The Bristol Bears won the derby 33-24 against Gloucester on Saturday. The match featured an Americas battle at fly half; AJ MacGinty played 10 for Bristol and Santiago Carreras did so for Gloucester. Both men kicked four goals. MacGinty landed four conversions while Carreras slotted over three conversions and a …
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Julián Montoya led the Leicester Tigers to victory on Friday. The Pumas hooker and captain scored one of three tries for Leicester. The Tigers were 19-13 winners over the Newcastle Falcons. Eduardo Bello featured for the northern England side. The outcome is that the Leicester Tigers have 39 competition points. …
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Player recruitment and re-signings continue. Recent instances in Europe have seen player movement involving Uruguay and US test players as well as Argentine players both capped and uncapped. Zebre Parma have secured Gonzalo García for an additional two years. Zebre Parma announced that García will remain at the United Rugby …
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Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the tops and the flops involving the Americas during the course of the past seven days. UP Brazil to face fellow World Cup Hopefuls Hong Kong and Belgium in July Brazil, Hong Kong and Belgium are …
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Saracens easily won the London derby on Saturday. It was not a classic encounter; rather, it was a slaughter with Saracens downing the Harlequins 52-7. The win sees Saracens moving to second position in the English Premiership. Two Pumas scored for Saracens. Center Lucio Cinti went over early on in …
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After sixteen years of losing away to the Leicester Tigers, Gloucester conquered Welford Road on Friday. Puma Santiago Carreras slotted the winning kick after Italian scrum-half Stephen Varney scored. The goal was one of five from Carreras in the match. Playing in his regular test match position of fly half, …
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New Pumas Head Coach Felipe Contepomi held a camp in London, UK this week. The training regime featured Contepomi, his staff and 31 players. The coach thus gave an early indication into selection intentions for 2024. With the camp concluded, the World Rugby Hall of Famer spoke about the present …
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Player recruitment and re-signings continue. Recent instances in Europe have seen player movement involving players from both North America and South America. Venezuelan Victor Gallego has signed a new contract with SC Mazamet in France’s Fédérale 1. While it is of note that there is a Venezuelan playing in the …
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The new era begins for Argentina in March. The new Head Coach of Los Pumas, Felipe Contepomi will assemble a roster in London, England. The three day camp will feature 31 players. Most, but not all, of the players featured at Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. The camp will …
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Mateo Carreras is no longer a Newcastle Falcon. The 2023-2024 season is his final season under contract with the Newcastle Falcons but is has now concluded. Carreras is now officially a Bayonne player. Newcastle Falcons and Bayonne came to an arrangement for Carreras to move to the Top 14 early. …
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