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Manuel Montero has been added to the Pumas roster to face New Zealand. Argentina will play host to the no 1 team in the world this coming Saturday in Buenos Aires. The 26-year-old will train under Mario Ledesma for the first time. Following injury complications in 2015-2017 Montero walked away …

Mario Ledesma has trimmed his roster to 30 players to face New Zealand. This sees seven players who trained this week released ahead of next weekend’s Rugby Championship match in Buenos Aires. Of the 30 players included the most notable name is Ramiro Herrera. He joined the roster from France earlier …

Ramiro Moyano is in doubt to face New Zealand. Argentina’s starting left winger in the Rugby Championship left the field early through injury in last Saturday’s win over Australia. Moyano has partnered Bautista Delguy and Emiliano Boffelli in the back-three throughout the Rugby Championship. The trio have been impressive, all …

Springbok coach Johan ‘Rassie’ Erasmus has been appointed coach of the Barbarians for their match against Argentina on December 1 in London. The invitational side will host the Pumas three years after their last meeting, a 49-31 win for Argentina following the 2015 World Cup. The news comes in the …

Rugby World Cup 2019 will kick off one year from today and the rebuilding of Los Pumas has begun. Replacing Raúl Pérez at the helm of the Jaguares was the first step, the second was the promotion of Mario Ledesma to Head Coach on Daniel Hourcade’s departure. Gonzalo Quesada has …

Los Pumas were back in the spotlight after a second win in the Rugby Championship, the first time they have won more than once since joining in 2012. The form of numerous overseas players, however, means that Argentina’s selections are limited to just four. Others are named from the Mitre …

Ramiro Herrera is back from France for Argentina. He is one of 37 players named by Mario Ledesma to begin training in Buenos Aires tomorrow. Los Pumas will play at home against New Zealand (September 29) and Australia (October 06) in the remaining Rugby Championship fixtures. Herrera is the fourth …

So profound has the impact of Argentine Loose Head props been that many until this day still believe that Argentina thrives in producing players in the position. At RWC 2015 Marcos Ayerza was among the best while in RWC 2007 and 2011 the same applies to Rodrigo Roncero. The transition …

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 Argentina Los Pumas made history on Saturday, defeating Australia in Australia for the first time in 35 years. This marked the …

The Americas Rankings have been updated for September 16 2018. They have been recalculated following Argentina’s 23-19 away win over Australia on Saturday. The fixture was the only match involving a test side from the Americas this past week. Argentina’s win sees the South Americans gaining 2.00 points at the …