The Leicester Tigers had a big home victory on Saturday. The 41-24 win over the Worcester Warriors included a double to Argentina’s Julián Montoya. The Pumas hooker scored in the 9th and 64th minutes. Both tries came from attacking lineouts. On both occasions, like Agustín Creevy did for London Irish …
Read More »Agustín Creevy scores in London Irish win over Gloucester
Agustín Creevy has scored tries in back-to-back wins in the English Premiership. Six days after scoring in London Irish’s win over the Newcastle Falcons, Creevy scored against Gloucester. Th two wins see London Irish occupying 6th position in the English Premiership. Creevy’s try against Gloucester came from a 10 meter …
Read More »Brex debuts; immediately settles into Italian midfield
Juan Ignacio Brex made his test debut on Saturday. The Argentine center did so for Italy in a home Six Nations match against France. It was not an even contest. To the contrary, France were on top for the duration, winning 50-10. Brex played the match at inside center. He …
Read More »MacGinty’s Sharks shut down Bears at Ashton Gate
AJ MacGinty was at it again on Friday evening. The US Eagles flyhalf led Sale Sharks to a 20-13 road win over the table-topping Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate. It moves Sale to within three points of Bristol with eight games played, though Exeter can push slightly ahead if they …
Read More »ARN Player of the Week – AJ MacGinty
This past weekend saw the return of professional rugby in England, with the Premiership and Premier 15s both in action after a two-week hiatus. Both the French Top 14 and Pro D2 were also on business as usual. It gave us a few more players than usual to consider. In …
Read More »Former Puma Santiago Iglesias Valdez joins Béziers
Former Puma Santiago Iglesias Valdez has joined Béziers as a medical joker. The hooker arrives at the Pro D2 club from Fédérale 1 side Beaune. The move is a return as he played for Béziers in 2017-2018. He joined Beaune in 2018. Iglesias Valdez is now a seasoned Argentine hooker. He …
Read More »Agustín Creevy scores as London Irish down Newcastle Falcons
London Irish were 31-22 winners over the Newcastle Falcons on Sunday. There were Pumas playing for both teams and former skipper Agustín Creevy was a try scorer. Creevy scored the opening try of the match. The 18th minute try was the first of four for London Irish in the game. …
Read More »Pablo Matera scores in big win over Castres
Pablo Matera scored in Stade Français’ big win over Castres. The Sunday fixture saw the Parisians completion a 29-9 victory. Matera scored the first of three tries for the winning team. The win edges Stade Français closer to the play-off’s zone. After 15 rounds the Parisians are in 8th position …
Read More »Jerónimo de la Fuente scores for Perpignan in bonus point loss
Jerónimo de la Fuente was a try scorer on Saturday. The former Jaguares captains scored his first try for Perpignan, dins so in a bonus point loss against Montauban. The 25-23 defeat sees Perpignan dropping from 1st to 2nd position in the Pro D2. Vannes are now the competition leaders …
Read More »Kate Zackary shines as Exeter snaps Saracens streak
Saracens are no longer perfect in the 2020-21 Premier 15s season. In fact their unbeaten run dated back to October 2018, but it came crashing to a halt on Saturday as Exeter Chiefs took a famous victory with the final score reading 22-14 to the home side at Sandy Park. …
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