Argentina

Puma Tomás Cubelli will start against the Western Force on Saturday. The Argentine scrum half is one of fortune players retained from last weekend. The only alteration sees South African Ruan Smith replacing Ben Alexander at tighthead prop. Alexander will feature from the bench. From Belgrano Athletic club in Buenos …

Argentine Emiliano Coria is leaving the Guinness Pro 12 to continue his professional career in France. The move will see the 25-year-old trading Zebre for Nevers where he will play in the Fédérale 1, France’s third division. Coria’s move to Nevers will see him joining up with former Pumas second-rower …

Los Jaguares’ team has been named for the final match of their inaugural Super Rugby season. Argentina’s first professional team will host the best South African side this season with Martín Landajo named as captain. Declared unfit for the match are Agustín Creevy and Pablo Matera. Coming in for Creevy …

Uruguay is to host a new competition. Set to be played in October, the South American country will welcome the ‘A’ sides from Argentina, Canada, Fiji, Samoa, and the USA. To be financed by World Rugby, the initiative is a welcome bridge from domestic rugby to international level. It is …

Medal contenders Australia have named their men’s and women’s teams for the 2016 Olympics. Both are expected to contend for top-three finishes, with the women heavy favorites to claim the gold after finishing first overall during the 2015-16 HSBC Sevens Series. The stars have aligned for the women, with all …

Kyle Brown will captain South Africa’s men’s 7s side at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Brown has been restored to the role by head coach Neil Powell after making Philip Snyman acting skipper for the last two stops on the HSBC Sevens Series. Powell has stuck to the men that led …

Daniel Hourcade has clarified his stance ahead of the Rugby Championship. The Pumas Head Coach is against the selection of European based players. In his opinion those involved in the Jaguares program merit places first and foremost. Marcos Ayerza, Marcelo Bosch, Manuel Carizza, Juan Fernández Lobbe, Juan Figallo, Mariano Galarza and Juan …

Under the slogan two colors, one flag. Two shirts, just one rugby Nike presented Argentina’s uniforms for the Olympic Games. As illustrated in the above image the two strips are to be similar to the look used by Los Pumas since 2015. Involved at the launch was Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade …

It’s an all-domestic selection this week, with the vast majority of the side coming from two PRO matches where Ohio and Denver were particularly dominant. Sacramento did sneak a couple players in, while the Canadian Rugby Championship gives us a pair of players from the game in Esquimalt. Los Jaguares, …

On Sunday in Tucumán a player fell victim to rugby cannibalism. It took place in a regional developmental league. In competing for the ball at a breakdown a player had the end of his finger bitten off. The Corsarios player, Daniel Contreras told La Nacion that ”in the 29 years …