Argentina

Argentina’s 31-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship came with some notable inclusions and omissions. There are changes from Felipe Contepomi’s roster that faced France and Uruguay in July. The combination of the two rosters helps indicate which players are in Contepomi’s planning and who is out of favor. This …

Argentine Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has named a 31-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship. The team will face New Zealand in Wellington on August 10 and in Auckland on August 17. Both matches will be 4:05am kick-off time in Argentina. The roster consists of players who play in Argentina, England, …

The USA looms as a potential host of the Nations Championship Final. Organizers are looking for a Plan B after staging the event in Doha, Qatar derailed. Doha was involved in exclusive negotiations for the biennial tournament. Writing for City A.M., Matt Hughes reports that an agreement was close to …

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The Bristol Bears have signed Benjamín Elizalde from Argentina. The fullback joins the English Premiership side after impressing for Argentina at the World Rugby u20 Championship. He played in all matches for Los Pumitas who finished 5th. Elizalde follows his captain Efraín Elías in departing Argentina for Europe. After playing …

The medal dreams of Argentina and the USA in the Men’s Olympic 7s are over. Los Pumas came up short against hosts France in the Quarter Final, with the Eagles shut out by Australia. Uruguay are winless at the tournament and will play Japan for 11th place. Argentina started strongly …

Rodrigo Isgró is back for Los Pumas 7’s. Having served his suspicion, the Argentine is free to play against France in the Olympics Quarter Final. Argentina take-on the host nation in an elimination match on Thursday at 4:30pm (Argentine time). Argentina reached the Quarter Finals after advancing from the group …

The opening ceremony isn’t until Friday, but the Men’s Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris Olympics kicks off on Wednesday. Representing the Americas are three of the 12 entries – Argentina, Uruguay, and the USA. Of those the betting favorite to medal is Los Pumas, but the Eagles are a …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby.   UP Record Rugby Attendance in Chile  Los Cóndores played at the Estadio Nacional for the first time. The public responded as …

Italy’s July tour has concluded. Gonzalo Quesada’s team ended with a convincing 42-14 win over Eddie Jones’ Japan. It follows a comfortable win over Tonga in Nuku’alofa and a narrow loss against Samoa in Apia. The return is positive for Quesada’s Italy who also defeated Scotland and Wales in the …