Argentina

Gómez Kodela to join Lyon

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Francisco Gómez Kodela has signed a two year contract with Lyon starting next season. The former Pumas prop had been widely tipped for the move since December, and French rugby magazine Midi Olympique has now reported that the move is final, with an announcement due in the coming days. The …

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Three Argentines in Spain team for Russia

Spain have named three Argentine-born players in their group of 23 to face Russia in the opening match of the European Nations Cup, or Six Nations B, on February 6 in Sochi. Head coach Santiago Santos is yet to name his starting lineup, but has included prop Fernando López, second …

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Team of the Week

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The last big weekend of European rugby pool play and the British & Irish Cup is now past us. It wasn’t the prettiest, as happens when you play rugby in January, but there are some bright spots as far as Americas players are concerned, so here’s our picks for this …

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ARN International Player of the Year 2015

Our last award of the year is our top international player of 2015. With the success of the Pumas there were always going to be a couple Argentines in the running, but when initially considering the contenders we looked past team success. In the end there was no debate as …

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Figallo to Remain at Saracens

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Argentina prop Juan Figallo is to Remain at Saracens, the Aviva Premiership club confirmed this morning. His new multi-year deal will see him continuing to play his rugby in England in the coming seasons. Figallo joined Saracens from Montpellier who were forced to release him on medical grounds. The Argentine front-rower’s …

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ARN Dream Team 2015

And so we come to our final team selection of the year. While much of the side is similar to our World Cup XV, there are four players whose form prior to the tournament merited greater consideration when it came to selecting our Dream Team for the year as a …

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Los Pumitas to play in Santa Fé

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Los Pumitas are to play in Santa Fé, on Saturday February 13 against the senior club side from CRAI. Argentina’s under 20 team is to use the fixture as preparation for this year’s under 20 World Championship in England. Their opponents will being doing so for the Nacional de Clubes. …

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ARN Story of the Year 2015

There were heaps of exciting stories to cover in the Americas during the 2015 calendar year, which prompted a trio of writers to come to together to create this site. While that in itself is notable, at least in our eyes, we could hardly give this award to ourselves! In …

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Player Numbers Pass 500,000 in South America Rugby

In an open letter posted on the Sudamérica Rugby website the organization’s President Carlos Barbieri proclaimed that player numbers have now passed the 500,000 mark in South America Rugby. “we have exceeded half-a-million players throughout the region and we were the second World Rugby region in terms of the Get Into Rugby …

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