Argentina will play a home Rugby Championship match in Santa Fé for the first time. Lisandro Olearo reports that Los Pumas will take-on Australia on September 07 at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López in Santa Fé. The match will be the first Los Pumas appearance in Santa Fé since …
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Dates and match venues for the inaugural u20 Rugby Championship have been confirmed. The 2024 u20 Rugby Championship will be played in May 2024 on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. The competition will feature the best u20 players from Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa. Located in Bokarina, the …
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Argentina’s former Super Rugby franchise is close to making a return. Writing for the NZ Herald, Liam Napier notes that the 2019 Super Rugby runners-up are placed as potential replacements for the Melbourne Rebels beginning next year. The Melbourne Rebels are one of five Australian teams in Super Rugby Pacific. …
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A pair of North American international front rowers are headed south to the Super Rugby Women’s competition. Canadian hooker Sarah Cline and Eagles prop Charli Jacoby have been signed by the Western Force and Queensland Reds respectively. The Australia-based tournament kicks off on March 15. It’s the first professional deal …
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Argentina are the 2024 champions of the Perth 7’s. Los Pumas 7’s won the tournament by convincingly defeating the hosts, Australia in the final. A sell-out crowd of 18,000 made sure that the event was memorable and sees Western Australia successfully becoming the new home of Australia’s stop on the …
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Ma’a Nonu has committed to one more crusade in San Diego. The former All Blacks midfielder will reunite with fellow test centurion Matt Giteau as the 2023 Major League Rugby Finalists look to take it the final step in 2024. Both players will be 41 years old at the start …
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Matt Giteau is returning to Major League Rugby. The former Australia and LA Giltinis great will make a shock return to the competition in 2024 with the San Diego Legion. It’s a remarkable announcement given he is now 41 years old and hasn’t played professionally since the end of the …
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Australia are off to a perfect start on the new sevens season as they followed up their Dubai title with another in Cape Town. A red card to Maddison Levi in the first half on the Cup Final against France nearly spelled disaster for the Australians but Kaitlin Shave’s late …
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Australia celebrated victory in the first stop of the new sevens season as they edged defending champions New Zealand in the Cup Final at Dubai. An improved Canada finished in 4th spot, with the USA settling for 7th and Brazil just one spot behind. The Eagles were no match for …
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Michael Cheika wants to remain in charge of Los Pumas. The Unión de Rugby Argentina (UAR) want him to stay on as Head Coach. With both parties wanting the same thing the Australian is to stay on until Rugby World Cup 2027, writes Sergio Stuart for Olé. Cheika replaced Mario …
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