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Argentina have suffered an injury setback. Jerónimo de la Fuente is out of the opening two Tri Nations matches. He will miss Saturday’s warm-up match against Australia XV and test matches against New Zealand and Australia on November 14 and 21. The 29-year-old has 54 caps for Argentina. He started …

Super Rugby is set to return to a 12-team format. The changes see the involvement of existing Australian, and New Zealand teams, but not Los Jaguares. According to Gregor Paul, there are to be five teams from each of Australia, and New Zealand. These sides would mirror the teams from …

South Africa will return to the Rugby Championship in 2021. The 2019 World Champions pulled-out of the 2020 edition due to the Covid-19 pandemic. SA Rugby’s decision reduced the 2020 Rugby Championship to a Tri Nations tournament. The 2020 Tri Nations sees Australia hosting all matches. The Wallabies are joined …

In their first rugby match since March, the domestic-based Pumas players faced an Australian XV in Sydney. The match was officially a warm-up fixture for the Rugby Championship. The Australian side was a next senior XV; there were talented players across all positions. The South Americans hav two more weeks …

Argentina were winners today. The young Pumas side defeated the Australia XV 19-15 in Sydney. In what was a great match, Argentina’s domestic-based line-up completed a comeback against Australia’s next senior XV. Both teams had seasoned players and talented youth. Folau Fainga’a, Isi Naisarani, and Jack Maddocks played for the …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Chile It was a memorable week for Chilean rugby. The Cóndores XV defeated their counterparts from both Uruguay and Brazil. Neither …

The Western Force are set to sign Santiago Medrano. The Western Australian side will be recruiting the Argentine prop for the 2021 Super Rugby season. Argentine journalist Jorge Ciccodicola has confirmed the move on Radio Rugby Champagne. An official announcement is expected over the coming days. Medrano will join the …

US Eagles scrumhalf Ruben de Haas is set to make his Super Rugby debut this weekend. The 22-year-old has been named among the Cheetahs reserves to face the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. de Haas joins a select group of players who have featured in Super Rugby as capped USA …

Thirteen Argentine reinforcements have arrived in Australia from Europe. Twelve of them play their rugby in France and one does so in England. The figure represents the largest number of foreign-based players on a Pumas roster in five years. The thirteen new arrivals are in Australia, but are not with …

Bautista Pedemonte and Leonel Oviedo are out of the South American 4 Nations. Neither will be fit to play for the Argentina XV for the two remaining matches. The Argentina XV will face the Brazil XV on Wednesday, and the Uruguay XV on Sunday. Both Pedemonte and Oviedo played on …