Guido Albertario has joined Ciencias Rugby Sevilla. The Argentine second-rower / flanker will thus continue his professional career in Spain. He makes the move to Seville from his first club in the country: VRAC Quesos Entrepinares. The 26-year-old Albertario has two years of experience in the División de Honor. He joined VRAC …
Read More »Ciencias Sevilla sign Juan Ignacio Pérez
Ciencias Sevilla have signed Juan Ignacio Pérez. The 28-year-old Argentine prop is the latest arrival for the 2020-2021 season. Ciencias recently signed two other Argentine players: fly half Rafael Migale and prop Facundo Pomponio from the Olímpia Lions. Pérez comes from Buenos Aires club Pucará. He left the Pucará six …
Read More »Former Argentina XV scrum-half Mauro Perotti joins Alcobendas
Ongoing player recruitment has seen Mauro Perotti joining Alcobendas. The former Argentina XV scrum-half was among the leading players in last season’s División de Honor, the elite Spanish rugby competition. Perotti moves to the Madrid club from División de Honor rivals Bathco Rugby Santander. He comes from Gimnasia y Tiro …
Read More »Argentine prop Nicolás Zaffaroni joins Barcelona
Barça Rugbi have recruited prop Nicolás Zaffaroni. The Argentine front-rowers joins Barcelona after previously having played for fellow Catalonian side CR Hospitalet. Capable of playing both loose head and tight head, Zaffaroni moves to Barcelona for his third season playing in Spain. In his first season he played eighteen matches …
Read More »Ciencias Sevilla sign Rafael Migale
Ciencias Cajasol Olavide have signed Rafael Migale. The Spanish club based in Sevilla have have signed the Argentine fly half for the upcoming season. He joins the team after having played last season in Italy. Migale has a Spanish passport. The 27-year-old comes from Buenos Aires club Belgrano. The same club …
Read More »Tomás Jorge joins Spanish side Ordizia
Tomás Jorge has joined Spanish side Ampo Ordizia. The Argentine fullback makes the move to the Basque Country from Italian side Borsari Baia. The División de Honor club is Jorge’s second professional club; he initially departed Buenos Aires for Italy. The club confirmed Jorge as a new arrival for the …
Read More »Houston SaberCats add Argentine center Thomas Morani
The Houston SaberCats have added a fourth Argentine player. Joining the Major League Rugby side from Buenos Aires is outside center Thomas Morani. He joins Matías Freyre, Nicolás Solveyra, and Diego Fortuny at the MLR club. An official announcement is forthcoming from the Houston SaberCats. The move will see the …
Read More »Martín Cancelliere Joins Los Ceibos
There are now two professional Cancelliere’s in Argentina. Hindú fullback Martín Cancelliere has joined Los Ceibos. The move sees history made as for the first time brothers are to play for two separate Argentine professional rugby teams. The 27-year-old, Martín Cancelliere is the older of the brothers. Sebastián Cancelliere is …
Read More »Rodrigo Fernández Criado Joins Los Ceibos
Three weeks after having been called by to train with Los Jaguares, Rodrigo Fernández Criado has signed for Los Ceibos. In joining Los Ceibos, Fernández Criado officially begins his professional rugby career. The second-rower made his debut for Belgrano in the URBA Top 12 in June 2019. Like many others …
Read More »Argentina’s RWC 2011 Hero Lucas González Amorosino Retires
Argentina’s RWC 2011 hero, Lucas González Amorosino has retired. The 34-year-old played in two Rugby World Cups with his try against Scotland being the difference between making it to the Quarter Finals and being eliminated in the group stage. As a rugby player, González Amorosino did what few others have. …
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