Tag Archives: Top 14

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has made two changes to the starting lineup for Sunday’s home international against France. Argentina will take-on the Europeans in Hourcade’s home town, Tucumán. Coming off a hard-fought 30-24 victory over Italy in Santa Fé, Hourcade has recalled Ramiro Herrera to the starting lineup. …

French Rugby Head Coach Guy Noves has named his team for France’s first of two away tests in Tucumán this month. Los Pumas will host France on Sunday evening at the Estadio Monumental José Fierro. Noves replaced Philippe Saint Andre as French Head Coach following his country’s worst Rugby World …

French preparations for taking on Los Pumas have suffered a set-back with Geoffrey Palis having been ruled out of the Argentina tour. The Castres fullback is to return home and miss Les Bleus two test matches in Tucumán. Suffering knee problems, Palis has been released by Head Coach Guy Noves whose …

Pumas pair Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff will start for Racing 92 against Clermont Auverge in the first of the Top 14 semi-finals set to take place on Friday evening at Roazhon Park in Rennes. The two sides split their two previous meetings during the regular season, with Racing victorious …

Veteran Argentine winger Horacio Agulla will play his rugby next season for Castres, the French Top 14 club has confirmed. Aged 31 Horacio Agulla has made the transfer back to France where his professional career began in 2007. He played for the then Top 14 side Dax in the 2007-2008 …

Stade Français fly half Jules Plisson is to captain France vs Argentina in Tucumán, the French press has confirmed. The 24 year old will lead his country in the absence of regular captain Guilhem Guirado who is involved in the Top 14 Semi Finals with Toulon. In being named captain …

The 28 players who will represent France against Argentina are now confirmed. Head Coach Guy Noves added 11 names to the 17 already in Tucumán. Of those departing Paris for South America five are uncapped – Clément Maynadier (Bordeaux), Lucas Pointud (Brive), Geoffrey Palis (Castres), Fabrice Metz (Oyonnax) and Kélian …

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 Cayman Islands The RHSW Cayman National XV’s rugby team has scaled new heights by beating a powerful USA South Panthers team in …

Hot news coming out of France is that Los Pumas Sevens star Axel Müller has signed for Toulon to play in the Top 14. The French rugby bible Midi Olympique has confirmed the upcoming transfer with the Olympics-bound flyer set to move to France following Rio 2016. From the Marista club …

Following this afternoon’s loss against Montpellier in Top 14 barrage, Castres backs Geoffrey Palis and Rémi Lamerat are to join the French squad to play two tests this month in Argentina. The fullback and inside center are to join the already confirmed 17 players and Toulouse players Yoann Maestri, Louis Picamoles, Sébastien …