Argentina

Argentina XV Change three for Brazil

Argentina XV Head Coach Pablo Bouza has made three changes to his starting lineup for the final round Americas Rugby Championship fixture against Brazilian Saturday. Having started against Canada, the veteran of three Rugby World Cup’s Juan Manuel Leguizamón will not play. Starting on the side of the scrum in …

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Teams Named for Las Vegas 7s

Scotland, Portugal, Russia, and Wales have named their teams to compete at the Las Vegas stop on the HSBC Sevens Series this weekend. All squads have now been named, with Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, and South Africa to confirm their final 12 within the coming hours. PORTUGAL Antonio Aguilar has called …

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ARC Team of the Week

What a difference a week makes! Last time we were lamenting the lack of South American options, and here we are with only two North Americans in our weekly selection. What a terrific competition this Americas Rugby Championship is proving to be. 1 – Lucas Abud (Brazil) Os Tupis started …

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Camacho to leave Tigers

Gonzalo Camacho will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season. The Pumas winger originally signed for the Aviva Premiership club from Exeter ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, but a dreadful string of injuries prevented him from making his competitive debut until December of 2015. Since then he has …

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Castrogiovanni suspended for stamping

Martín Castrogiovanni will miss Italy’s Six Nations match against Ireland on March 12. The Argentine-born tighthead prop has been suspended for two weeks after being found guilty of stamping on Duncan Taylor during the Azzurri’s loss to Scotland on Saturday. The 34-year-old has appeared as a replacement in all three …

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Tejerizo to join Los Jaguares in South Africa

Following the loss of Lucas Noguera Paz to a knee injury Roberto Tejerizo is to join Los Jaguares in South Africa. The 27 year old from Tucumán joins after having featured for the Argentina XV in the Americas Rugby Championship, captaining the team against Chile and Uruguay. In the opening …

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Noguera Paz out for Two Months

Disaster has struck Los Jaguares preparation for their round two Super Rugby fixture against the Sharks in Durban. Leading Loosehead prop Lucas Noguera Paz has been ruled out for two months, after having suffered ligament damage to his knee in training today. Confirmation has been made by Ignacio Barrón. Writing for …

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