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Ramiro Moyano’s try against New Zealand has been named by SANZAAR as the Try of the Week. The Argentine left winger crossed for the opening score of the test match in Nelson, fooling three All Blacks defenders in the process. Moyano got a pass on the halfway line. He was …

The Americas Rankings have been updated for September 09 2018. This week saw just the one test match with Argentina playing their toughest game of the year against New Zealand in Nelson. The 46-24 defeat sees no loss in points for Argentina. International competition will resume next Saturday. Los Pumas …

Argentina vs New Zealand has sold out. The round five fixture of the 2018 Rugby Championship will be a full house at the Estadio Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires. The UAR has confirmed that all tickets for the match have been told. Argentina will play against the world champions on …

Nicolás Sanchez made history this morning in New Zealand. The Tucumán fly half became the highest point scorer in Pumas history, breaking the record of Felipe Contepomi. In his 68th test match for Argentina, Sánchez brought his career tally up to 655 points. Contemos retired in 2013 with a total …

New Zealand continued their winning ways in the Rugby Championship, downing Argentina this morning. Despite the full-time scoreline seeing the All Blacks winning cleanly the match was hotly contested with tries in the final minutes impacting the outcome. The All Blacks went into the match as heavy favorites and achieved …

Round three of the Rugby Championship saw Australia vs South Africa in the second match. The teams did not put on a classic with an error-ridden fixture ultimately going the way of the home side. The 23-18 win saw South Africa held scoreless in the second half. In winning the …

New Zealand overcame Argentina in Nelson to win the third round match of the Rugby Championship 46-24. Having defeat Australia in both round one and round two the All Blacks are on track to retain their title. From the opening scrum New Zealand scored points. The loss of Juan Figallo …

Round three of the Rugby Championship takes place on Saturday in New Zealand and Australia. The All Blacks play host against Argentina while the Wallabies take-on South Africa. In rounds one and two New Zealand recorded comfortable wins over Australia. Argentina and South Africa, in contrast, played out two different …

Juan Figallo will be sidelined until 2019. The Pumas Tight Head was injured playing for Saracens in the English Premiership on Sunday. Figallo played Rugby Championship matches against South Africa in Durban and Mendoza before returning to England. He played against the Newcastle Falcons, injuring his posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) …

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 Colombia The greatest result in the history of Colombian history took place on Saturday. Los Tucanes recorded their first ever win …