Los Pumas 7s have been named for Wellington and Sydney, the two upcoming legs of the HSBC World Sevens Series. Head Coach Santiago Gomez Cora’s team will compete on the weekends of January 30-31 in the New Zealand capital and February 6-7 in Australia’s largest city. The legs are to …
Read More »Americas Players in Pro D2 Week 15
As usual it’s the French Pro D2 that sees the greatest number of Americas players in action. At least 16 will be on show over the weekend, as many as 19 including three possibles on Sunday. Uruguayan scrumhalf Agustín Ormaechea got the ball rolling last night with a try-scoring performance …
Read More »Americas Players in B&I Cup Round 5
Americas players at Greene King IPA Championship sides will start the last two games of the British & Irish Cup pool rounds this weekend, with several spots in the knock-outs up for grabs. It’s a bit of a quiet week with several rested but there are stil 10 players to …
Read More »Americas Players in Champions Cup Week 5
With the competition heading into the final stages of pool play it is time for clubs to knuckle-down and collect all the competition points available to them. Of the twenty clubs playing all have something to play for ranging from a place in the final eight to mere pride. The …
Read More »Americas Players in Challenge Cup Week 5
A number of Americas players are to be in action this weekend in Challenge Cup Week 5. The penultimate round of the Challenge Cup will see test match players from Argentina, Canada and the USA taking to the field. In one of three Friday matches last season’s Pro d2 Champions, Pau will …
Read More »The Year 2016 for Uruguay Rugby
A complete calendar of rugby matches for Uruguay at all levels has been released by the URU. The Year 2016 for Uruguay Rugby will be groundbreaking with more rugby than ever before for Los Teros while the Uruguay XV, Los Teros 7s, Uruguay under 20s and the national club competitions are …
Read More »Americas Greatest 25 from the Pro 12
Who have been the greatest 25 Americas players in the Pro 12? Americas Rugby News has tackled this question and has come up with a list. The structure of the league has changed significantly over the years, starting as the 10-team Celtic League in 2001, and expanding to 12 teams …
Read More »São Paulo State to host Brazil’s Americas Rugby Championship Games
The governing body of rugby in Brazil, the CBRu has confirmed venues for the Americas Rugby Championship. In doing so São Paulo state is to host Brazil’s Americas Rugby Championship Games, with the rest of the country missing out. The late announcement is due to the uncertainty of where to …
Read More »Martín Schusterman’s 6 year old Olívia needs blood donors urgently
Martín Schusterman’s 6 year old Olivia needs blood donors urgently. The young girl suffers from lymphoblastic leukemi and the former 17-time capped Puma is asking for help on social networks. Schusterman played in Rugby World Cup 2007, leaving early to be with his wife who was expecting to give birth to …
Read More »New players in Training with Los Jaguares
Preparation for Super Rugby continues in Buenos Aires where new players are in Training with Los Jaguares. This week Los Pumas 7s players Axel Müller (pictured above), Santiago Álvarez, Bautista Ezcurra, Rodrigo Etchart, Segundo Tuculet and Sebastián Cancelliere have joined the 35 players who have been training since Monday of last week. …
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