Argentina

Americas Pacific Challenge to return in October

The Americas Pacific Challenge will make a return in October after a three-year hiatus. Montevideo will again be the host city with a familiar three-match format featuring six ‘Next Senior’ – or Senior ‘A’ – sides. While caps and World Rugby Rankings points are not up for grabs, players who …

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Joel Sclavi to undergo surgery

Joel Sclavi is to undergo surgery. The Argentine prop was expected to make his Pumas debut in the 2021 Rugby Championship. Instead, he will be unable to play any test rugby for Argentina this year. His return time to the field is now marked down for December. Sclavi’s departrure from …

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RC 2021 Match Preview: New Zealand vs Argentina

Argentina are officially the home side against New Zealand on Saturday. The teams meet in the second of two Rugby Championship fixtures this year. The match sees two teams of contrasting fortunes; so much has transpired since Argentina’s historic 25-15 victory ten months ago. Ian Foster’s All Blacks were sensational last weekend. …

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Four starting Pumas hit with injuries

Argentina’s preparation for Saturday’s test match is complicated. Los Pumas are looking to bounce back from Sunday’s 39-0 loss against New Zealand but are still counting the cost of injuries. Four starting players from the one-sided match have been named by the medical staff as recovering from injuries. Jerónimo de …

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