Tag Archives: Super Rugby

A late change has been forced upon Los Jaguares. Matías Orlando suffered an injury on the eve of the final round Super Rugby match against the Rebels in Melbourne. The first choice Jaguares 13 will not be able to recover from a knock in today’s captain’s run. His place in …

The final round of the regular season of Super Rugby takes place this weekend. For both the Melbourne Rebels and Jaguares it is the final match of the year. For the Rebels it may be more than that with one Australian side to be axed from the competition. Either the …

Tomás Cubelli will start for the Brumbies on Friday. The Argentine scrum-half has been named to wear the no 9 shirt for the final round Super Rugby fixture. The Brumbies are to take-on New Zealand side the Chiefs. It is to be the second Super Rugby match for the Buenos …

Jaguares flanker Juan Manuel Leguizamón has been ruled out of facing the Melbourne Rebels. The back-rower suffered a knock to his head playing against the Waratahs on Saturday in Sydney. Protocol requires that he play no part in the final round match this coming weekend. Should he recover well, Leguizamón …

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. UP Puerto Rico Rugby is off the ground in Puerto Rico. Although the sport had existed on the island previously, it was the Get …

Los Jaguares outclassed the Warathas in Sydney this morning, winning 40-27. The five tries to three triumph would arguably been bigger had the Argentine side not been down to 13 men late in the first half. Prior to the yellow carding of second-rower Benjamín Macome and Guido Petti Los Jaguares …

Puma Tomás Cubelli is fit-again. The scrum-half made his first appearance of 2017 this morning, playing for the Brumbies against the Reds in Super Rugby. He did so as a replacement from the bench. The Brumbies were beaten at the death, losing 16-15 to the Queenslanders. Cubelli has been out …

On the back of negative results, Argentine teams are under pressure. None of the five UAR sides have met 2017 expectations. Los Pumas 7’s lack the edge of the past, Los Jaguares have struggled to win in Super Rugby, Los Pumas lost against an understrength England, the Argentina XV has …

History will be made on Saturday with Los Jaguares playing for the first time in Australia. The early morning match will see the Argentine side facing the Waratahs in Sydney. It is to be the first of two matches in the country, concluding Los Jaguares’ Super Rugby campaign. The home …

Washington DC is reportedly set to join the Guinness Pro 12 in 2018. Iain Morrison of The Scotsman notes that the USA capital is to have a team join the Celtic-Italian League. Before expansion to the USA happens, though, the league will already have two South African teams. The Southern …