Argentina

Former Jaguares loose head prop Roberto Tejerizo is continuing his career in Romania. Short on opportunities at Jaguares the 30-year-old has joined Baia Mare from his native Tucumán. Tejerizo is to be the first Argentine player at Baia Mare. He leaves behind Tucumán Lawn Tennis club to play abroad for …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Argentina XV History was made with the Argentina XV claiming their first-ever ARC Grand Slam, doing so a year after the …

Santiago Cordero scored two tries in an away victory this weekend. His double helped the Exeter Chiefs to a 33-30 victory over the Worcester Warriors at Sixways. His performance, which included 90 meters with ball in hand, saw Premier Rugby naming him as the Player of the Week. Both of …

This past weekend saw Facundo Gigena scoring his first try in the English Premiership. The Argentine loose head prop did so in what was the Leicester Tigers’ only try in their away match against the Sale Sharks. In his third consecutive start for Leicester, Gigena managed to stretch over the …

In the final round of the 2019 ARC Chile played host to the Argentina XV. The home side was no match for this year’s champions who romped to an ARC record 85-10 victory. The resulted completed the Grand Slam for the Argentina XV and saw them securing bonus point wins …

South Africa were the class of the field in Vancouver as they defeated France 21-12 to claim their first Cup Final victory of the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series. France were ranked 12th entering the tournament and did incredibly well to make the final, but the defending series champions were too …

With the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) over the updated Americas Rankings show how the teams will remain until mid-year. Yet this weekend saw not only matches in the ARC but also a vital match in the Caribbean region. The March 10 2019 Americas Rankings reflect this in showing progress …

BC Place continued its reputation as one of the premier events on the HSBC Sevens Series on Saturday. Unfortunately the packed house couldn’t quite inspire the home favorites to the Cup Quarter Finals. Canada won twice on Day One of the Vancouver Sevens including a handsome victory over Fiji but …

The Lions played host to Los Jaguares in an entertaining attacking match earlier today. Thirteen tries were scored in all with the hosts outscoring the visitors by seven tries to six. The match was the first of two games for the Argentine side in South Africa on the current tour. …

The Argentina XV entered the history books on Saturday afternoon as they pulverised Chile by a record score of 85-10 to claim their first ever Americas Rugby Championship Grand Slam. New ARC single game marks were set in points scored, winning margin, and tries scored, while overall tournament marks eclipsed …