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The Citizen
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Citizen
Currie Cup result: Pumas' Visagie punishes yellow-fever Griquas
Visagie scored one of the Pumas' six tries and booted five conversions and three penalties from the tee. NELSPRUIT, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 25: Danrich Visagie of the Airlink Pumas during the Carling Currie Cup match between Airlink Pumas and Suzuki Griquas at Mbombela Stadium on July 25, 2025 in Nelspruit, South Africa. (Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images) Flyhalf Danrich Visagie scored 24 points on Friday night to spearhead the Pumas to a bonus-point win in Nelspruit, where Griquas paid the price for three yellow cards. The lead changed hands seven times in a breathless first half of the 2025 Currie Cup opener before the 2022 champions raced away in the second to win 49-28, punishing a Griquas side that lost both halfbacks – Caleb Abrahams and George Whitehead – to the sin bin, along with winger Gershwin Wehr. Visagie stole the show Visagie scored one of the Pumas' six tries and booted five conversions and three penalties from the tee, while the visitors crossed the line three times in reply. Sango Xamlashe and Eddie Swart also dotted down in frantic half, giving the hosts a narrow 25-23 advantage at the break, with Whitehead keeping Griquas in the hunt through a try, two conversions and three penalties. But once the dam wall broke, the flood followed. Wiaan van Niekerk, JJ Scheepers and Darren Adonis added second half tries as the Pumas romped clear, sealing a statement win to kick off their Currie Cup campaign in style. In round 2, the Pumas travel to Bloemfontein to battle the Cheetah while Griquas host Boland. This story was first published on It is republished here with permission.
Winnipeg Free Press
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Cordero and Gomez Kodela retire as Pumas winners after thumping Uruguay
SALTA, Argentina (AP) — Argentina sent Santiago Cordero and Francisco Gomez Kodela into retirement as winners after beating up Uruguay 52-17 on Saturday. Cordero, 12 years after his test debut, came off the bench and scored a try just moments after tighthead prop Gomez Kodela walked off in his last professional match at age 41, the oldest to ever play for the Pumas. They contributed to an eight-try victory to uphold the Pumas' unbeaten record against Uruguay — now 31-0 — and rebound from a humbling two-series loss at home to England. The Pumas started with a second-minute penalty try then bombed at least three more chances before 92-cap center Matias Moroni, the only backline starter with more than nine caps, broke a couple of tackles to score in injury time and break a 7-7 deadlock. Argentina reset at halftime and dominated the second half. Captain Julian Montoya plunged for a try off a ruck and that was Gomez Kodela's moment to leave to applause, then vice-captain Cordero touched down after seven minutes on the field. The move was begun by first-time starting flyhalf Nicolas Roger, who impressed. Winger Rodrigo Isgro had a try disallowed because lock Pedro Rubiolo was yellow-carded for shoulder-to-head contact in a ruck. It was upgraded on review to a 20-minute red card. Scrumhalf Santiago Alvarez's converted try narrowed the gap to seven near the hour mark, but the Pumas backs blew away Uruguay the rest of the way. Isgro scored, along with Justo Piccardo, Agustin Moyano, and Roger, who also slotted five of seven goalkicks. Argentina has the Rugby Championship next month, while Uruguay plays Paraguay next weekend to begin qualifying for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. ___ AP rugby:
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mejía Barón to Ferretti: When you get old, you cry over anything
Miguel Mejía Barón, Pumas' vice president, spoke to the press during Álvaro Angulo's presentation, where he responded to Ricardo Ferretti's controversial statements about Rodrigo Parra. "Tears are for use. Hasn't anyone of you used them? You have to use them when it's convenient. "Tuca", my buddy, I love him so much. That's his way of directing. He told him to stop being a crybaby. When one wants to cry, it doesn't matter that much, that's what I've learned over the years and it's gotten worse with time. When one is already old, one cries for anything," he mentioned. "Tuca" called the young blue-and-gold goalkeeper a crybaby after he cried at the end of the match against Santos, in which his teammates, and even the rivals, approached him to console him, as his mistakes in goal were decisive in the 3-0 defeat. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 YURI CORTEZ - AFP or licensors
Japan Today
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Japan Today
England edges Argentina 22-17 with Van Poortvliet's last-minute try
