Rugby World Cup News

Guillermo Payer the Argentina team Manager has his squad in place for the U20 World Cup in Wales and it is:
Juan Figallo, Mauricio Guidone, Luciano Leibson, Guillermo Roan, Esteban Bustillo, Ignacio di Santi, Agustín Ellero, Santiago Guzmán, Anibal Panzeira Garrido, Lisandro Ahaulli de Chazal, Cristian Etchart, Marcos Insúa, Guido Lofiego, Francisco Panessi, Lucas Alcácer Mackinlay, […]

Who said the 3rd place play off would be boring? What a game, full of fire and passion from two sides who wanted the win. France did everything but score in the early stages and so Argentina made them pay.  Honiss and his touch judges had their work cut out keeping the lid on this […]

Argentina coach Marcelo Loffreda has made four changes in the pack for the third-place play-off game versus France on Friday night at the Parc des Princes Paris KO 2000 BST. Alberto Vernet Basualdo, Martin Durand, Omar Hasan and Rimas Alvarez Kairelis come in, whilst Mario Ledesma, Martin Scelzo, […]

Bernard Laporte continues to surprise as he selects fly-half David Skrela at centre in one of nine changes for Friday’s World Cup third-place tie against Argentina in the Parc De Princes Paris KO 2000 BST. Damien Traille also reverts to centre, which means Clement Poitrenaud resumes at full-back, while Aurelien Rougerie and Christophe Dominici start […]

So the Springboks beat the Pumas by 37-13, but it could have all been so different.  Argentine had the best of the forward battle in the first half, but unforced errors left them trailing by 24-6 at half time and with a mountain to climb. South Africa should hold no fear for England if they […]

Jake White has announced his team to meet Argentina in the semis on Sunday 14 October at the Stade de France, Paris, kick-off 2000 BST. He has made one change to the starting fifteen recalling prop CJ van der Linde who missed the quarter-final win over Fiji with a knee injury. The […]

Marcelo Loffreda has named the same team that beat Scotland for the Pumas World Cup semi-final against South Africa on Sunday 14 October at the Stade de France, Paris with a 2000 BST KO. The Pumas had several injury concerns but Juan Martin Hernandez, Felipe Contepomi, Ignacio Corleto and captain Agustin Pichot have been passed […]

So we have the four semi-finalists, England V France and South Africa V Argentina.
There is no doubt this has been a great Rugby World Cup, every competitor has been worth there moment in the spotlight and performed heroics. France and England did it the hard way, whilst South Africa and Argentina managed to play […]

Argentina head coach Marcelo Loffreda has announced his team to play Scotland in the IRB Rugby World Cup quarter-final at Stade de France on Sunday 7 October, KO 2000 BST. Felipe Contepomi is named in the starting 15, hopefully having shaken of the flu he has suffered with this week.
Argentina Team V Scotland
Backs: Ignacio Corleto, […]

Frank Hadden has stayed true to his winning combination and selected the same team to face Argentina at the Stade De France, Saint Denis on Sunday 7 October KO 2000 BST. Hadden has picked Nathan Hines and James Hamilton as his starting locks, with Scott MacLeod on the bench, this means that Scott Murray fails […]