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Ramiro Moyano is back in the Pumas roster to close out the Rugby Championship. Having started on the left wing in rounds 1 to 4 the Tucumán speedster missed out on the round 5 match with a fractured rib. Moyano’s absence saw a reconfiguration of the backline against New Zealand …

Argentina are down a flanker as Tomás Lezana has failed to recover from injury. The Jaguares vice-captain was injured playing against New Zealand in Nelson on September 08. The severity of the injury means he will miss three rounds of the Rugby Championship. Mario Ledesma’s Pumas travel from Buenos Aires …

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 Guatemala An 18-12 victory sees Guatemala beginning their home tournament in style. Los Jaguares overcame Costa Rica in a tight contest …

The Americas Rankings have been updated for September 30 2018. They have been recalculated following the completion of international competition this weekend. Argentina’s home defeat against New Zealand does not see any change in the rankings. Argentina’s ranking going into the match was 79.02 points. New Zealand’s 92.52 was too …

New Zealand claimed the 2018 Rugby Championship crown by defeating Argentina on Saturday evening. The 35-17 victory sees the All Blacks flying across the Atlantic Ocean to take-on South Africa already as this year’s champions. The All Blacks’ win was based on their performance in the opening quarter. While not …

Bautista Delguy is to miss facing Australia. The Pumas right winger was injured playing for Argentina against New Zealand in Buenos Aires on Saturday evening. Having taken a knock to the head by Codie Taylor he was forced off according to protocol with Sebastián Cancelliere replacing him in the opening …

An outplayed Argentina fell to New Zealand in Buenos Aires this evening. The 35-17 victory was both comprehensive and deserved. Los Pumas were short of the levels produced in prior outings in this year’s Rugby Championship. Scoring first today was Argentina. It came in the form of a Nicolás Sánchez …

Following on from winning in New Zealand, South Africa claimed back-to-back wins in the Rugby Championship today, defeating Australia in Port Elizabeth. The 23-12 victory consolidates South Africa in second position while Australia are bottom behind Argentina. Los Pumas are to face New Zealand this evening in Buenos Aires. A …

Two weeks after defeating Australia on the Gold Coast, Los Pumas are looking to make further history. They will have home advantage at a sold out Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires. Their opponents, New Zealand are coming off a rare home Rugby Championship defeat against South Africa. Argentine Head Coach …

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 Jamaica Men’s Sevens, Mexico Women’s Sevens On Sunday both the Jamaica Men and Mexico Women qualified for the Pan American Games. …