Argentina

Facundo Bosch scored on his Top 14 debut on Saturday. The Argentine hooker went over for Agen’s first try in their opening round match away to Montpellier. With the conversion Agen trailed Montpellier 17-7 at the time. The powerhouse Montpellier went on to win the match 48-19. In doing so, …

Argentine flier Juan Imhoff started the new season well. He scored for Racing 92 who won their opening round fixture against Castres on Saturday. The 2016 French champions did not have a strong pre-season but their win over Castres came when it matters most. Due to still playing his rugby …

Los Pumpas are world champions. In the second edition of the adapted special rugby World Cup, the Argentine side came out as winners. Los Pumpas is a national team involving intellectually challenged players. Competing in Spain were two sides – Argentina ‘A’ and Argentina ‘B’. Los Pumpas were victorious, defeating …

South Africa cruised past Argentina in Salta, winning 41-23. The result was Argentina’s biggest home defeat against South Africa in Rugby Championship history. The Springboks, playing in red, were the superior team. For the second week running South Africa pulled off a comprehensive win over Argentina. The win game despite …

Argentina XV prop Eduardo Bello has signed with Italian club Zebre for the upcoming 2017-18 Guinness Pro 14 season. The 21-year-old departs the Atlético del Rosario club with the UAR’s blessing as fully professional opportunities at home are in short supply at the moment. If all goes well he could …

The 2017-2018 Top 14 season gets underway this weekend. Six of the seven matches are to be Saturday fixtures. The one remaining match will take place on Sunday. First up on Saturday will be Oyonnax at home to Toulouse. No players from the Americas will be involved in the match. …

Round two of the 2017 Rugby Championship sees Argentina at home to South Africa on Saturday. Taking place in the northern city of Salta, it is to be the third time the teams have met at the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena. The teams have traded victories in the previous games. …

Nelson has landed the All Blacks’ 2018 home match against Argentina. The South Island city will have a first-ever opportunity at playing host to New Zealand’s national rugby team. Nelson hosted three matches during Rugby World Cup 2011. One of these was the USA vs Italy. It will now host …

Week 2 of the 2017-2018 Pro D2 season starts today. The opening round of France’s second division saw started-out performances from Biarritz, Charente, Grenoble, Massy and Perpignan. With the dream of earning promotion to the Top 14 these and all other sides look to gain valuable competition points. The opening …

Spanish club Independiente de Santander has added Another Argentine player. San Albano outside back, Lautaro Lualdi joins Independiente de Santander and will play in the División de Honor. The arrival of Lualdi follows that of Agustín Schab who is rejoining the club this season. The Hindú No 8 previously played …