Former Puma Santiago Fernández will start at flyhalf for Pau’s home fixture against Brive on Saturday.The 11th placed Pau will be looking for a home victory over the 5th placed visitors with both teams expected to be threatened with relegation as the season goes on. After five rounds Agen and …
Read More »Capó Ortega to lead Castres vs Stade Français
Uruguayan veteran Rodrigo Capó Ortega will lead Castres from the second-row in this weekend’s Top 14 fixture against Stade Français in Paris. Castres 15 Palis, 14 Smith, 13 Wulf, 12 Lamerat, 11 Martial, 10 Dumora, 9 Seron, 8 Tulou, 7 Bias, 6 Caballera, 5 Capo Ortega, 4 Samson, 3 Wihongi, …
Read More »Fernández named on bench for Clermont
Argentine international Patricio Fernández has been named among the replacements for Clermont’s home match against Pau on Friday. The 2015 European Rugby Championship Cup runners-up will play host to last season’s second division winners in a fifth round match. Fernández, 21, is playing his first season of professional rugby. He …
Read More »Carizza to start for Racing 92 vs Oyonnax
Argentine Manuel Carizza has been named in the second-row for Racing 92. The Parisian suburban club will face Oyonnax away on Friday evening in a fifth round match of the Top 14. Carizza was left out of Argentina’s Rugby World Cup player roster by Daniel Hourcade who had fielded him …
Read More »Logovi’i Mulipola out, Census Johnston in for Samoa
Samoa have been forced into a late change with Leicester Tigers front-rower Logovi’i Mulipola having been forced out of the Rugby World Cup. He has been replaced by veteran Toulouse tighthead prop Census Johnson who will join up with Samoa’s squad on Monday. A teammate of Patricio Albacete, Johnston is to …
Read More »Overseas Pro Update
The best players from the Americas are all on World Cup duty, but there is still a sizeable group of overseas professionals back in the swing of things for the new club season. Here’s a quick look at those who were in action this past weekend. GUINNESS PRO 12 A couple …
Read More »Castres lose Urdapilleta for 3 Months
Having gone down injured against Toulouse this past weekend Argentine Benjamín Urdapilleta now faces a three month recovery period. The ten time capped former Puma suffered a torn hamstring in his team’s 37-20 away loss. Urdapilleta is to undergo surgery over the coming days. The club is also expected to …
Read More »Hernández joins Argentine Super Rugby Franchise
The UAR have completed a double-coup this week by signing two of the country’s most experienced and influential players, Juan Manuel Leguizamón and nor Juan Martín Hernández. Both players will play for the country’s Super Rugby franchise after many years abroad. Both players are now to realize a dream of …
Read More »Leguizamón signs deal with UAR
The ongoing struggles in Japan to put together a Super Rugby franchise are a world apart from what is taking place in Argentina. The country’s first professional rugby team has obtained one more player, Juan Manuel Leguizamón to bring the total number under contracts to 28. Leguizamón joins the Argentine …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 11): The Top 14’s Greatness
Professional rugby is such serious business these days that the 2015-2016 Top 14 season has began already, long before the end of summer. The 2015 Final was as recent as June 13, or a mere 69 days before Toulon hosted Racing 92 in the season opening on Friday. I can …
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