The announcement of the eagering awaited details concerning Argentina and Super Rugby are less than a week away. Being revealed will be everything – the name of the team, uniform, venue and coaching staff. Also being made official will be the test schedule for Los Pumas and the ‘A’ side, …
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The future is bright for Uruguayan rugby. Progressive plans coming to bare in the aftermath of the World Cup are to give Uruguay a better prepared team than ever before and have a notably larger list of matches for both the senior and A side. This new dawn is part …
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When Uruguayan hooker Carlos Arboleya crossed for his try against Fiji in the Rugby World Cup the players, supporters and commentators all erupted with joy. The celebrations saw Teros fans, neutrals and even Fijians all very happy. Head Coach Pablo Lemoine was another. The former tighthead test prop’s name was …
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Some truly exceptional performances this week, but also a few duds. We’ve just about put together a solid team, but could use some improvement from the Americas contingent heading towards the new year. 1 – Matías Agüero (Leicester) Italian international but born and raised in Argentina. Got the nod ahead of …
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Following a 2-0 series loss against Germany Brazil’s World Ranking has suffered with the world’s fifth largest country falling to 45th in the world. The new ranking sees Brazil falling behind both Trinidad & Tobago and Colombia to be 9th in the Americas. Prior to facing Germany Brazil was already ranked …
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The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Guatemala Never is it clearer that progress has been made when a team defeats a side considered to be better. Not …
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At last we come to the end of our comparison of Americas depth in terms of professionalism. We’ve looked at the forwards (front row / second row / back row), the halfbacks, and the midfield. Today it’s the speedsters who take centre stage – the outside backs. The South Americans …
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A position of frustration for many Americas fans is the midfield. Despite having reasonably capable athletes and several with international size, there remains a scarcity of dynamic attacking centres across the board. Argentina’s midfield has tended to be distributors and strong defenders, while the others have physically strong players but …
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We’ve worked out way through the forwards (front row / second row / back row) and now it’s time for the backs. Traditionally the weakest position in Tier 2 nations and the Americas are certainly no exception, though once again Argentina seem to have a production line of quality playmakers …
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The second division of French professional rugby reaches their 11th week of league play this weekend, and a large number of Argentine players are involved, along with one each from Chile, Uruguay, and USA. Agustín Figuerola started at scrumhalf for Lyon in last night’s victory over Bayonne. Benjamín Macome was …
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