Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has revealed further details into his teams woes. Argentina lost all three matches in Europe last month, a worst ever return from a November tour to the old continent. The South Americans arrived in Europe via Asia. Argentina’s tour had a fourth match with …
Read More »PRO Rugby Roster Updates
While major details about PRO Rugby Season Two continue to be shrouded in mystery, there were blips of life from the fledgling organization in recent days with the unveiling of a new playing venue for the Ohio Aviators and a joint identification camp with USA Rugby set for this weekend in …
Read More »Argentina Return to face England in November 2017
Argentina will return to face England in November 2017. Eddie Jones’ team will host Argentina in the first of three home matches for the European side next November. England will play against Argentina on Saturday November 11 at London’s Twickenham Stadium. Australia and Samoa will both play at the same …
Read More »Taufete’e signs for Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors have announced their second Americas signing in a matter of days. With Canadian flyhalf Connor Braid already on the books, US Eagles front row Joe Taufete’e joins the Aviva Premiership club with immediate effect with his contract running until the end of the 2016-17 season. The 24-year-old appeared at …
Read More »29 Players Begin Post Season Training in Uruguay
29 players have begun post season training in Uruguay. Gathering at the national High Performance Center in Montevideo the players are coming together with an eye to 2017. Under the command of Physical Performance Manager Federico Izeta the players will be prepared for what is coming up – the Americas …
Read More »Argentina 2017 Rugby Calendar
The Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has announced the 2017 rugby calendar. The list includes all activities for Los Jaguares and representative sides including both the Argentina XV and Los Pumas. Los Pumas 7’s will be the first team involved in international competition. They will play in the New Zealand Sevens …
Read More »“I would only pick three players from Europe if they were available”
At the end of an unsuccessful year Argentina’s Head Coach has defended selection policies. “I would only pick three players from Europe if they were available“, he told a group of hand-picked media in Buenos Aires. His comment comes at a time in which his position as Head Coach has been …
Read More »Team of the Week
European club rugby was back in full swing on the weekend with international players all returning to their employers. There are still a few Americas players not quite back in action but enough spread around to put together a very respectable choice team this week. Brazil were also wrapping up …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 2, Iss. 12): Make November Northern Hemisphere Tours
This year’s edition of the end-of-year international series again saw countries from the world over playing test match rugby in Europe. Yes, in Europe. This is the subject of the latest edition of Forward Thinking: Make November Northern Hemisphere Tours. Dated North vs South Terminology Many members of the global rugby …
Read More »Americas Rankings – December 05 2016
Following the completion of international competition this weekend there have been changes to the Americas Rankings. The updated Americas Rankings – December 05 2016 shows changes for a number of countries. In the South American C Championship the results have implications for all four. Guatemala’s 34-0 win over Panama sees Guatemala rocketing …
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