French club Bordeaux Bègles are set to unveil the signing of a Puma from Gloucester. Mariano Galarza is being recruited by the Top 14 club from the English Premiership as a replacement for Australian Luke Jones who is to return home for the 2019 Super Rugby season. Galarza is to …
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Ramiro Moyano is back in the Pumas roster to close out the Rugby Championship. Having started on the left wing in rounds 1 to 4 the Tucumán speedster missed out on the round 5 match with a fractured rib. Moyano’s absence saw a reconfiguration of the backline against New Zealand …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Guatemala An 18-12 victory sees Guatemala beginning their home tournament in style. Los Jaguares overcame Costa Rica in a tight contest …
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Benjamín Urdapilleta magic completed a miracle comeback win today against Toulouse. The Argentine fly half brought Castres back from 22-3 down to a stunning 26-22 victory. Urdapilleta was at the helm, scoring 16 points. Having missed his first shot at goal, Urdapilleta would make amends. His opening points came in there …
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The Top 14 season rolls on. In week 6 of France’s elite competition it is derby time. All but one of the matches see neighboring clubs battling it out. The following preview details the involvement of players from the Americas. Kicking-off week 6 will be Toulouse vs Castres. The Saturday …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Jamaica Men’s Sevens, Mexico Women’s Sevens On Sunday both the Jamaica Men and Mexico Women qualified for the Pan American Games. …
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Junior All-American prop David Ainu’u has signed a new deal with Toulouse that will see him stay with the Top 14 club until at least the end of the 2020-21 season. The Olympia, Washington, native will celebrate his 19th birthday in November but is highly rated by the staff at …
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Week 5 of the Top 14 takes place on Saturday and Sunday. Early signs are that making predictions for the play-off’s would be premature. Grenoble and Perpignan are the bottom two and winless. Their clash in Week 5 will change this with Toulon in danger of dropping into the relegation …
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Los Pumas were back in the spotlight after a second win in the Rugby Championship, the first time they have won more than once since joining in 2012. The form of numerous overseas players, however, means that Argentina’s selections are limited to just four. Others are named from the Mitre …
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Ramiro Herrera is back from France for Argentina. He is one of 37 players named by Mario Ledesma to begin training in Buenos Aires tomorrow. Los Pumas will play at home against New Zealand (September 29) and Australia (October 06) in the remaining Rugby Championship fixtures. Herrera is the fourth …
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