A dominant scrum with mobile props. This is what Daniel Hourcade is seeking. Yet the traditional strength of Argentine rugby was exposed by Georgia. In San Salvador de Jujuy the Eastern Europeans dominated the battle, shoving Los Pumas backwards with regularity, winning penalties and even a penalty try. Mission Hourcade …
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Leading Americas official Federico Aneslmi will be in charge of the Kings vs Southern Kings this weekend. The fixture is a round 16 Super Rugby match and will be played in Pretoria. Los Jaguares’ match this weekend will be in Sydney, Australia. The Argentine side will take on the Waratahs …
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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. UP USA The Eagles have made history. For the first time they have qualified for the Rugby World Cup as the ‘Americas …
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A 27-man Jaguares roster has been named to travel to Australia. The Raúl Pérez coached side will play matches against the Waratahs in Sydney and the Rebels in Melbourne on July 08 and 14 respectively. The tour marks Los Jaguares’ first ever trip to play in either city. Both matches …
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An injury blow for Los Jaguares has seen Matías Alemanno ruled out of touring Australia. The second-rower was hurt playing on Friday for Los Jaguares against the Southern Kings. In being ruled out Head Coach Raúl Pérez is without three of the top four second-rowers. Tomás Lavanini is also out …
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Los Jaguares sank to a new low, losing to the Kings in Buenos Aires this evening. The Argentine side fell 31-30 against one of the worst two of South Africa’s six Super Rugby franchises. The defeat was the seventh in the last eight rounds for franchise. The result was the …
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Following the completion of Los Pumas’ June Internationals attention returns to Super Rugby. For Los Jaguares it is to be a final home match this year. The Argentine side will play host to the Southern Kings on Friday. The fixture will be followed by two matches in Australia. With no …
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Mario Ledesma is not leaving Australia to coach Los Jaguares. Reports out of Buenos Aires on Tuesday indicated that the former Pumas hooker was been sought by the UAR to be the next Jaguares Head Coach. Such a move would see him replacing Raúl Pérez. The 44-year-old Ledesma is the …
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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. UP Argentina In front of a near-capacity crowd in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina completed their first win of 2017. The 45-29 victory …
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Tomás Lezana is out of action. The Pumas flanker fell awkwardly in a tackle from his opposite, Vito Kolelishvili, and was stretchered off in the opening half of Saturday’s test match against Georgia in Jujuy. Pablo Matera entered from the bench in his place in just the 16th minute. Team …
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