Juan Imhoff withstood the pain of a dislocated finger to score a sensational solo try for Los Pumas 7’s vs France earlier today. The leading Pumas winger ran from deep within his own 22 to sprint the length of the field. Los Pumas 7’s won the match convincingly, toppling France …
Read More »Los Pumitas Draw with Argentina XV
Los Pumitas warmed-up for the World Rugby Junior World Championship by taking-on the Argentina XV on Saturday. In a match which tested the country’s leading under 20 players the athletes and team, in general, game through the match well. The Argentina XV is Argentina’s second XV, or ‘A’ side. Starting …
Read More »Americas Players in Pro D2 – Week 30
We’ve reached the end of the line for the regular season of the Pro D2. A long and arduous season will come to an end for 12 clubs, while four others will battle it out for one remaining promotion spot into the Top 14. The clubs will all go into …
Read More »Hindú Crowned Argentine National Club Champions
Buenos Aires’ Hindú club became a three-time national champion today, defeating Belgrano 38-23. In what was the team’s best performance of the season the Don Torcuato side ran-out deserved winners. Despite Argentina now having professional rugby the match went ahead with the normal prestige of years gone by. Both clubs …
Read More »Mixed emotions on London Day One
It was a record-setting opening day at the HSBC Sevens Series event in London that saw Fiji crowned Series Champions and Collins Injera eclipsing Santiago Gómez Cora as the all-time try scoring leader. For the Americas teams, however, the results were very much hit and miss. Canada lost their opening …
Read More »Fiji clinch World Sevens Title
Fiji have claimed their second consecutive HSBC Sevens Series title. A victory over Australia in the pool stages on Day One of the London 7s on Saturday moved them into the Cup quarter finals and meant that South Africa could no longer catch them on overall points. An opening match …
Read More »Injera Becomes All-Time Try Scoring Leader
Collins Injera is now the all-time try scoring leader on the HSBC Sevens Series. The popular Kenyan passed Argentina’s Santiago Gómez Cora at the top of the charts with his 231st career try against France at the London 7s on Saturday. Injera, 29, is one of four players on the …
Read More »Jaguares Handed Biggest Defeat by Lions
Los Jaguares were handed their biggest defeat by the Lions this morning, losing 52-14 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Early signs were not good as Pablo Matera was forced out, replaced by Javier Ortega Desio. The constant switching of players saw Los Jaguares disadvantaged against a structured side, one that …
Read More »Denver pushes past gutsy San Francisco
Home town favorites Denver held off a defiant San Francisco team by a score of 41-37 in another thrilling PRO Rugby result. Chad London ripped through the line to score his second try and push Denver out to an 11 point lead, but a a late try by Maka Tameilau …
Read More »Peru and Argentina in Historic Agreement
An historic agreement has been reached between the governing rugby bodies of Peru and Argentina. Last Saturday at the Estadio de Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires members of the respective unions agreed to terms for a partnership ahead of kick-off between Los Jaguares and the Sharks. The agreement will see …
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