Tag Archives: November Internationals

ARN Podcast #5 – Nick Civetta

Our last podcast of 2018 features US Eagles lock Nick Civetta to talk about the year that was, his professional career, and a little Major League Rugby. Paul Tait also checks in to talk about where things stand and what lies ahead less than a month away from a World …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Andrés Zafra History was made in France on Saturday with Zafra becoming the first ever Colombian to score a try in …

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Match Highlights – Barbarians vs Argentina

The Barbarians and Argentina played out an entering match today in London. The composite side would mount a stunning comeback to complete a three point win after Los Pumas had been 21 points ahead. The fixture served Argentina as a means of concluding 2018 with an exhibition match. With Super …

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Argentina fall apart to lose against Barbarians

Argentina ended their year in London this afternoon, falling 38-35 to the Barbarians. The defeat came after Argentina had been leading 28-7 and sees Mario Ledesma’s team officially winless in their end of year tour. The mark left by Ledesma has already seen personal changes. One of them is no …

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ARN Podcast #4 – Curry Hitchborn

This episode features a good chat with Curry Hitchborn to talk about UBC and the pathway from college rugby to the pros. We also cover the last week of the international test window and what lies ahead for the Americas in the coming months. The ARN Podcast is available on: …

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Match Preview – Barbarians vs Argentina

The November Internationals have concluded yet there is still one fixture to play. Argentina take-on the Barbarians in London on Saturday in a special attraction to bring to an end 2018’s international activities. The Barbarians are South African heavy yet are captained by New Zealand’s Wyatt Crockett. The RWC winner …

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Team of the Week

The last week of the November test window has now passed and it’s hard to believe it but we’re just a month away from being in a World Cup year. It’ll be mostly European club sides who supply our selections next week. This week we saw four teams in test …

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Pumas winless but Focus must go Elsewhere

When looking at Argentina’s November Internationals the results were a winless campaign from Los Pumas. But there is much more to evaluate and focus must go elsewhere. Compare Fairly  It is easy to look at the rivals and conclude that Argentina are not well placed. This, however, is problematic in …

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Brazil comeback falls just short against Salta

Brazil couldn’t quite recover from an 11-point second half deficit, ultimately falling 30-29 to Salta in a Tuesday-evening fixture at Jockey Club. Despite outscoring their hosts five tries to three, a 20-point individual haul from Santiago Larrieu sealed their fate. Salta got off to a fast start. Larrieu missed his …

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