Argentina’s impressive performance against the Baby Blacks this past weekend was not replicated this afternoon as Los Pumitas suffered a first ever loss against Scotland in the World Rugby Under 20s Championship. Coming off defeats by margins of two and three points the South Americans were humbled by a solid …
Read More »Pumitas named to face Scotland
Los Pumitas Head Coach Nicolás Fernández Lobbe has named his match day roster for Wednesday’s World Rugby Under 20s Championship group match against Scotland. The teams will play in a final round fixture before the competition enters the knock-out stage. The starting linup announced by Fernández Lobbe features eight changes …
Read More »New Zealand topple Pumitas in Under 20s Championship thriller
Los Pumitas were on the verge of making history this afternoon in Italy as the South Americans competed to a 32-29 loss against New Zealand at the World Cup Under 20s Championship. Tries to back-rower Benito Paolucci in the 70th and 75th minutes drew the scores level forcing New Zealand to …
Read More »Pumitas named to face New Zealand
Coming off an 18-16 loss against Ireland Los Pumitas head coach Nicolás Fernández Lobbe has named a much changed side for Saturday’s second round match of the World Rugby Under 20s Championship in Italy. The starting lineup features ten changes with only Ignacio Larrague, José Deheza, Bautista Ezcurra, Emiliano Boffelli and Eugenio Achilli …
Read More »Pumitas fall short against Ireland
Argentina’s hopes of opening the World Rugby Under 20s Championship with a win fell agonizingly short as Ireland completed a late 18-16 victory in Parma, Italy this afternoon. Played at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, the European side won with a late penalty in a match in which the lead changed …
Read More »Pumitas team named for u20s opener
Pumitas head coach Nicolás Fernández Lobbe has confirmed his starting lineup for Tuesday’s opening round fixture in the World Rugby Under 20s Championship in Italy. The Argentine side will face Ireland on Tuesday June 02 with the match kicking-off at 11:30am Argentine time. Argentina’s squad features a total of nine players returning …
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