Argentina

Castres were 31-21 winners today over Bayonne. The match involved players from Argentina, Canada, and Uruguay. One of them, Benjamín Urdapilleta, scored 11 points for the winners. Urdapilleta started at fly half. He was joined in the second half by Uruguayan scrum-half Santiago Arata. Canadian captain Tyler Ardron played flanker …

Bautista Güemes had a strong performance today. The Argentine fly half scored 15 points as Spain downed Portugal 25-11 in Madrid. The win sees Spain finish the 2020 Rugby Europe Championship in second position. The undefeated Georgia were crowned champions. Güemes was appearing in his second test match for Spain. …

The Leicester Tigers had a big home victory on Saturday. The 41-24 win over the Worcester Warriors included a double to Argentina’s Julián Montoya. The Pumas hooker scored in the 9th and 64th minutes. Both tries came from attacking lineouts. On both occasions, like Agustín Creevy did for London Irish …

Agustín Creevy has scored tries in back-to-back wins in the English Premiership. Six days after scoring in London Irish’s win over the Newcastle Falcons, Creevy scored against Gloucester. Th two wins see London Irish occupying 6th position in the English Premiership. Creevy’s try against Gloucester came from a 10 meter …

Juan Ignacio Brex made his test debut on Saturday. The Argentine center did so for Italy in a home Six Nations match against France. It was not an even contest. To the contrary, France were on top for the duration, winning 50-10. Brex played the match at inside center. He …

AJ MacGinty was at it again on Friday evening. The US Eagles flyhalf led Sale Sharks to a 20-13 road win over the table-topping Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate. It moves Sale to within three points of Bristol with eight games played, though Exeter can push slightly ahead if they …

Joel Sclavi is to depart Argentina. His destination is La Rochelle. He will join the Top 14 side ahead of next season. The move will follow the 2021 July Internationals when Argentina are scheduled to play host to Wales and Georgia. Before then Sclavi will play for Los Jaguares XV …

Juan Ignacio Brex will make his test debut on Saturday. The 28-year-old will start for Italy at inside center in round one of the 2021 Six Nations against France in Rome. The Argentine midfielder is eligible despite his prior representative duty for Argentina. Brex played for Argentina in capturing matches …

This past weekend saw the return of professional rugby in England, with the Premiership and Premier 15s both in action after a two-week hiatus. Both the French Top 14 and Pro D2 were also on business as usual. It gave us a few more players than usual to consider. In …

Despite pandemic concerns the Six Nations will go ahead as planned. One of the topics that continues to be a point of discussion around the tournament is player eligibility, with a handful of new residency captures taking the field during the Autumn Nations Cup. Players obtain eligibility by meeting Regulation …