Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Argentina deliver famous Rugby Championship away win in Australia Los Pumas went to Sydney and conquered the largest Australian city. The …
Read More »Rugby Championship 2023 – Australia vs Argentina – ARN Guide
Having been beaten in round one of the 2023 Rugby Championship Australia and Argentina clash in the second round. Neither team put in a performance that they were happy with. The Springboks were far better than the Wallabies and the All Blacks were much better than Los Pumas. The battle …
Read More »Argentina with Top 14 Reinforcements for Tour to Australia and South Africa
Argentina will have Top 14 reinforcements for their upcoming tour to Australia and South Africa. Los Pumas face the Wallabies in Sydney and the Springboks in Johannesburg. The July 15 and 29 fixtures will be the two finals rounds of the 2023 Rugby Championship. The opening round of the 2023 …
Read More »Europe Notes – Americas Player Transfers
Player transfers continue during the European off-season. While all eyes are on Rugby World Cup preparations teams continue to assemble their rosters for the 2023-2023 season. There have been recent Argentine transfers within Europe. Former Pumas fly half Domingo Miotti will remain in Scotland. The Tucumán play-maker has signed a …
Read More »Rugby Championship 2023 – Argentina vs New Zealand – ARN Guide
For the first time since Rugby World Cup 2019, Argentina will play host to New Zealand. In the six matches since then Los Pumas have claimed two wins and New Zealand have kept the South Americans nil on two occasions. The Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza will be the setting …
Read More »Pumas with surprise scrum-half inclusion for All Blacks in Mendoza
Argentina have trimmed their roster ahead of the Rugby Championship opener. Los Pumas take-on New Zealand in Mendoza on Saturday, July 08. The roster comes with the surprise of a new name. Uncapped Ignacio Inchauspe has been included. Inchauspe joins with neither Tomás Cubelli nor Gonzalo García is consideration for …
Read More »Foreign-Born / Produced / Homegrown Players in Rugby Championship 2023
The 2023 Rugby Championship will be the final major competition before Rugby World Cup 2023. It will involve four countries – Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. They are all elite; three of them are prior Rugby World Cup champions and the other has previously finished third. 2023 marks …
Read More »Argentina Roster for 2023 includes Surprises
Argentina’s roster for 2023 comes with surprises. The announcement of a 48-man roster confirms who is in the frame for Rugby World Cup 2023. The roster is hybrid; it contains players who will play for (a) Los Pumas and for (b) the Argentina XV. The roster is made-up of Argentina’s …
Read More »Argentina Scrum-half Eliseo Morales out of the World Cup
Argentina have had a blow to their Rugby World Cup preparations. Scrum-half Eliseo Morales is to undergo surgery which will rule him out of the Rugby Championship, RWC warm-up matches and the Rugby World Cup itself. Morales suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee. The injury occurred while …
Read More »Argentine Flanker Bautista Stávile joins URC side Zebre
Another Argentine will play in next season’s United Rugby Championship (URC). Zebre have confirmed the signing of flanker Bautista Stávile. In doing so, Stavile will play professional rugby at the elite level for the first time. Stávile moves to the URC at the age of 26. He joins Zebre, a …
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