The 2017 Nacional de Clubs Champion will be crowned on Saturday. The battle for the ultimate prize in Argentine club rugby will see a Buenos Aires vs Córdoba battle as Hindú and Tala face-off at CASI in Northern Buenos Aires at 3:40pm. Both clubs made it to the final by …
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Francisco Ferronato has replaced Nicolás Solveyra in the Argentina XV roster. The national ‘A’ side will take-on Toulon this coming Saturday in the first of two fixtures. Solveyra had been named in the roster for the match but has been ruled out through ill discipline. The CUBA prop was red …
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The Argentina XV roster has been named for Toulon. Argentina’s ‘A’ side will play host to the Top 14 club in two matches. Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has named a roster including Jaguares players Felipe Arregui, Gonzalo Bertranou, Felipe Ezcurra, Juan Cruz Guillemaín, Marcos Kremer, Manuel Montero and Tomás Lavanini. …
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La Catedral is to host the Nacional de Clubes Final. Set to be played on Saturday July 29 the match will determine the 2017 Argentine National Club Champion. La Catedral is the home of Buenos Aires club CASI (Club Atlético San Isidro). The traditional field is situation in the Northern …
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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 USA The Eagles have made history. For the first time they have qualified for the Rugby World Cup as the ‘Americas …
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Joaquín Díaz Bonilla and Bautista Ezcurra are to start in the Nacional de Clubes Quarter Finals this weekend. Both return to Hindú for club duty from Jaguares. Hindú will play away to Urú Curé and are calling upon their strongest players. Joaquín Díaz Bonilla will plan fly half while Bautista Ezcurra is to …
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An Uruguayan club is through to the Semi Finals of Argentina’s Torneo del Interio B. Montevideo’s Carrasco Polo earned the right to compete at the Semi Finals stage of the Torneo Interior B, the second tier level of Argentina’s national club competition. Carrasco Polo booked their spot in the final …
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A club duty call has come for Joaquín Díaz Bonilla. Having started the opening round Super Rugby match against the Southern Kings, Díaz Bonilla has since been recovering. In the match he suffered a head clash with Pablo Matera, an injury which has required careful recuperation. Both Nicolás Sánchez and Juan Martín …
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Uruguayan Clubs Old Boys and Carrasco won their round 2 Matches in Argentina. On Saturday Uruguayan clubs competed in Argentina’s national club competition. Montevideo sides Old Boys and Old Christians won their respective matches in the Nacional de Clubes B while Carrasco Polo faced Trébol de Paysandú (Uruguay) in a …
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Facundo Isa has been named Argentine Player of the Year for 2016. The Santiago del Estero No 8 was selected over two other finalists. He was awarded with the Olimpia de Plata award for his performances for Los Jaguares and Los Pumas. Aged 23 Isa replaced Leonardo Senatore as Argentina’s …
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