Spanish club Ourense Keltia have confirmed the arrival of Bruno Balatti. The Argentine player makes the move from Buenos Aires provincial club Albatros Rugby and is set to make his first appearance this weekend. Balatti’s first appearance will be on Sunday against Ingleses Rugby Club. The La Plata fly half …
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Valladolid has added further to its Argentine contingent. The 2017 División de Honor Champions have acquired former Hindú Club player Sasha Casañas. The second-rower is a one-time capped Puma. He played for Argentina against Chile in 2016. Additional game time has seen him featuring for the Argentina XV. In June …
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In the year 2017 there were mixed results from the Americas. Some teams struggled badly, while others reached new heights. This category is not limited to international sides, however, with a handful of domestic teams standing out among their peers and earning consideration. In Canada it was the BC Bears …
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For the most part it was a difficult week for Americas teams as the November test window officially opened. Canada were swept aside by Georgia with relative ease, Brazil were woeful for much of their match against Germany, and Argentina fell to England in a sleep-inducing encounter at Twickenham. Chile …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Chile Los Cóndores got their November campaign off to the best possible start as they defeated Kenya by a convincing score of …
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This week we looked at the Top 14, Anglo-Welsh Cup, and Guinness Pro 14 and came up with a few contenders but not enough. Canada’s 42-point defeat to the Māori was never going to supply many though we did pick two standouts, but we did find a few more candidates …
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Buenos Aires clubs Hindú and Alumni are to contest to URBA Top 12 Final. They earned the right to do so this weekend by winning their respective Semi Finals. Hindú booked the first spot in the 2017 Final on Saturday. The Don Torcuato side completed a 28-22 win over Pucará. …
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Big name players are to feature in the URBA Top 12 Semi Finals. Taking place this weekend, Pucará take-on Hindú and SIC face Alumni in the battles to book places in the URBA Top 12 Final. Pucará will confirm their starting line-up and replacements on Saturday. The Gustavo Jorger coached …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Uruguay Uruguay’s preparation to play two tests in Namibia in November is heading in the right direction. Los Teros warmed-up for …
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Felipe Contepomi is to be inducted in the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The Argentine legend joins four others in the class of 2017. They are to be Canadian Al Charron, Englishman Rob Andrew, Frenchman Fabien Pelous and American Phaidra Knight. The five new inductees were chosen by the World …
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