Argentina rugby
Argentina coach says 'rules were clear' after players barred
Former captain Pablo Matera and regular first-team prop Santiago Medrano are among a group stranded in Australia's New South Wales state after crossing the...
Australia's discipline again let them down in the first half with Argentina going to the break 13-6 in front, scoring 10 points when Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper was in the sin-bin for a high tackle.
Saturday's success was badly-needed by the Pumas, whose campaign in Pool C -- the tournament's 'group of death' because it features three major sides -- started with an agonising 23-21 loss to fellow heavyweights France.
The more fancied Argentina capitalised on some Tongan handling errors in the first half to race to a quick lead and resisted a brave fight-back from the underdogs in an entertaining match at the Hanazono Rugby Stadium.
With 27 Jaguares in the Argentina Rugby World Cup squad, the Buenos Aires-based Super Rugby side sent their reserves to compete in the second tier of the oldest national rugby provincial competition.
Argentina had been little short of awful since the last World Cup, where they reached the semifinals for the second time.
Argentina’s impressive performance against the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship highlighted how much of a threat they are likely to pose at 2019’s Rugby World Cup.
The Springboks have travelled to Mendoza to take on Argentina in the return leg of the Rugby Championship and eighth man, Warren Whiteley says they are wary of a passionate Pumas response.
New Argentina coach Mario Ledesma has wasted little time in making his mark on the side by naming six uncapped players in an extended squad for the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship.
Former Test hooker Mario Ledesma has replaced Daniel Hourcade as Argentina’s new head coach ahead of this year’s Rugby Championship campaign.
A proud Puma since his debut as a 20-year-old in 2014, prop Noguera is no different from most Argentine rugby players whose dream is to wear the light blue and white hooped shirt of their country.
David Havili appears set to earn his first Test cap off the bench after the utility back was named in the All Blacks squad for the clash against Argentina.
The Wallabies lost their first two tests in the tournament against New Zealand and will be seeking a first win in the tournament in the Australian capital on Saturday.
Until Fifita’s moment of brilliance, however, the world champions had been guilty of trying to force play and made an uncharacteristic number of errors.
Flanker Siya Kolisi ran in two tries with flyhalf Elton Jantjies and replacement forward Jean-Luc du Preez scoring the others.
Eben Etzebeth continues as Bok captain in Warren Whiteley’s absence, while Sharks flyhalf, Curwin Bosch, is the only uncapped player in the match day 23.
Bertranou is competing for the scrumhalf position with 2015 World Cup duo Martin Landajo and Tomas Cubelli, who has left Australia’s ACT Brumbies to return home.
Argentina will make an official bid in October when organisers visit the South American country.
Argentina has moved winger Matias Moroni to outside centre in place of the suspended Marcelo Bosch.