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Argentina finished 6th in the 2018 World Rugby u20 Championship. The final position was confirmed following today’s 41-15 defeat to Australia at the Stade de la Mediterranee in Béziers, France. The result also means that Australia finish 5th. In other results today Georgia defeated Scotland 39-31 to finish 19 and Ireland …

Canada may have lost the battle but as it turns out the war was already won. Despite dropping a 40-22 result to the Junior All-Americans on Saturday afternoon the young Canadians have qualified as the North American representatives at the World Rugby u20 Trophy on account of their 20-point win …

The 2018 World Rugby U20’s Championship concludes on Sunday. Battling it out for 5th position will be Argentina vs Australia, a fixture certain to feature future Rugby Championship match-ups at the senior level. Both Argentina and Australia earned the right to play in the 5th Place Final by virtue of …

Argentina’s U20’s played their best match of the 2018 Junior World Championship on Tuesday. In their 5th Place Semi Final against Wales, Los Pumitas completed a 39-15 victory. The match saw Wales starting with a superb try and they would add a second on the stroke of halftime. Otherwise this …

Argentina has been confirmed as 2019 U20’s Championship hosts by World Rugby. Having previously hosted the tournament in 2010, the South American country will do so next year withe matches being played in Rosario and Santa Fé. Rosario is Argentina’s third largest city. It has produced notable rugby players over …

Canada scored a big win over the USA in the first leg of the World Rugby u20 Trophy Qualifier at Texas A&M’s Penberthy Field in Houston on Tuesday. The 60-22 result means that Canada will enter the second leg on Saturday with a 38-point buffer with the overall winner set …

An impressive Argentina defeated Wales in the U20’s Championship this morning in Narbonne, France. Despite Wales having 67% possession it was Argentina who were the superior side, winning 39-15. With Argentina having been badly exposed in San Juan by Wales on Saturday this match was of note. The performance of …

World Rugby’s U20 Championship continues on Tuesday. Competing for the fourth time in the tournament will be Argentina. Having finished 7th overall in the seedings from the pools Los Pumitas are to take-on Wales in a 5th Place Semi Final. The winner of Argentina vs Wales will advance to face …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA The USA Eagles were the best performers from the Americas in week one of the June Internationals. A comprehensive 62-13 …

Los Pumitas failed to perform today, falling 30-26 to Italy in the Junior World Championship. The result sees Argentina’s pool matches completed with a 1-2 record. Both teams scored four tries in the match but the theme was Italy’s impressive start as the Argentine defense was split wide open throughout …