Frankie Deges has been writing about Argentine and South American rugby for well over three decades, having travelled the world following Los Pumas' fortunes. He has covered 300 tests – which involved 37 different nations, in five continents –and he has been to every mayor playing nation in the world and a large number of less developed rugby countries. He has worked either as a journalist or in Media Operations for the last seven Rugby World Cups. Based in Buenos Aires, he writes for magazines, newspapers and websites, as well as broadcasting in both Spanish and English.
Hours away from jumping on a long journey that will take him again to Dubai and Cape Town, Marcos Moneta's confidence levels are h…
Ireland continues to be the one place in the oval world that Argentina has not won in. All the other mayor countries have been def…
Argentina player ratings: It wasn’t to be for Los Pumas who, after pushing Ireland to the limit, lost by three points in Dublin,…
Ireland has always been a place where performance levels drop for Los Pumas, who have never been able to win in 11 previous visits…
There were a lot of positives to carry on going into a much harder proposition in six days when they play Ireland at the Aviva on …
The subplot is thicker and more appealing. As much as it is Italy v Argentina, it will also be Gonzalo Quesada v Felipe Contepomi,…
Decorated as a player, the Argentine icon takes charge of his first Test as head coach on Saturday.
The new Italian coach explains how he has masterminded a turnaround for the Azzurri and his hopes Italy can build on early success…
Government buy-in and overhauling a storied venue have helped shape Uruguay's stunning success
How Chilean rugby seized the initiative to put together a team capable of reaching its first World Cup.
Argentina name 33 for Rugby World Cup With 1,433 test caps amongst them, the “well-balanced Puma squad” had a few surprises bu…
As farewells go, the 24-13 loss against the South African Springboks wasn’t something that got the fans cheering strong. The gam…
The 22-21 Puma loss saw them struggle with the physical domination of a Springboks team that takes no shortcuts in attack and invo…
The “cauldron”, was where Argentine rugby came of age in 1965, beating the Junior Springboks in the first-ever overseas tour.
Julian Montoya watched the 2007 Pumas train on his school pitches. Now, he aims to emulate them.
Los Pumas certainly enjoy playing in Parramatta, beating the All Blacks in 2020 and remaining unbeaten against the Wallabies after…
Having lost the first Rugby Championship game against the All Blacks five days ago, and having crossed the Pacific Ocean, coach Mi…
Los Pumas now travel to Australia knowing that to be able to compete at the highest level their defensive alignment must be much b…
With a game at hand, a Rugby Championship ahead and a Rugby World Cup in the future, Argentina, as are the All Blacks who they pla…
So, when New Zealand and Argentina kick-off a new edition of The Rugby Championship, it will be in a new test venue for the visito…
