Argentine Germán Fernández will join the Italian coaching team to work alongside Gonzalo Quesada. The 55-year-old joins the coaching regime ahead of the upcoming 2024 Six Nations Championship. Fernández has been involved in the FIR since 2002 as the Director of the youth and High Performance programs. This includes the …
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Agustín Della Corte has gone from the Rugby World Cup to acting. Della Corte portrays the part of Antonio “Tintin” Vizintin in the new movie La Sociedad de La Nieve (Society of the Snow). The movie is a Netflix production and is now available on the streaming service. The movie …
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Daniel Hourcade is now the Consultant of Portugal. The former Head Coach of Argentina takes up the position until July. This means that the man who coached Argentina to the Semi Finals of Rugby World Cup 2015 will drive Portugal during the Rugby Europe Championship and the July Internationals. Portugal …
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Peñarol is preparing for the future. The future is now as evidenced by the Uruguayan side bringing in Santiago Cagnone for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The two-time defending champions will be the home of the Uruguayan-eligible Pumita in the upcoming season. Cagnone is just 18-years-old but has been identified as …
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The American Raptors are set to have Argentine flavor in Super Rugby Americas 2024. New Head Coach Marcelo Loffreda will have at least five Argentines on the soon to be announced roster. Two of the players are former Pumas. ESPN Argentina reports that Loffreda and his assistant, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe …
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An exciting Pampas roster has been named for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The upcoming season will be the second to feature the Buenos Aires franchise. In the rookie campaign in 2023, Los Pampas were Semi Finalists. Super Rugby 2024 sees one Puma replacing another as Head Coach of Los Pampas. …
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Montpellier were close signing Joaquín Oviedo but the Puma is not going anywhere. He has signed to remain at Perpignan until 2026. It is an extension on his contract with the Catalans which is until June 2024. Oviedo joined Perpignan from Argentina in 2021. He did so on a three-year-deal. …
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Pumas veteran center Jerónimo de la Fuente captained Perpignan to an away win over Castres on Sunday. The 17-13 road victory was a big upset. The victory came after the final siren and Perpignan’s players celebrated knowing the significance of what they had pulled-off. The win came with Tavite Veredamu …
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Juan Martín González closed out 2023 with another strong performance. The Pumas flanker from Mendoza was a try scorer in Saracens’ 37-19 win over the Newcastle Falcons. The 10th round fixture of the English Premiership season saw a one-on-one battle of Pumas. González started in the 6 shirt for Saracens …
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Three Argentines were try scorers in the Italian United Rugby Championship (URC) derby on Saturday. Ignacio Mendy and Tomás Albornoz scored for Benetton while Gerónimo Prisciantelli crossed for Zebre. Benetton won the encounter 34-16 at home in Treviso. Gerónimo Prisciantelli was the first of the three Argentines into the try …
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