Argentina

Zebre have acquired the services of an additional South American. Flying into Italy from Argentina is Marco Ciccioli. The 23-year-old joins the Pro 14 side on his first opportunity of playing in Europe as well as his first professional contract. His contract with Zebre is to be for the remainder …

The Pro 14 season is over for Eduardo Bello. The Zebre tight head prop will play no further rugby for Italian side Zebre in the 2018-2019 campaign. The Argentine front-rower underwent surgery on Tuesday in Parma. Bello had his knee repaired, specifically the lateral collateral ligament of his left knee. …

The 2019 Americas Rugby Championship is now complete, which means all players have now returned to their professional clubs. For Major League Rugby this is significant as it will see the return of more than 30 players to the competition, including some who have yet to make their MLR debut. …

Marcos Kremer has handed Los Jaguares a problem. The starting flanker has suffered a fracture at the base of hid third metacarpal in his left hand which rules him out of facing the Stormers this coming Saturday. It sees Gonzalo Quesada’s injury list growing. Scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou is out for …

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 …