Tag Archives: July Internationals

France will tour Argentina in July 2024. A mid-year Test match series between Les Bleus and Los Pumas will be played in the South American country. Host cities and venues for the matches have not been confirmed. The series will involve two matches. Argentina will play host to France on …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week.   UP Silver for Los Pumas in Los Angeles Argentina finished runners-up to New Zealand at the LA 7s this past weekend. It’s …

Uruguay is struggling to secure World Cup warm-up fixtures. At present Uruguay does not have any games scheduled prior to Rugby World Cup 2023. Warm-up matches are to take place in July and August. Uruguay’s opening RWC 2023 match is on September 14 against France in Lille. Los Teros will …

In a mid-season transfer, Pau have secured Santiago Grondona on a three-month deal. The Puma makes the move from the English Premiership to France with immediate effect. It is a signing that is of interest to both club and player. Pau are playing to avoid relegation from the Top 14 …

There have been changes in Los Teros since Rugby World Cup 2019. The arrival of a professional team has matured the player roster. The gap from the club system to the test arena has been drastically reduced. Super Rugby 2023 will ensure that the Rugby World Cup 2023 roster is Uruguay’s …

The race is on and the end is in sight. After a wait of over a century, Los Pumas have players closing in on the mark of 100 test caps. The year 2022 concludes with Agustín Creevy, Pablo Matera and Nicolás Sánchez all having more than 90 caps. If Creevy …

ARN counts down the Top 10 of Americas Rugby in 2022. The list consists exclusively of results from capped rugby internationals. There are no next-of-XV nor Rugby Sevens performances included. All outcomes in the test match arena in the year 2022 were considered.   10 – USA dominate Kenya and …

Los Pumas scored more test tries in 2022 than in 2020 and 2021. Under Michael Cheika there were notably more tries cored than under Mario Ledesma. All these tries are shown in the following video. Click here to watch every try Pumas from 2022.   Argentina played four test matches …

London Irish have signed Argentine hooker Ignacio Ruiz. The move sees the 21-year-old Pumas rookie leaving Argentina to play in England. The contract begins with immediate effect. Ruiz joins four other Pumas at London Irish. Ruiz made his test debut against Scotland in July. He was a replacement in the series …

World Rugby named Pablo Matera on the official 2022 Men’s Dream Team of the Year. The Argentine was named as the best 6 in the world. He played at both 6 and 8 for Argentina in 2022, with the latter being his usual position. Matera is the only player from …