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 Uruguay Sitting pretty at the top of the South American A Championship standings is Uruguay. After two rounds Los Teros are the …
Read More »Los Jaguares Find their Feet in Smashing Kings
Los Jaguares found their Feet this evening, smashing the Kings 73-27 in Buenos Aires. Veteran Leonardo Senatore scored three of his team’s eleven tries in a bonus point victory. A dream start from Los Jaguares saw some El Mago from Juan Martín Hernández. The inside center regathered his own kick …
Read More »Guillemaín Faces Shoulder Surgery
After a lengthy injury layoff, Argentine forward Juan Cruz Guillemaín now faces possible surgery once again. The San Juan second row made his Super Rugby debut for Los Jaguares in the recent New Zealand tour and having been named to start against the Sunwolves in Tokyo he was forced out when …
Read More »Jaguares roll out the big guns for the Kings
Los Jaguars Head Coach Raúl Pérez has rolled out the big guns for the Kings. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise will face the Port Elizabeth-based side on Saturday evening in Buenos Aires. Pérez has named a star-studded side which is to be led by regular captain Agustín Creevy. The Pumas hooker …
Read More »Team of the Week
It was a good week for Americas rugby, with action all over the globe. Players involved in Asia, Europe, North and South America all vied for selection in one of the most contentious teams we’ve ever had to pick. Only 15 make the final cut, but many more were in …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana Impressive results for both Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana on Saturday see the two Caribbean countries strongly positioned …
Read More »Los Jaguares lose to Sunwolves in Tokyo
Los Jaguares fell this morning, losing 36-28 against the Sunwolves at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo. The match was the fourth of as many away matches during the current tour which sees the Argentine side returning home with no wins and no competition points. The Argentine side played …
Read More »Guillemaín will not face the Sunwolves
An injury blow to Los Jaguares has seen Juan Cruz Guillemaín ruled out of facing the Sunwolves in Tokyo on Saturday. Having been named to start the San Juan second-rower injured his shoulder at the Captain’s Run. Guido Petti, who had been named on the bench, will start in place …
Read More »Cubelli Starts against Crusaders
Brumbies Head Coach Stephen Larkham has retained Puma Tomás Cubelli as his starting scrum half. The Buenos Aires back has started all of the Brumbies Super Rugby fixtures this season and will continue doing so on Sunday with the Canberra-based franchise hosting one of the competition’s classic fixtures. The teams met in …
Read More »Durutalo to start against Leguizamón
Two giants of the Americas will square-off in Tokyo in the early hours of Saturday morning as USA back-rower Andrew Durutalo plays opposite veteran Puma Juan Manuel Leguizamón. Durutalo will play opened flanker for the Sunwolves but is not to be joined by Argentina’s Tomás Leonardí. The former Puma went …
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