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David Ainu’u was part of a spectacular winning effort on Saturday. Toulouse defeated Munster in a rare penalty-shoot-out contest to book their place in the final four of the European Champions Cup. The teams were tied at 24-24 at full-time and also at the end of extra-time. Ainu’u was a …

Puma Emiliano Boffelli scored fifteen points for Edinburgh on Saturday. The Scottish capital side fell to a late 34-30 loss against the Wasps at home in Edinburgh. The result eliminated Boffelli’s team from the European Challenge Cup. Boffelli kicked six goals for Edinburgh. He landed three penalties and also converted …

Italian side Zebre have announced the signing of Argentine flanker Guido Volpi. The United Rugby Championship (URC) have recruited the 26-year-old in what is a return to the URC. Volpi previously played for the Ospreys. He joins Zebre from the Doncaster Knights in England’s RFU Championship. Volpi has been playing …

Gonzalo García has been shortlisted for the Italian Top 10 MVP award. The Puma is one of three finalists for what is the player of the year in Italy’s domestic championship. The Italian Top 10 regular season has concluded. Petrarca, Rovigo, Valorugby and Calvisano will contest the play-off’s. Petrarca take-on …

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 Army West Point wins National Championship The Black Knights are national champions for the first time. Army claimed a …

It was a memorable weekend for Pumas in Europe. There were tries scored by players in the Top 14 and in the English Premiership and additional players kicked goals for their clubs in the United Rugby Championship (URC). All told, it was a weekend to further complicate the picture of …

Pumas great Joaquín Tuculet has retired from rugby. His playing career ends at the age of 32. He played for Los Pumas 2012-2019, earning 56 caps and played in RWCs 2015 and 2019. He retired from international duty in 2020, doing so ahead of the Tri Nations in Australia. He moved north …

Argentina center Joaquín Riera will continue playing in Italy and in the United Rugby Championship (URC). Benetton have re-signed the former Los Pumas 7’s player on a new contract until 2024. Riera has been playing for Benetton since 2019. he joined the URC team following three seasons with Petrarca Padova …

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Argentina will play host to Scotland in a three-match-series in July. The test matches wil be the first under Michael Cheika. The former Wallabies coach has the task of turning around Los Pumas’ fortunes in time to peak at RWC 2023. There are two reasons that suggest rookies may feature …