Australia bounce back to claim glory in Mendoza
Australia fought back from a half-time deficit to claim a bonus-point win over Argentina in the opening round of the Rugby Championship in Mendoza on Saturday.
Australia fought back from a half-time deficit to claim a bonus-point win over Argentina in the opening round of the Rugby Championship in Mendoza on Saturday.
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Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has named Quade Cooper at flyhalf while also handing a Test debut to a loose forward in their Rugby Championship opener against Argentina on Saturday.
Experienced lock Rory Arnold and uncapped back Jock Campbell were notable call-ups on Thursday to an injury-hit Australia squad for two Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina, who are coached by former Wallabies boss Michael Cheika.
Argentina wing Emiliano Boffelli scored a last-gasp try to seal a sensational comeback victory over Scotland in the series-deciding Test in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.
Scotland capped off a spectacular weekend for the home nations with a comfortable victory over Argentina in Salta on Saturday that secured a clean sweep of the Sanzaar heavyweights.
Australian Michael Cheika’s tenure as Argentina coach got off to a perfect start on Saturday as the Pumas beat Scotland 26-18 in San Salvador de Jujuy, their first home match in almost three years.
Argentina punished an ill-disciplined performance from the Blitzboks by handing the South Africans a third successive loss in the Singapore Sevens plate semi-finals on Sunday.
A man suspected of shooting dead former star Argentine rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu in Paris at the weekend was arrested in Hungary overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, French prosecutors said.
Federico Aramburu, who represented Argentina at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, was killed in Paris on Saturday in a drive-by shooting.