Italy

Italy hosted Argentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence on Saturday. Both teams have struggled this year with only two wins between them from 19 fixtures heading into the match. Each selected experienced sides with Italo-Argentine Sergio Parisse leading out the Azzurri in his 128th international while Agustín Creevy was …

Impact from the bench today in Florence saw Argentina defeating Italy. The South Americans overturned a halftime deficit to win 31-15, doing so by three tries to none. The victory was just the second of the year for Argentina. It ended a seven match losing streak and brings the overall …

Week two of the November Internationals sees Italy at home to Argentina. The teams are set to build upon their rivalry in the historic city of Florence. They are to do so on the back of different results. Last weekend Italy completed a 19-10 victory while Argentina fell 21-8 in …

Changes are expected from Argentina against Italy. Following on from the 21-8 defeat against England Daniel Hourcade’s side in training today featured alterations. While the team announcement will not be made until Thursday today’s sessions were the finals ones before confirming the lineup. Today marked day two of the preparation. …

Tomás Lezana has been ruled out of facing Italy and Ireland. Having started at no 8 against England on Saturday the Santiago del Estero forward will play no further part in Argentina’s ongoing November tour. Lezana is to return home to Argentina for personal reasons. In his absence Daniel Hourcade …

Sergio Parisse leads Italy against Fiji in Sicily this weekend. The Argentine-Italian will captain the Azzurri from No 8 in Catania on Saturday. The match is the opening fixture for both countries in the November Internationals. It is also to be the second time they meet this year. In the …

After so much progress leading up to and surrounding the 2015 World Cup it’s clear that Argentine rugby has hit a sticking point. The quest for inclusion in the Rugby Championship and Super Rugby was a success, but how much has it paid off? Perhaps the most damaging decision was …

Argentina’s upcoming November Internationals are to end 2017 activity. The year has been a rocky road for Los Pumas. With a 1-8 record the South Americans are in desperate need of returning to winning ways. Two wins are required to ease the pressure on Daniel Hourcade to stand down. England …

Thursday morning’s live match schedule announcement saw some smiling while others looked at their lists wondering what to think. This was based on RWC 2019 handing out a range of demands to the twenty participants. There were some clear winners and losers. Match Days In terms of overall match days …

Daniel Hourcade has opted for three uncapped players in his 32-man Argentina roster for the European tour. Hindu pair Sebastián Cancelliere and Bautista Ezcurra will travel along with San Luis loose forward Rodrigo Bruni. A scrumhalf or wing, Cancelliere and Bruni are rewarded for outstanding form with the Argentina XV …