Tag Archives: November Internationals

There was actually other rugby to watch this past weekend. For example the Premier 15s where a dozen of North America’s finest were suiting up. Tony Lamborn and Jordan Olsen were try-scorers in the Mitre 10 Cup and Joe Johnston got the start in Bay of Plenty’s win over North …

Portugal Head Coach Patrice Lagisquet has selected 38 players to prepare for the upcoming test series against Brazil. Os Lobos will host Os Tupis on November 21 and 28, with both games to be played in Lisbon. Each team has won two of their four previous meetings. It’s a nearly …

Argentina’s win over New Zealand was truly nationwide. The 23 match-day players were from clubs and cities from across the country. On the one hand, 13 of Argentina’s twenty-three players are not from Buenos Aires. On the other hand, all but 4 of Argentina’s players at RWC 2007 were from …

Records were set in Argentina’s win over New Zealand on Saturday. The historic triumph means Los Pumas are now one of seven countries to have beaten the All Blacks. In terms of individual players, 12 Pumas from the match also have test wins over Australia and South Africa. Matías Alemanno …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It ranks the men’s test team from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The November 15, 2020 edition follows Saturday’s …

Nicolás Sánchez set a record in Argentina’s win over New Zealand. The Argentine play-maker scored all 25 points in Argentina’s 25-15 victory this morning. 25 points is the most ever by an Argentine player in a match against New Zealand. It is also the third highest of any player. Only …

Argentina’s first match was 2020 has come and gone. It will not easily be forgotten. The South Americans may history, defeating New Zealand for the first time. Pablo Matera led by example; putting in one of the greatest flanker showings in the modern era. The captain led well and his …

History has been made. Argentina complete an historic win over New Zealand. The 25-15 win was Los Pumas’ first ever victory over the All Blacks. Nicolás Sánchez scored all of Argentina’s points; this, though was a dedicated team effort. Captain Pablo Matera dedicated the win to all the players who …

Brazil will tour Portugal this month. A 30-man roster has been named for the two match tour. Os Tupis are to fly from São Paulo to Portugal on Sunday. The two match series will see matches taking place in Lisbon on November 21 and 28. The matches will be capped …

The Americas nations will not be playing their traditional year-end tours this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead Argentina will take part in the Tri Nations, while Uruguay has just wrapped up a short two-match series against Spain in Montevideo. For fans in Canada and the USA it’s been …