Argentina

Marcos Moneta has taken home the top Argentine rugby award for 2021. He was named as the best rugby player of the year by being awarded the Olimpia de Plata for 2021. Moneta was one of three finalists. The others were Pumas hooker and captain Julián Montoya and his teammate Marcos …

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 Mexico win big against Cayman Islands Mexico played host to the Cayman Islands on Saturday afternoon. The match in …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The December 12, 2021 edition of …

Agustín Creevy’s impressive form continued today. The former Pumas caprain ran in two tries for London Irish in the team’s 33-10 road win over Pau in France. Creevy came off the bench to touch down twice in the try zone for the English Premiership side in the Chalenge Cup match. …

Argentines shined for Edinburgh in today’s upset win over Saracens. Pumas backs Emiliano Boffelli and Ramiro Moyano were among the point scorers for the Scottish side in what was a 21-18 win over English Premiership powerhouses, Saracens. Moyano crossed for one of Edinburgh’s two tries in the match. His try …

Juan Imhoff ran in two tries for Racing 92 in today’s Championship Cup match against the Northampton Saints. The Parisians were 45-14 winners in the Top 14 team’s match in England. The win was a dream start for Imhoff and Racing 92. Imhoff’s double came in the opening half. He …

Marcos Moneta has taken out the top award for Men’s Rugby Sevens players. The 21-year-old Argentine has won the 2021 World Rugby’s Sevens Mens Player of the Year. The award was part of the World Rugby Awards. Moneta was an Olympic Bronze Medalist this year. His remarkable heroics against South …

Argentine front-rower  Nicolás Toth will continue his career in France. The 20-year-old has signed for Provence. He makes the move to the Pro D2 in the same year that he played in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for the unbeaten Jaguares XV. Toth’s contract with Provence is as …

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 Chile’s Success Recognized The 2021 November Internationals brought mixed results for the Americas. The month of November saw Argentina, …

Argentina won Bronze in Dubai earlier today. In the second of two tournaments in the Middle-Eastern city, Los Pumas made it a Bronze double. The South Americans finished third in both tournaments to be second overall in the season standings behind South Africa. Los Pumas downed France 38-21 in the …