Tag Archives: Japan League One

Los Pumas achieved what they needed to in 2025: finish the year ranked in the world’s Top 6. This meant Argentina was placed in Band 1 for the draw for Rugby World Cup 2027 and the outcome was a favorable pool for Australia 2027. With that out of the way …

New Zealand Head Coach Scott Robertson has unveiled his roster for the Rugby Championship. Robertson’s roster features Scott Barrett  as captain. The 81-time capped All Black is joined by his brother, Jordie Barrett (71 caps) as one vice captain and Ardie Savea (97 caps) as the other. Scott Barrett’s other …

Springboks Head Coach Rassie Erasmus has named South Africa’s roster for the 2025 Rugby Championship. The 37-man roster is specifically for the opening two rounds of the competition. South Africa will have home advantage against Australia to open this year’s Rugby Championship tournament. The roster includes 24 players who have …

Argentina play host to England in San Juan on Saturday. The match is the second of two in the July series and the second of three between the teams this year. England’s impressive win in La Plata saw the teams swapping positions in the World Rankings. It means 6th hosts …

Argentina Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has made notable alterations to his roster. Following the historic win over the British & Irish Lions, Contepomi has continued his player management. Different players have been recalled and others given rest ahead of the Rugby Championship. Los Pumas will play host to England on …

Argentina Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has named a 32-man roster to face the British & Irish Lions. The June 20 fixture falls outside of the World Rugby player release window. This means that Contepomi has restrictions in calling-up players involved in ongoing competitions. The match against the British & Irish …

Pumas tries lit up European professional leagues this past weekend. In a positive sign ahead of the international season, Argentines ran tries in the Japan League One, the French Top 14 and the United Rugby Championship (URC). Pablo Matera scored in Japan this past weekend. He did so for Mie …

Argentina’s preparations for a busy 2025 begin this month with a training camp from March 10-12. The coaching staff, led by Felipe Contepomi, will run a camp will take place in London, UK. The purpose of the training camp is to have a framework in place. Los Pumas’ opening assignment …

History maker Nicolás Sánchez has announced his retirement from rugby at the age of 36. El Cachorro Left his mark on Argentine and global rugby. He is the top point scorer for Argentina at Rugby World Cups, Argentina’s all-time top point scorer, the man who scored all 25 of Argentina’s …

The rookie season of Los Pumas under Felipe Contepomi brought with it on-field progress in terms of results and of the re-shaping the team. Argentina enjoyed unprecedented success in the 2024 Rugby Championship. This article analyses the picture now and who is and is not on Argentina’s selection radar for …