Nico Costa scored his first try in the Mitre 10 Cup. The scrum-half was a replacement for Southland who played host to Counties Manukau. In a highly entertaining match Southland were beaten 43-26 by the visitors from New Zealand’s North Island. Costa was a replacement for the home side and …
Read More »Moyano Scores Try of the Week
Ramiro Moyano’s try against New Zealand has been named by SANZAAR as the Try of the Week. The Argentine left winger crossed for the opening score of the test match in Nelson, fooling three All Blacks defenders in the process. Moyano got a pass on the halfway line. He was …
Read More »Rugby Championship – New Zealand vs Argentina Match Highlights
New Zealand continued their winning ways in the Rugby Championship, downing Argentina this morning. Despite the full-time scoreline seeing the All Blacks winning cleanly the match was hotly contested with tries in the final minutes impacting the outcome. The All Blacks went into the match as heavy favorites and achieved …
Read More »Rugby Championship – Australia vs South Africa Match Highlights
Round three of the Rugby Championship saw Australia vs South Africa in the second match. The teams did not put on a classic with an error-ridden fixture ultimately going the way of the home side. The 23-18 win saw South Africa held scoreless in the second half. In winning the …
Read More »Returning Puma Gastón Cortés
After a six year absence Gastón Cortés is returning to again be a Puma. The Tight Head prop will join Los Pumas in New Zealand on Tuesday, three days after playing for the Leicester Tigers against the Exeter Chiefs. Cortés is the third ‘European’ to be selected by Mario Ledesma …
Read More »Argentina vs South Africa – Full Match
The Rugby Championship takes a break this weekend. With their being no matches in the competition until next weekend the full match of Argentina vs South Africa from Mendoza can be viewed again by anyone in need of watching The match saw Argentina claiming their first win over 2018 and their …
Read More »Chile name Pablo Lemoine as new Head Coach
Chile Rugby have named Pablo Lemoine as the new Head Coach of Los Cóndores. The Uruguayan takes over from New Zealander Mark Cross. As of today, August 31 Lemoine is the Head Coach of Chile’s national men’s team with Cross now in charge of the Chile XV. From Montevideo, Uruguay …
Read More »Americas Rugby Challenge – Colombia vs Mexico Match Highlights
The second match day of the Americas Rugby Challenge saw Colombia vs Mexico in one of two matches. Los Tucanes put on a dominant second half display to convert an 11-0 halftime lead into a 45-0 victory. The win sees Colombia unbeaten after two matches, making Saturday’s Americas Rugby Challenge …
Read More »Americas Rugby Challenge – Paraguay vs Guyana Match Highlights
Paraguay went 2-0 in the Americas Rugby Challenge by easily accounting for Guyana on Wednesday. Having beaten Mexico on Sunday, the Paraguayans are now into the tournament final against hosts Colombia on Saturday. It is to be the second match of 2018 between Colombia and Paraguay. The prior fixture saw …
Read More »Americas Rugby Challenge – Colombia vs Guyana Match Highlights
The inaugural Americas Rugby Challenge saw Colombia at home against Guyana in match two. While both are South American countries The fixture was a Sudamérica Rugby vs Rugby Americas North clash. Colombia’s rapid rise in recent years was on show in the match. Unable to compete, Guyana were on the …
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