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Canadian prop Jon Thiel scored a memorable try against Uruguay in 2002. The score came off an assist from scrum half Ed Fairhurst who had received a backhand pass from second-rower Mike James. It was a highlight of a match which Canada won 51-16 in a RWC 2003 qualifier wherein …

On this day, June 13,  in 2009 Argentina defeated England in Salta. The home fans in attendance in the northern Argentine city left happy as Los Pumas were 24-22 winners. Argentina scored tries through flanker Juan Manuel Leguizamón and winger Gonzalo Camacho. Kicking the goals was Juan Martín Hernández who …

With 16 test match tries from 33 caps, Juan Imhoff has an excellent strike rate. He was a Puma from 2010-2015, with politics rather than merit restricting his time with the test side. His final cap came a week before that of Horacio Agulla, a Pumas winger from 2005-2015. In …

The final match of the 2001 Pan Am Championship saw hosts Canada square off against Argentina at Fletcher’s Fields. May 26 was the date, with both sides entering the match undefeated in their first two games of the competition against the USA and Uruguay. There were no debuts this time, …

Canada’s second match of the 2001 Pan Am Championship was against Uruguay at Mohawk Sports Park in Hamilton, Ontario. It was a Wednesday evening match played on May 23, just four days after the Canadians had beaten the USA in Kingston. The Maple Leafs would face Argentina just three days …

Argentine mid-fielder Lucas Mensa will continue his career in France. The RWC 2019 center has signed for Valence Romans Drôme Rugby (VRDR) to play in the French second division, the Pro D2. Valence Romans made the official announcement earlier today. It came following speculation that the 24-year-old was departing Argentina …

The USA Eagles played their first official test against Scotland at Murrayfield. It came nine years after hosting a ‘Scotland XV’ at Hartford. On that day the Scots did not award test caps as they ran out a mix of development players with established test veterans. This was the first …

Manuel Diana scored a match-winning try for Uruguay against the Argentina XV in 2018. His try in the corner came in the 69th minute and put Los Teros out of reach. They won the match 26-20 and with it they successfully defended their Nations Cup title. The try saw Diana …

Rimas Álvarez Kairelis has been voted in the all-time Perpignan Dream Team on Dico du Sport. The former Pumas second-rower played for the French team in the Top 14 from 2001-2011. He originally arrived as a medical joker, joining fellow Argentine second-rower Alejandro Allub at the club. During his time playing …

Romania hosted the 2014 Nations Cup. The tournament featured three test teams and Emerging Ireland. Uruguay finished with a 1-2 record with a win over Russia and defeats against Emerging Ireland and Romania. Uruguay put in a solid effort against the hosts. Romania were 34-16 winners in Bucharest, scoring three …