Argentina

Los Pumas crashed to a 29-6 defeat at the hands of Scotland on Saturday. A sellout crowd in Salta turned up on Argentina’s Independence Day, but they were left disappointed as their team couldn’t solve a resolute Scottish defense despite numerous chances to put points on the board. A knock-on …

A strong second half saw the Argentina XV come from behind to beat Portugal 52-35 at the Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon on Saturday. It’s the second week in a row that Argentina’s second choice side have overturned a full test lineup in the top 20 of the World Rankings, …

Game two of the three match series moves slightly south from Jujuy to Salta. A win for Argentina would see Los Pumas claiming a historic series win. Argentina were 26-18 winners in the first test match. Both teams had impressive periods of play in the Jujuy test match which suggests …

The July 2022 Internationals continue. Portugal play host to the Argentina XV in what is the second of two matches in Europe for the South Americans. The match follows the Argentina XV’s away victory over Georgia last weekend. The match is not a friendly. Players are under instructions to perform …

Reinforcements have arrived in Salta for Los Pumas. Argentina are preparing for the second test match against Scotland. Michael Cheika’s team were 26-18 winners over Scotland in Jujuy in the first test. Starting fly half Nicolás Sánchez was injured during the match and Tomás Cubelli ruled-out shortly before kick-off. This …

This was Major League Rugby’s biggest season yet with 13 teams and 109 games played. An extra round of playoffs was added and off-field controversy saw the top two teams in the Western Conference disqualified from contesting for the Shield. New England set a new standard for success in the …

Head Coach Patrice Lagisquet has named an extended 39-man Lobos squad to prepare for Saturday’s match against the Argentina XV in Lisbon. All 23 players who pushed Italy to the edge on June 25 are included with 16 of the group playing their rugby outside of Portugal. With Spain now …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Argentina XV earn tremendous upset over Georgia Capping off the weekend, Argentina’s second senior side recovered from an 11-point …

The Argentina XV recovered from an 11-point first half deficit to upset Georgia 30-24 at Kutaisi on Sunday. Extreme heat saw judicial water breaks for players but it did not take away from an exciting spectacle. In the end it was the accurate set piece and driving maul of the …

Argentina Completed an impressive win in the series opener against Scotland on Saturday. The 26-18 win puts Los Pumas 1-0 up in what was the first test match since Michael Cheka replaced Mario Ledesma as head coach. Cheika’s team was rocked with a last minute loss; Tomas Cubelli was ruled-out …