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Rugby’s final all-Tier 1 contest of 2021 will take place in Dublin, Ireland on Sunday. The men in green play host to Los Pumas in what is one of rugby’s greatest rivalries at World Cups. The teams go in to the fixture ranked 4th and 8th in the world respectively. …

A non-capped international on Sunday sees Uruguay playing on the road against Italy ‘A.’ The meeting is the first of two matches between Los Teros and an Italian side this month. The second is next weekend’s test match in Parma. With Italy and Uruguay in the same pool of RWC …

Saturday is judgment day for Mario Ledesma. Having lost seven test matches in-a-row a win is mandatory against Italy on Saturday. A combination of an inability to be in a winnable positions for so many games as well as a style of play that is not coming together means that …

Guido Petti is out of the Italian test match. The Pumas second-rower will miss Saturday’s must-win game in Treviso due to injury. He is recovering from a knock to his knee in this past Saturday’s match against France in Paris. His place in the starting line-up is set to go …

Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro is out of the November Internationals. The regular starting Pumas loose head prop was injured in training ahead of Argentina’s test match against France in Paris. He has now dropped out of the roster meaning he will miss the upcoming matches against Italy in Treviso and Ireland …

The 2021 November Internationals will be a busy time for test rugby. The Americas will be represented by Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Uruguay. The test teams from these countries will all play in away or neutral countries. Brazil travel to Africa while Argentina, Canada, Chile, and Uruguay will play …

Fierce rugby rivals France and Argentina will clash on Saturday in Paris. They will do so in what is the opening game of three test matches per country in the November Internationals. The match will see the world n0 6 playing host to the world no 8. France last played …

Iván Nemer will make his test debut on Saturday. The Argentine prop has been named on the bench to face the All Blacks in Rome. Italy are coached by former All Black and former Canadian Head Coach Kieran Crowley. Nemer will be one of two Argentine players in the Italian …

Colorno have recruited Argentine prop Ramiro Valdés Iribarren. The 21-year-old joins following a stint with Zebre as a Medical Joker. His move from Zebre to Colorno sees him now playing in the Italian Top 10 for the 2021-2022 season. His contract with Zebre was until October 31. He now moves from …

Los Jaguares XV will be very changed in 2022. Nine of the players that started against Peñarol in the 2021 SLAR final now play in Europe. Four of the men from the replacements are now also playing abroad. In short, there has been a scattering of Jaguares XV players who …