positions on twitter. Each position had two options which meant that where there are additional players …
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