Italian Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada has confirmed a roster to represent Italy in the 2025 Six Nations. The former Pumas fly half will hold a training camp beginning on Sunday, January 19. Italy will open their Six Nations 2025 campaign away against Scotland on February 01 in Edinburgh. Quesada’s roster …
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Gonzalo Quesada’s Italy will tour South Africa in July 2025. The World Champion Springboks will play three home matches as part of the mid-year internationals. South Africa are to play Italy twice and also host Georgia once. Additional home test matches will be against Australia (2) and Argentina (1) in …
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Italy go into battle against New Zealand on Saturday. Taking place in Turin, Italy the Azzurri will have home advantage against the All Blacks. The match is the third, and final, November test match for Italy and the All Blacks’ fifth, and final, end of year tour match. Italian Head …
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Italy’s first World Rugby Hall of Famer is from Argentina. World Rugby announced Sergio Parisse as one of five inductees to the Hall of Fame in 2024. Parisse will be Inductee No.169 and the first to have played for Italy. World Rugby’s announcement notes that Parisse is arguably Italy’s greatest …
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The second of three weekends has concluded for Americas teams competing in the annual November Internationals. Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Uruguay and the USA all competed. Certain players stood out for their countries. The very best from the fixtures have been selected for the ARN Americas Team of the Week. …
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Los Pumas have broken multiple records in 2024. The year has seen new records set for Argentina’s biggest wins vs Tier 1 opposition. Argentina defeated New Zealand in Wellington and Australia in Santa Fe. Both results saw Los Pumas breaking records. Never before had any side scored as many points against …
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Records were broken in Udine, Italy on Saturday. Argentina scored 50 points against Italy for the first-time and won by a margin of +32 points. The 50-18 victory overtakes Los Pumas’ 36-06 win in Rome in 2002 to now be the highest winning margin. The contest was both dynamic and …
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Two of the world’s top 10 clash on Saturday as Italy host Argentina in Udine. The fixture is to be the first match between Argentina and Italy in three years. Los Pumas were 37-16 winners that day in Treviso. The upcoming contest will be 120km northeast of Treviso in Udine. …
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Gonzalo Quesada has confirmed a 34-man roster for the November Internationals. Italy play home test matches against Argentina, Georgia and New Zealand. The opening match will be historic with Quesada up against Felipe Contepomi’s Pumas. Quesada and Contepomi were teammates for Argentina at Rugby World Cups 1999 and 2003. Italy …
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Pablo Matera has learned his fate. The veteran Pumas flanker was red carded playing for Argentina against South Africa in Nelspruit on September 28. He was sent off for a dangerous clear-out wherein he made direct shoulder to head contact on Vincent Koch. The delayed decision has now been revealed: …
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