Tag Archives: Tri Nations

The 2024 Rugby Championship will be contested by four teams. Two of the four rosters are entirely homegrown while two have a range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. Players involved for Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are required to meet player eligibility laws. The current World Rugby administration …

Stade Français have signed Francisco Gómez Kodela. The French Top 14 side have secured the Puma for the 2023-2024 season. He arrives with a ton of experience; no Puma has made more appearances in the Top 14 than Gómez Kodela. Gómez Kodela takes 233 Top 14 matches with him to …

Lyon have re-signed Francisco Gómez Kodela. RMC Sport report that the French club have extended the Argentine prop’s contract for a further season to include the 2022-2023 season. Gómez Kodela joined the club in 2016. He did so from Top 14 rivals Bordeaux and also previously played in France’s elite …

Carcassonne have signed Ignacio Calas as a medical joker. The French club will be the second foriegn-club and country in which the Argentine second-rower has played professional rugby abroad. Calas previously played in Super Rugby AU for the Melbourne Rebels. The move  will be a first for Calas; he will …

Edinburgh have confirmed the signing of two Argentine backs for the new season. The Scottish capital side will be home to Emiliano Boffelli and Ramiro Moyano. Both players make the move to the United Rugby Championship from the Top 14. Boffelli moves from Racing 92 while Moyano joins Edinburgh from …

Juan Cruz Mallía will remain at Toulouse. The Argentine back has agreed to terms to extend his contract with the French Top 14 and European Champions Cup champions. Mallía arrived at Toulouse earlier this year and went on start for the team in two finals, both of which were wins. …

Juan Cruz Mallia has been suspended for three matches by World Rugby. The Pumas back was red carded in the first class while playing for Argentina vs Wales. Referee Matthew Carley (England) red carded Mallía for foul play. The incident was cited and the outcome is that Mallía accepted that …

Argentina must start Santiago Chocobares. The 22-year-old brings a new dimension of play to the Argentine mid-field; he is the type of center that Argentina has not had recently or at all during the professional era. Pumas centers have come in a variety of forms. The most capped Pumas centers …

History was made today in Cardiff, Wales. Nicolás Sánchez became the first Puma to score 800 test points. He did so by scoring ten points in Argentina’s 20-20 draw against Wales. The 10 points took his test match total from 791 to 801 points. Sánchez is the all-time leading point …

Joaquín Oviedo is on his way to France. The teenager has signed for Top 14 side Perpignan. The moves will see him joining four countrymen at the club. Perpignan have huge interest in Oviedo; the club have signed the Argentine No8 on a three-year-deal. Perpignan won promotion from the Pro …