After a lengthy injury layoff, Argentine forward Juan Cruz Guillemaín now faces possible surgery once again. The San Juan second row made his Super Rugby debut for Los Jaguares in the recent New Zealand tour and having been named to start against the Sunwolves in Tokyo he was forced out when …
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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 Women’s Sevens The USA’s Women’s Sevens team may not have won the war in Atlanta but a significant battle was nonetheless …
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Is there to be an Argentina vs Japan test match in November? According to the French-based site japon.net, yes. Japon Rugby reports that Argentina is to open it’s November tour of Europe with a test match against Japan in the U.K. The fixture is to make Los Pumas’ three-match tour that …
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Los Pumas are to play their third and final home Rugby Championship fixture this year in London, England. Confirmation came from the UAR that the debated decision of relocating a home test has been finalized and with it Argentina confirms a game vs Australia at Twickenham, the site of the …
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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 PRO Rugby The announcement of the player rosters for the inaugural PRO Rugby season was a tremendous success. The American rugby community is …
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ESPN in Latin America has produced an 83 minute documentary titled Revolución Puma. Detailing the progress of Argentine rugby since Rugby World Cup 2007 the documentary provides a detailed analysis of how Argentina made it to the Semi Finals stage of Rugby World Cup 2015 by using a roster of …
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Argentina is to play against New Zealand at River Plate Stadium in the 2016 Rugby Championship. Located in Buenos Aires the stadium is the largest in Argentina and has an extensive record in hosting premier sporting events including the final of the 1978 FIFA World Rugby. Los Pumas have previously played …
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Former Argentine test hooker Mario Ledesma has signed an extended contract with the Wallabies. After having been hailed for transforming a weak scrum into a world-class unit, the ARU has acted to retain the Buenos Aires front-rower for an additional two years. The former Puma started his position as Australia’s Forwards …
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Argentina’s transition is now complete as SANZAR is now SANZAAR. The governing body of the Rugby Championship and Super Rugby competitions has officially added Argentina to it’s name with South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina now all a part of the acronym, SANZAAR. The confirmation means Argentina is an official member …
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For the first time in Rugby Championship history a neutral venue is to play host to one of the competition’s matches. The governing body of Argentina Rugby, the UAR posted on it’s website this evening that Los Pumas are set to move Rugby Championship game to Twickenham. UAR President Carlos Araujo …
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