Argentina

Tonga names World Cup squad

Toutai Kefu has named his 31-man traveling squad to represented Tonga at the Rugby World Cup. Included are ten returnees from RWC 2015 and one uncapped player. The newcomer is young hooker Siua Maile who has been plucked out of New Zealand club rugby. Aside from Maile, there are six …

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Americas Rankings – September 01 2019

With it now being September 01 2019 it is officially now the month in which RWC 2019 begins. In 20 days time the World Cup in Japan will feature twenty competitors, four of which are from the Americas. The rankings of all will be impacted. The Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) …

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Jaguares XV Win Currie Cup First Division Title

Los Jaguares XV are the 2019 Currie Cup First Division Champions. The Argentine side won the first division title by defeating the Griffons 27-13 this afternoon in South Africa. In becoming champions in South Africa the accomplishment marks the second time that an Argentine team has done so with the …

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Cantarutti Departs Argentina For Italy

Limited options with Los Jaguares and Los Jaguares XV have resulted in Nicolás Cantarutti departing Argentina for Italy. The talented former Argentina XV player leaves for Europe at the age of 23. The fly half will be playing in Italy for Lazio, a team to no longer have the services …

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Americas Rankings – August 29 2019

In a busy week the Americas Rankings have been updated for a second time. This is due to round two of the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) having been completed and with round three, and other internationals, to follow this coming weekend. Colombia went 2-0 up in the ARCh on Wednesday. …

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Paul Gabrillagues suspension reduced after appeal

The World Cup chances of France lock Paul Gabrillagues have risen considerably after his suspension was reduced to just three weeks following an appeal. His original punishment was 10 weeks, reduced to six due to mitigating circumstances. Had the original suspension been upheld, Gabrillagues would have missed the first three …

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Argentina Team to Face France: How the Fans Voted

All rugby fans have their own choice of players they want to be running out on the field at the World Cup. To obtain a collective sample of opinion I ran pools across all positions on twitter. Each position had two options which meant that where there are additional players …

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