The Federación de rugby de Chile (Chilean Rugby Federation – FERUCHI) together with the Asociación Regional de Rugby Valparaíso (Valparaíso Regional Rugby Association) have confirmed that the 2016 Viña del Mar Rugby Sevens competition will be played on January 16-17 and will double as qualification for the 2016 Hong Kong …
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South Africa will play host to Argentina at Nelspruit’s Mbombela Stadium it was confirmed today. The third and fourth place teams from Rugby World Cup 2015 will meet on August 20 2016 for the first time in South Africa since Juan Imhoff’s famous hat-trick. The 2010 FIFA World Cup venue has previously …
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Match officials for round two of the 2015 Argentine National Provincial Championship have been named. Argentina’s leading referee Federico Anselmi will be involved as will Federico Cuesta and Mauro Rivera in the Championship Zone fixtures. This weekend’s matches will all be played on Saturday with special focus being on Córdoba vs Rosario …
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Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise will be playing home matches at the Club Atlético San Isidro (CASI) in the heartland of Buenos Aires rugby. The club made the confirmation on its website, confirming that an agreement with the UAR had been reached. Located in the northern Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro, …
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Argentina will be participating in the upcoming Valentín Martínez tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay. Taking place this coming Saturday and Sunday at the Carrasco Polo club, Argentina will, like Brazil, be fielding two teams. The 20 selected players are to meet today, Thursday, in Buenos Aires and will train at Club Champagnat, …
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French second division side Aix en Provence have confirmed the arrival of Argentine Lucas Martín Caneda. Capable of playing both center and wing the 25 year old joins from Buenos Aires club Pueyrredón. Back in the Pro d2 after winning promotion from the Fédérale 1 Aix en Provence are in search …
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With the conclusion of the tournament, it’s time to choose our World Cup XV from the four Americas representatives. Unsurprisingly the overwhelming majority of the side comes from semi-finalists Argentina, who remain the standard bearers for Americas rugby and look set to do so until their friends in the north establish a …
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Confirmation that the draw for Rugby World Cup 2019 draw will be made some time in 2016 brings new meaning to the importance of international rugby in 2016. The lesson of England crashing out at the pool stage after losing against Wales and Australia ought to be noted by all. …
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The Barbarians have named a 24-man roster for this month’s two matches. The famous club-side will play matches against Gloucester on November 17 and against Argentina on November 21. World Cup Semi Finalists Australia, New Zealand and South Africa make up the selected players with there also being room for …
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This past weekend, Argentina outlasted the Canadian Maple Leafs to win the inaugural Halloween 7s Championship. Hosted in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Halloween 7s is a brand new elite sub-international 7s tournament along the lines of tournaments such as the recently played Central Coast 7s. The tournament included an all-star field …
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