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Argentina qualified automatically for RWC 2023. Los Pumas will compete in Pool D alongside England, Japan, and qualifiers from Oceania and the Americas. The Americas 2 side could be from North America or South America. As such, this edition of World Cup Watch – Argentina should be of interest to …

The San Diego Legion have announced the signing of former Highlanders lock Tom Franklin for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from Japan having recently completed his second season in the Top League with the Kobelco Steelers. A member of New Zealand’s entry at the …

23 months ago Argentina’s Jaguares competed in the 2019 Super Rugby Final against the Crusaders. 23 players took to the field for Los Jaguares in the final while a total of 40 players received game time in the 2019 season. Where are the players now? As demonstrated there has been …

Argentina has confirmed a 32-man roster for the July Internationals. New captain Julián Montoya will lead Los Pumas in two test matches against Wales in Cardiff. A third fixture is to also be added, likely against Romania in Bucharest. The roster is fully professional; many notable names have missed out …

Julián Montoya is the new captain of Argentina. The hooker replaces flanker Pablo Matera as the leader of Los Pumas. Montoya will thus lead Argentina in the upcoming July internationals. Argentina will play two test matches against Wales and possibly also face Romania in Bucharest. Both Montoya and Matera are …

Benetton have signed Tomás Albornoz from Los Jaguares XV. The 23-year-old will depart Argentina for Italy for the upcoming Pro 14 season. In what is his first experience abroad, Albornoz joins Benetton after having played for Los Jaguares in Super Rugby and Los Jaguares XV in the Súper Liga Americana …

Tomás Cubelli was a try-scorer in his 50th Super Rugby appearance. The Argentine scrum half touched down for the Western Force earlier today against the Highlanders. The match was a Super Rugby Trans Tasman fixture. The Highlanders were 25-15 winners. Cubelli started the match at scrum half. He was joined …

Segundo Tuculet will continue his career in the Pro D2. The 27-year-old has signed for Montauban from his current club Valence Romans. The move comes days after Valence Romans were relegated from the Pro D2 for finishing the regular season second from bottom. Tuculet had signed for Valence Romans on …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP 2022 Women’s World Cup The new dates for the postponed Women’s World Cup are now set. World Rugby has …

Mario Ledesma has named a 67-man Argentine roster for 2021. The head coach of Los Pumas has selected players from around the world. Of the 67 players 44 play in Europe and Australia and 23 played in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The first roster for international …