Mario Ledesma has added a second European-Based player to Los Pumas. The French Top 14 hooker, Facundo Bosch will join Argentina in Mendoza for the second round of the Rugby Championship. Uncapped, Bosch has been called-in to the roster following injury to Julián Montoya. The second-choice Argentine hooker was ruled …
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The eighth edition of the Rugby Championship begins on Saturday. For Argentina it is the beginning of a new era as the coaching regime of Mario Ledesma begins. Ledesma is the third Pumas coach since the inaugural competition in 2012. Argentina’s tournament begins away to South Africa in Durban. It …
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2018 has been a year to further assess and expose the complexity of World Rugby’s player eligibility laws. Belgium, Romania, Spain, and Tahiti were all disqualified from RWC 2019 for fielding players who were either (a) unknowingly captured by another as was the case regarding Romania and Spain, or (b) …
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Los Pumas wings options have reached crisis Point days out from facing South Africa in the Rugby Championship. Head Coach Mario Ledesma has lost one of his three specialists to injury today with a covering option also ruled out of Saturday’s test match. When 2018 kicked-off Los Jaguares’ had Joaquín …
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Daniel Hourcade has joined the Sudamérica Rugby Staff. The former Head Coach of Argentina is to take up a position with the regional governing body to run a High Performance program. The new role comes less than two months after he stood-down as Head Coach of Los Pumas. As Head …
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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 Panama Panama mounted a second half come back to topple Honduras on Saturday in Tegucigalpa. The 39-27 victory came after Honduras …
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An injury blow sees Argentina losing Julián Montoya for the Rugby Championship opener. The second choice Pumas hooker has been ruled out for 2-3 weeks, making him unfit to travel to South Africa with the team tomorrow. Montoya had been named in the 28-man roster by Mario Ledesma yesterday. He …
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The European-club blockade has ended. For the first time since RWC 2015 a player contracted on a full-time basis in Europe will play for Los Pumas. Head Coach Mario Ledesma has officially ended the policy as Juan Figallo is back for Argentina. The Saracens tighthead is the the only European-based …
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Tomás Lavanini has been ruled out of Argentina’s trip to South Africa. The 25-year-old will miss the opening round match of the Rugby Championship on Saturday August 18. Lavanini is to have eye surgery and awaits confirmation as to whether he will be available for Argentina’s round two match, also …
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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 Brazil Brazil downed the Georgia XV to write history in Tbilisi. Os Tupis completed a 20-18 victory, one of the greatest …
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