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The San Diego Legion have added vastly experienced New Zealander Chris Eves to their front row ranks for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He arrives as a direct replacement for the departing Paddy Ryan, who will return to Japan to play for the Sanix Blues in the Top League …

All rugby fans have their own choice of players they want to be running out on the field at the World Cup. To obtain a collective sample of opinion I ran pools across all positions on twitter. Each position had two options which meant that where there are additional players …

Joaquín Díaz Bonilla has joined Racing 92. The fly half has departed Argentina to play for the Parisians in the Top 14. His arrival is not permanent, though, with him instead being contracted for the remainder of 2019 as a medical joker. Racing 92 are without two fly halves due …

RWC 2019 is to be historic for Argentina rugby. For the first time in RWC history the majority of the Pumas players selected are not from Buenos Aires. This marks a phenomenal transformation as in RWC 2007 all but four, or 86.6%, of the players were from Buenos Aires. In …

Argentina Head Coach Mario Ledesma has named his World Cup roster and it comes with major surprises. As a player Ledesma competed in RWCs 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011. After retirement he turned to coaching which saw him at RWC 2015 as Australia’s forwards coach. Now in 2019 he is …

A late change has seen Agustín Creevy ruled out of playing for Argentina on Saturday. The hooker and former Pumas captain had been named on the bench to take-on South Africa in Pretoria. Instead he is returning to Argentina for personal reasons. Without Creevy Head Coach Mario Ledesma has added …

The NOLA Gold have revealed their latest signing for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Former Brumbies utility back Robbie Coleman has signed a three-year deal that will see him through the 2022 season in New Orleans. The 29-year-old recently played for Gordon in the Shute Shield after two injury-ravaged …

Ignacio Fernández Lobbe has named a Jaguares XV lineup resembling one for the future to face Valke. On Saturday morning the Argentine side will look to continue their unbeaten Currie Cup First Division campaign. The team named features five changes to that from last weekend against the SWD Eagles. Three …

Recruitment for the 2020 Super Rugby season continues for Los Jaguares. Following the signings of Santiago Socino, and Joel Sclavi, who both returned to Argentina from Europe, the latest signing is Bautista Pedemonte from the u20s. Born in March 14 2000 Pedemonte is yet to turn 20 yet already has …

Notable additions have been made in Argentina’s roster for South Africa. Los Pumas will play host to the Springboks in Salta on Saturday, August 10. The round three Rugby Championship fixture is a final round match due to the reduced schedule because of 2019 being a RWC year. Back from …