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Thirteen Argentine reinforcements have arrived in Australia from Europe. Twelve of them play their rugby in France and one does so in England. The figure represents the largest number of foreign-based players on a Pumas roster in five years. The thirteen new arrivals are in Australia, but are not with …

Santiago Arata is the winner of the 2020 Premio Charrúa Award for rugby. The Premios Charrúa recognize the top performers in Uruguayan sport. Arata was short-listed together with RWC 2019 teammates Germán Kessler, and Manuel Diana. The trio of Arata, Kessler and Diana all play professional rugby abroad. Arata plays …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP South American 4 Nations International rugby has resumed at last! The South American 4 Nations got underway on Saturday. The two …

Santiago Cordero scored on full-time on Saturday. His try was in a losing away match as Bordeaux fell to Pau. The 80th minute try saw Bordeaux losing 29-24. As such, it provided Bordeaux with a bonus point. Cordero was one of there Pumas involved in the match. He and Guido …

Juan Imhoff scored again for Racing 92. He did so on Saturday in the Champions Cup Final. Racing 92 faced the Exeter Chiefs in a French Top 14 vs English Premiership contest. It was played in Bristol, in England’s West Country. Imhoff went over for a solo try in the …

Juan Imhoff will start in the Champions Cup Final. The Argentine winger has recovered from a mild form of COVID-19. Racing 92 are to take-on the Exeter Chiefs in the European club final. Neither side has previously won the Champions Cup. The 2020 Champions Cup Final will be played in …

Argentina’s Rugby Championship preparations have run into trouble. The UK-based Enrique Pieretto (Glasgow Warriors) and Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (Leicester Tigers) are out of the tournament. They miss out due to problems with UK documentation. The outcome for others is a gain. There have been Rugby Championship call-ups for Francisco Gómez …

More COVID difficulties in Europe saw some potential contenders sitting out this weekend but the beginning of the Premier 15s season gave us a few others to consider for the first time. In all there was a reasonable spread of contenders. There should be significantly more this coming weekend as …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Bledisloe Cup After months of waiting, international rugby returned with a bang on Sunday. Fans were treated to an absorbing spectacle …

Marcos Kremer has made a quick impact in France. The former Jaguar delivered a ferocious tackle on Costinel Gorcioaia last Friday. The tackle saw Gorcioaia losing the ball forward from the hit. Kremer’s tackle sent the Bayonne second-rower back five meters.