Argentina forced into late change as skipper Montoya is ruled out

Rugby World Cup quarter-final one will feature Wales and Argentina as the winner of Pool C and the runner-up of Pool D face off. Wales were the first team to qualify for the Rugby World Cup knockout stages when they beat Australia, however, Argentina qualified in the last round of pool-stage fixtures with their victory over Japan in a…

Argentina booked their place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with victory over Japan in Nantes. Mateo Carreras was the star in a captivating, winner-takes-all Pool D encounter, with the dynamite wing scoring a hat-trick to take the Pumas to a thrilling 39-27 win. Michael Cheika's men advance to a meeting with Pool C winners Wales next…

It has been a difficult summer and Steve Borthwick's side start the tournament with little in the way of expectation. No doubt some Red Rose supporters will hold out hope that an opening weekend victory in Marseille could spur England on to great things, however most cannot be blamed for viewing such a belief as dangerously optimistic. Warm-up…

England's 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign is something that the rugby's longest-serving nation has looked forward to ever since it became clear that South Africa would win the 2019 final. Even before full-time in Yokohama, there was a sense that England had the ability to build on that loss to come back stronger in four years time. They still might,…

It is perhaps too early to be bandying around phrases such as'tournament-defining' but, considering the sheer importance of this match, Saturday's encounter in Marseille is not far off. For the victor, it pretty much opens the path to top spot in Pool D. While Japan and Samoa will present their challenges, they will be set to go through the group…

Head Coach Michael Cheika has named his Argentina team to play England, as Los Pumas start their 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign in Pool D this Saturday. Amongst the squad there are 10 players set to make their first appearance at the Rugby World Cup, with Cheika keeping the core group of his squad who played in the 2023 Rugby Championship…

Argentina boss Michael Cheika has named an impressive side to take on England in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup. There will be several familiar faces to the Red Rose squad as plenty of them play in the Premiership. In the backline, Lucio Cinti, Mateo Carreras and Santiago Carreras all starred in England's top tier last season. Mateo…

It's Argentina's favourite time in the rugby calendar. With Los Pumas consistently over-performing at the Rugby World Cup over the years, can they again punch above their weight and cause some upsets in France this year? We look at the Argentina Rugby World Cup squad, and break down those tasked with winning the William Webb-Ellis trophy in…

As the clock ticked into Sunday morning, Michael Cheika sat in a press conference room deep inside the bowels of the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano and put on a quite brilliant poker face. 'I'm not going to pretend I don't know there hasn't been a lot going on,' said the Argentina head coach, when asked by Mail Sport for his views on England's…

After almost beating the Springboks in Johannesburg last weekend, Argentina host South Africa in Buenos Aires looking for a momentum-building victory ahead of the Rugby World Cup. It will be a significant occasion for Argentine rugby with hooker Agustin Creevy set to become the first Pumas player to win 100 caps when he comes off the bench. With…

July 6 (Reuters) - Prop Lucio Sordoni will make his first appearance for Argentina in almost three years in an otherwise settled team named by coach Michael Cheika for their Rugby Championship opener against New Zealand in Mendoza on Saturday. Sordoni, 24, has three caps and last played a test against New Zealand in 2020. He spent 14 months out of…

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika has named his matchday squad that will face New Zealand in their Rugby Championship opener in Mendoza. Julian Montoya will captain the side in his 85th Test cap, while scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou becomes the 43rd player to represent Los Pumas 50 times. As he has done in every Test match under Cheika, Emiliano…

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika has made two alterations to his starting line-up for their Rugby Championship Test against South Africa in Durban on Saturday. Despite suffering a 36-20 defeat in the corresponding fixture in Buenos Aires last weekend, Cheika has resist the urge to make mass changes with backline duo Juan Imhoff and Matias Moroni…

Argentina host South Africa as Round Five of the 2022 Rugby Championship continues. New Zealand's wild win over Australia on Thursday has taken Ian Foster's side top of the standings, but either of these two sides would draw level with a bonus point win. South Africa have endured off-field tumult since getting back on track with by beating…

South Africa have made the trip to Buenos Aires to face Argentina as an open, entertaining Rugby Championship continues. The Springboks secured a pleasing win against Australia in Sydney last time out and will be hoping to build on an encouraging performance, with Jacques Nienaber trusting an unchanged side to go again. Argentina were brought back…

Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber has retained the same starting lineup from the last outing against Australia, while Argentina coach Michael Cheika has made seven changes to his team after a heavy defeat last time out against New Zealand. In South Africa, the match will kick off at 21:10. For the Springboks, there are so changes on the bench where…

Coach Michael Cheika has made seven changes to Argentina for the Rugby Championship clash against world champions South Africa in Buenos Aires on Saturday. Reeling from a painful 53-3 thrashing by New Zealand in their last outing, Cheika changed both props, with Eduardo Bello introduced at loosehead and Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro at tighthead as Thomas…

Scotland do battle with Argentina in the series decider at Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero on Saturday evening (8.10pm BST). Gregor Townsend's side looked set for a disappointing tour when they fell to a 26-18 defeat in the first Test in South America but responded in style to thump Los Pumas 29-6 last week to set up this…

What a treat we have in store for us this weekend. Every series is alive and headed to a decider after all four northern hemisphere nations bounced back last week, but who'll come out on top? Can Ireland and Wales make history again to claim their series victory? Can the Wallabies overcome their injury crisis to win their first series against…

Argentina will be in uncharted territory when they begin their World Cup campaign in Marseille on Saturday. The Pumas are ranked two places higher than England in the world standings and are slight favourites for the first time in a meeting between the two nations. Michael Cheika's side are sixth in the world, having claimed a famous first away win…

It is sixth against ninth in World Rugby rankings as Argentina arrive in Cardiff to face Wales. Except this time, after a 30-29 win over England at Twickenham, it is Michael Cheika's Pumas riding higher in the global standings than Wayne Pivac's Wales. Three places between the two sides, three years and three months after Wales had topped the world…