Racing 92 remain undefeated in the 2018-2019 European Champions Cup. Scoring two tries in today’s win was Juan Imhoff. The Argentine flier scored in both halves of the away match against the Leicester Tigers in England. Today’s 34-11 victory underlines the Top 14 side as Champions Cup title contenders. For …
Read More »Urdapilleta Kicks Castres to Victory over Munster
Benjamín Urdapilleta kicked eight points for Castres who downed Munster 13-12 today in France. The match was a round four fixture in the European Champions Cup. Urdapilleta played the match in his usual position of fly half. He converted his team’s only try and also landed three penalties. Canadian Taylor …
Read More »Joaquín Díaz Luzzi Named URBA Breakthrough Player of the Year
Alumni fly half Joaquín Díaz Luzzi was named by URBA as the Breakthrough Player of the Year for 2018. The Alumni fly half scored the final try of the season as his club ended a 17-year-wait to be crowned champions, defeating Hindú in the final. The 26-17 victory came twelve …
Read More »Scully Impresses In Losing Champions Cup Effort
Blaine Scully impressed in a losing Champions Cup effort on Sunday. Playing right wing the USA Eagles captain scored the opening try for the Cardiff Blues who faced Saracens in London. Scully scored the game’s opening try and would make 42 meters as a carrier. This included two clean breaks. …
Read More »Former Pumas prop Orlandi announces retirement
At the age of 35, Juan Pablo Orlandi has ended his playing career. The Mendoza native was a Puma from 2008-2015, and had the distinction of playing in a winning effort to get Argentina into the RWC 2015 Semi Finals. The tight head prop had a long career as a …
Read More »Match Highlights – Barbarians vs Argentina
The Barbarians and Argentina played out an entering match today in London. The composite side would mount a stunning comeback to complete a three point win after Los Pumas had been 21 points ahead. The fixture served Argentina as a means of concluding 2018 with an exhibition match. With Super …
Read More »Colombia’s Zafra scores match winner to make Top 14 history
Colombia’s Andrés Zafra scored the match winner for Agen today. His 78th minute try saw him making history, becoming the first Colombian player to score a try in the Top 14. The score saw Agen defeating reigning champions Castres on the road, a result which was also the first away …
Read More »Match Highlights – Ireland vs USA
The November Internationals began and concluded together for Ireland and the USA. Both teams competed in Chicago in week 1 and finished the month facing-off in Dublin on Saturday. The month was tremendous for Ireland who defeated Italy in Chicago, Argentina and New Zealand in Dublin and then finished by …
Read More »Match Highlights – Scotland vs Argentina
Scotland hosted Argentina in the final test match for both teams in 2018. The Europeans came out on top in what was a dog-fight. The win combined followed another over Fiji and a narrow defeat against South Africa. While Scotland are playing at their peak Los Pumas are far from …
Read More »Match Highlights – Romania vs Uruguay
Uruguay returned to winning ways today, completing a stunning 27-20 win over Romania. The victory was the first-ever for the South Americans against the Eastern Europeans. Romania would hold an early 10-0 lead and the teams would be locked together at 20-20 in the final minute. Uruguay, though, would find …
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