Argentina was outclassed in Port Elizabeth today, falling 37-15 to South Africa. The heavy defeat included tries to Courtnall Skosan, Raymond Rhule, Siya Kolisi and Pieter-Steph Du Toit. Los Pumas managed two from Martin Landajo and Emiliano Boffelli. South Africa thoroughly deserved the win. The impressive performance had Argentina defending …
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South Africa play host to Argentina tomorrow. The round one Rugby Championship fixture is to be the first of two matches between the countries in 2017. The home side enter the fixture with the better record both in 2017 and overall against Los Pumas. Saturday’s match in Port Elizabeth sees …
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Nike has released two new Argentina uniforms for 2017. The home and away designs are to begin being used this coming Saturday in the Rugby Championship. Argentina’s away match against South Africa will see the debut of the new Nike uniforms. Pictured below is the official home uniform. This will …
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The 2017 Rugby Championship kicks-off on Saturday. As has occurred in all prior editions, South Africa play host to Argentina in the opening round. The upcoming fixture is to be the sixth Rugby Championship match for Argentina in South Africa. Los Pumas enter with a 1-4 record. August 18 2012: …
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This weekend there was one capped get match involving teams from the Americas. That fixture was the South American C Championship warm-up match in Guatemala City. The 2015 and 2016 champions, Guatemala hosted the 2014 champions, El Salvador. The match was a one-sided affair. Guatemala’s tremendous progress in recent years …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. This week saw an unusually high volume of stories which transpires into a larger selection than normal. UP Canada Women Are they up? …
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Los Pumas are presently en route to Johannesburg. The Argentine national side will face South Africa in the opening round of the 2017 Rugby Championship next Saturday. It will be the second match following the opener in Sydney, Australia earlier in the day as the Wallabies host New Zealand. Below …
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Argentina have named a 26-man squad to take on South Africa in their opening match of the Rugby Championship, reducing the group from the original 33 named. The Pumas will play the Springboks at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on August 19. Still to be trimmed for the …
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The Rugby Championship is just ten days away. Los Pumas have a number of positional doubts ahead of their first match against South Africa. Certainties 1 – Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Playing out of position will be Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro. Naturally a Tight head prop, he has proved to be highly effective …
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South Africa is to play in a red strip in Salta. The new-look uniform will be used for the Springboks’ away test match in the Rugby Championship against Argentina. The decision came from SA Rugby who are looking to mark 25 years of rugby unity in South Africa. The use …
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