The Top 5 news of the weekend in the world of rugby

He completed a new weekend of action in the world of rugbyand in Scrum we review the Top 5 of the most outstanding news that they left these days.

After a 2024 full of historic victories, the team led by Felipe Contepomi will look to maintain form in 2025. Action for Los Pumas will begin on Friday, June 20 at the Aviva Stadium Dublinwith the friendly before the British & Irish Lions and then there will be the international window in July.

The first rival will be Englandwho will visit Argentina on saturdays 5 and 12th of that month. The first match will be played in The Silverwhile the second will be in Saint John. A week later, With a venue to be defined, the national team will close the journey against Uruguay.

After the first two stages of World Tour 2024/2025the team led by Santiago Gomez Cora seeks to get ready for Perth. The Pumas 7’s will carry out the preseason in Pinamarin Rugby Club Shrimpsof the January 6 to 14.

There will be 17 players at the disposal of the staff, and among them the return of Alejo Lavayénwho returns after his injury in December 2023 at the Dubai Sevens, where he suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Santiago Álvarez Fourcade, Bautista Ballatore, Tomás Elizalde, Agustín Fraga, Luciano González, Matteo Graziano, Alejo Lavayén, