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Titi Lamositele is a French Top 14 Champion. The Washington state prop started for Montpellier in the final against Castres on Friday. Lamositele and his fellow forwards put-on an outstanding performance to tumble Castres early on. Montpellier won 29-10. Montpellier were so impressive early-on that they established a 20-0 lead. …

There have been significant late changes to the Argentina XV. Days out from departing for the tour to Georgia and Portugal, there have been six changes to the roster. Head Coach Ignacio Fernández Lobbe has recalled Felipe Ezcurra. Having initially been left-out, Ezcurra replaces Gonzalo Bertranou who will now play …

One United Rugby Championship (URC) scrum-half replaces another. Gonzalo Bertranou is back in Los Pumas. The Dragons scrum-half received a call-up to replace Gonzalo García of Zebre. The latter is out of the July Internationals with a shoulder injury. The change is the second of two. Santiago Chocobares was earlier …

Luciano Molina is staying in Spain. The Tucumán flanker has signed to play for Sevilla’s Ciencias Enerside in the División de Honor, Spain’s premier competition. Molina will soon be eligible to play for Spain via five years eligibility. Molina will move to Ciencias Enerside for the upcoming 2022-23 Spanish season. …

Matías Moroni is no longer a Leicester Tiger. The Puma will continue his career in the English Premiership but further north. The Newcastle Falcons have recruited the 31-year-old on s two-year-deal, doing so just days after he won the English Premiership title. Moroni will join the Newcastle Falcons following international …

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USA prop Titi Lamositele started for Montpellier in what was a winning Semi Final effort on Saturday. Montpellier defeated Bordeaux 19-10 to book their spot in the 2022 Top 14 Final. Montpellier will face Castres in the Final on Friday, June 24. Lamositele played loose head for Montpellier. He played …

Los Jaguares XV put on an impressive display on Saturday in Glendale, Colorado. The Argentines were 80-10 winners over Vancouver side UBCOB Ravens. The win follows last Saturday’s 69-10 win over the American Raptors also in Glendale. The match was final game for both teams in the invitational tournament, the …

Julián Montoya and Matías Moroni have conquered the top of English professional rugby. The Argentine players started for the Leicester Tigers in Saturday’s English Premiership Final. The Leicester Tigers were 15-12 winners over Saracens. Montoya started at hooker and Moroni played outside center. The two men were Super Rugby teammates for …

Pablo Matera made history on Saturday. The Pumas flanker won the Super Rugby title with the Crusaders. Never before had an Argentine won Super Rugby. Matera’s career has seen him go from Asociación Alumni in Buenos Aires to now being a champion with the best of the best. The Crusaders …