Toulouse have signed Santiago Chocobares from Los Jaguares XV. The Argentine center will join to replace the French giants from the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Chocobares is one of Argentina’s most promising up-and-coming talents. He made his Super Rugby debut in 2020, doing so after having gone through …
Read More »Argentine winger Sebastián Cancelliere to play Pro 14 in Scotland
Sebastián Cancelliere will join the Glasgow Warriors to play in the Pro 14. The Argentine winger will move to Scotland for the 2021-2022 season. The move will be his third professional club. He played Super Rugby for Los Jaguares in 2018-2020 and is currently playing in the Súper Liga Americana …
Read More »MLR 2021 – Most Capped XV
Who is the most capped player in the 2021 Major League Rugby (MLR)? How many caps does he have? Is he a USA Eagles player? These and other questions will be answered below. The 2021 MLR season will feature twelve teams. Every team has players that have competed in Rugby …
Read More »Domingo Miotti signs for Glasgow Warriors
Domingo Miotti has signed for the Glasgow Warriors. The Argentine will make the move to Scotland from Australian Super Rugby side the Western Force. He will do for for next season. It will be Miotti’s third professional team. He played for Los Jaguares in 2019-2020 and the Western Force in …
Read More »Laureus nominate Argentina for World Team of the Year
Laureus have shortlisted Argentina for the 2021 World Team of the Year. The nomination marks the first time ever that Los Pumas have been nominated for the award. The nomination follows Los Pumas’ historic victory over New Zealand in 2020. The 25-15 triumph was Argentina’s first win over the All Blacks. …
Read More »Santiago Chocobares joins Jaguares XV in Buenos Aires
Santiago Chocobares has joined Los Jaguares in Buenos Aires. He is now training with the team at Casa Jaguares. Chocobares was a Super Rugby rookie this past year. He went through the PladAR system, rising from u20s to Los Jaguares. He made five appearances for the Argentine franchise before the season …
Read More »The Rugby World Cup Hosting Process is Broken
The Rugby World Cup hosting process is broken; new candidates are reluctant to bid. Try as World Rugby might to encourage new bids there is not a line of fresh candidates to host their flagship tournament. The evidence paints a telling image, one of RWCs returning to prior countries as …
Read More »Gonzalo Bertranou departs Argentina for Dragons
The Jaguares player exodus continues. Gonzalo Bertranou has departed Argentina for Wales. The 27-year-old will play for Pro 14 side the Dragons. The Dragons are the eastern-most Welsh region. The team plays home matches in Wales’ third largest city, Newport. Bertranou was Mario Ledesma’s preferred scrum-half in 2018. In 2019 …
Read More »Dropping like flies: Three Pumas suffer injuries in Europe
They are dropping like flies. That is to say that three Pumas suffered injuries in the latest round of rugby in Europe. Two were injured on Friday in an English Premiership match and a further player today in the French Top 14. The three injuries follow an earlier injury. Santiago …
Read More »Newcastle Falcons lose Santiago Grondona to season ending injury
Santiago Grondona is out for the season. The Argentine flanker arrived at the Newcastle Falcons after the 2020 Tri Nations. He is now back in Argentina recovering from surgery before making his debut. Grondona was injured in training at Newcastle, suffering a torn knee ligament. The nature of the injury …
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