rugby union Jack van Poortvliet's last-gasp try earned England a 22-17 win over Argentina and another test series victory in Pumas country on Saturday. An England team without 15 British and Irish Lions upheld its record of never losing a series in Argentina since the first tour in 1981. The match was headed for a 17-17 draw until, with a minute left, Argentina spilled possession on its 40-meter line and England counterattacked. Replacement back-rower Guy Pepper burst into the open, ran over or drew the last three defenders and gave backup scrumhalf Van Poortvliet a clear run to the tryline. George Ford couldn't convert from the sideline, missing his first goalkick off the tee in the two tests, but the tour captain was rapt with his young team's success against a Pumas team which beat the Lions three weeks ago. 'We found a way in the end,' Ford said. 'We had a lot of opportunities in the 22 but we just couldn't execute. I like our fight, our togetherness, showing how much we care for each other. We should have scored more tries but the attitude of the group is great.' After a ding-dong first half in which the lead swapped four times, Ford's tying penalty was the only score in the second half until the end. England spent most of the second spell in Argentina's half but the Pumas hustled and scrambled in defense. Overall, England had 17 visits in Argentina's 22 in the match but scored only three tries. But it was just enough after hammering the Pumas 35-12 in La Plata last weekend. Ford's crossfield kick to five-cap wing Tom Roebuck was supported by debutant Luke Northmore to feed one-cap center partner Seb Atkinson for the opening try. Then, while England's Ben Curry was in the sin-bin for head contact, livewire Pumas scrumhalf Simón Benítez Cruz set up Lucio Cinti's try. England fullback Freddie Steward made a good pickup of wing Will Muir's long pass to score, but Steward conceded the lead to Argentina on halftime when a Santiago Carreras chip at the goal post rebounded kindly for Ignacio Mendy to touch down. Ford rubbed out the Pumas' three-point halftime lead with his only penalty kick. Argentina seemed to be under siege for almost the entire second half. It successfully defended with 14 men after No. 8 Pablo Matera was sin-binned for laying offside in a tryline ruck. It was a professional foul by Matera, who became the Pumas' record caps holder in his 111th test. But even while giving away a welter of penalties, the Pumas stubbornly held on. Until the last minute. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Fox Sports
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
England edges Argentina 22-17 with Van Poortvliet's last-minute try
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Argentina (AP) — Jack van Poortvliet's last-gasp try earned England a 22-17 win over Argentina and another test series victory in Pumas country on Saturday. An England team without 15 British and Irish Lions upheld its record of never losing a series in Argentina since the first tour in 1981. The match was headed for a 17-17 draw until, with a minute left, Argentina spilled possession on its 40-meter line and England counterattacked. Replacement back-rower Guy Pepper burst into the open, ran over or drew the last three defenders and gave backup scrumhalf Van Poortvliet a clear run to the tryline. George Ford couldn't convert from the sideline, missing his first goalkick off the tee in the two tests, but the tour captain was rapt with his young team's success against a Pumas team which beat the Lions three weeks ago. 'We found a way in the end,' Ford said. 'We had a lot of opportunities in the 22 but we just couldn't execute. I like our fight, our togetherness, showing how much we care for each other. We should have scored more tries but the attitude of the group is great.' After a ding-dong first half in which the lead swapped four times, Ford's tying penalty was the only score in the second half until the end. England spent most of the second spell in Argentina's half but the Pumas hustled and scrambled in defense. Overall, England had 17 visits in Argentina's 22 in the match but scored only three tries. But it was just enough after hammering the Pumas 35-12 in La Plata last weekend. Ford's crossfield kick to five-cap wing Tom Roebuck was supported by debutant Luke Northmore to feed one-cap center partner Seb Atkinson for the opening try. Then, while England's Ben Curry was in the sin-bin for head contact, livewire Pumas scrumhalf Simón Benítez Cruz set up Lucio Cinti's try. England fullback Freddie Steward made a good pickup of wing Will Muir's long pass to score, but Steward conceded the lead to Argentina on halftime when a Santiago Carreras chip at the goal post rebounded kindly for Ignacio Mendy to touch down. Ford rubbed out the Pumas' three-point halftime lead with his only penalty kick. Argentina seemed to be under siege for almost the entire second half. It successfully defended with 14 men after No. 8 Pablo Matera was sin-binned for laying offside in a tryline ruck. It was a professional foul by Matera, who became the Pumas' record caps holder in his 111th test. But even while giving away a welter of penalties, the Pumas stubbornly held on. Until the last minute. ___ AP rugby: in this topic
