Santiago Arata completed four tackles in 30 seconds vs Clermont. The Uruguayan started ahead of Rory Kockott for Castres on Saturday. With Arata on the field, Castres were leading. He was replaced in the 47th minute. Arata’s defensive included a smashing hit on Japanese fullback Kotaro Matsushima. Clermont went on to …
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US Eagles prop David Ainu’u is set to make his first career Top 14 start when he wears the No1 shirt for Toulouse against Agen on Saturday. The opportunity comes just a week after his 21st birthday and in his 10th competitive appearance for the club. Colombian lock Andrés Zafra …
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Bautista Delguy has signed for Bordeaux. The 23-year-old will join the Top 14 club for the remainder of the 2020-2021 season. The move marks Delguy’s first professional rugby experience outside of Argentina. He will not only join Bordeaux, he will also join Pumas teammates Santiago Cordero, and Guido Petti. All …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Rugby World Cup 2021 Canada have been drawn alongside the USA in Pool B for Rugby World Cup 2021. …
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Juan Imhoff is out of the remainder of the Tri Nations. The Argentine winger was injured in the first half against Australia on Saturday. The medical staff have confirmed that he suffered a torn hamstring in the match. Imhoff made his return to Los Pumas a a long wait. He …
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Saturday’s Tri Nations match between Australia vs Argentina will be ground-breaking. First, Australia were 24-22 winners over New Zealand in their prior match. Second, Argentina were 25-15 winners over New Zealand this past Saturday. The 2020 Tri Nations has gone against the script; it is wide open. Australia has made three …
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The wait is over. For the first time in 2020 Argentina will take to the field. Los Pumas will do so against New Zealand, the most successful test team in rugby history. The match is a continuation of the annual competition between the sides. However, unlike 2012-2019 they are competing …
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Emiliano Boffelli will not play for Argentina on Saturday. The outside back was unable to train on Monday and did not recover in time for Tuesday (Australian time). As a result he will not play in the Tri Nations debut against New Zealand. Losing Boffelli is a blow. He is …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Uruguay Los Teros bounced back to defeat Spain on Friday. The 19-10 win leaved the series 1-1 and ends …
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Juan Figallo has retired from rugby. The 32-year-old retired from Los Pumas after RWC 2019. Injury complications have now seen him calling it a day. He retirement comes following the advise of medical specialists. Figallo played in three RWCs for Argentina. He played in ten Rugby World Cup matches and …
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