The nominees are in for the 2015 edition of Argentina’s sporting excellence – the Olimpia de Plata. The three players up for the honor are Nicolás Sánchez, Agustín Creevy and Juan Imhoff. All three were integral components of Los Pumas’ Rugby World Cup campaign. Captain Creevy featured in every match aside from …
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Today’s announcement from French Top 14 club Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) that uncapped Australian fly half Brock James will be joining them for the next two seasons sends mixed messages to the UAR. On the one hand it will ensure greater game time to a current Argentine colleague of James while on …
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It’s a first for ARN as players from five different Americas nations make the cut in this week’s offering. Some excellent individual performances from the weekend put a number of players in the frame, though there were a couple blind spots that needed some versatility to make it work. 1 …
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The 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 Aaron Carpenter The former Canadian captain has worn the skipper’s armband for the past two weeks for Cornish Pirates, and led …
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Argentine tighthead prop Lucas Martínez will stay on in France for the duration of the 2015-2016 season The 26 year old confirmed with ESPN Scrum that he has signed a new deal with Castres to remain playing for the Top 14 club until the end of the current season in …
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Argentine-born second row Leandro Cedaro will line up for La Rochelle as they face Gloucester in European Challenge Cup action on Thursday. Born in Resistencia, the big lock had a chance to play for the Jaguars and challenge for a Pumas spot but instead opted to turn out for Italy, …
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The terrible events in Paris caused a number of games to be postponed, but we’ve still managed to put together a quality XV of players who were in action elsewhere. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (Leicester) Good day at the office for the Tigers stalwart as he played a leading role in …
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Lucas Martínez will get his first start for Castres on Saturday against Pau in the first round of the European Challenge Cup. The stocky Argentine tighthead has appeared as a reserve in three games for Olympique in the Top 14 so far. Martínez was part of the Pampas squad during …
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We’re one week post-World Cup but that doesn’t mean the rugby stops! It’s not easy to sift through all the pro rugby on offer every week, but we’ll do our best. Here’s our first shot at a form XV for those kicking around the European leagues this past weekend. 1 – …
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Stade Français and Italy number 8 and captain Sergio Parisse is one of three finalists for the prestigious Top 14 player of the season award. Born in Argentina Parisse learned his rugby playing in La Plata before moving with his family to Italy as a teenager and beginning his professional …
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