Tag Archives: Top 14

With several players rested after the November test window it wasn’t the best weekend for Americas players in the top European divisions. Instead we cast our eye on less prominent competitions, the Liga Heineken in Spain, the Eccellenza in Italy, the French Fédérale 1, and the Campeonato Argentino. 1 – Fernando …

Rodrigo Capó Ortega is to return for the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers vs Canada. The two countries are to square-off in a home-and-away series on January 27 and February 03 with the winner qualifying for Japan 2019 as Americas 2. Talking on El Show de Rugby, Capó Ortega declared: “I …

Week 12 of the Top 14 takes place this weekend in France. A full round of seven matches will see interesting battles occurring. Involved are to be a host of players from the Americas. A number of this weekend’s fixtures as to be derbies. This is true of Toulouse vs Castres. …

Facundo Bosch has extended his contract with Agen until June 2019. The Argentine hooker arrived at the club ahead of the 2017-2018 season and has now signed to remain there until the end of next season. This comes as a hammer blow to Argentina with him officially being the third …

Juan Imhoff scored a second half try against Montpellier on Sunday. The score was part of a dominant display as Racing 92 romped to a 26-0 hammering over the Top 14 leaders. The Rosario speedster was replacement for the Parisian club. He came on to demonstrate why he is undeniably …

Facundo Bosch scored in what was a big win for Agen this past weekend. The former Jaguares hooker crossed for the first of three Agen tries in the team’s 29-13 home victory over Stade Français. The importance of the result for Agen cannot be underestimated. It takes the club up …

Axel Müller Scored a try for Oyonnax on Saturday evening. The 76th minute score was the final try of the match and helped Oyonnax avoid defeat against Clermont. The teams finished at 32-32, thereby sharing the points on offer from the Top 14 match. The try was scored in the …

The busy calendar means that week 11 of the Top 14 will be played on Saturday and Sunday. This is despite France playing a home match in Paris against Japan and all of rugby’s Tier 1 and 2 teams also playing test matches. First up on Saturday will be Castres …

Former Pumas prop Francisco Gomez Kodela has signed a new two year deal with Lyon. The 32-year-old Tight Head prop is one of seven current players to have recently signed extensions with the Top 14 club. Those to have signed contract extensions are Francisco Gomez Kodela (2 years), Albertus Buckle …

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 Argentina Daniel Hourcade will be keeping his job. Under immense pressure heading into November, the Head Coach of Los Pumas got …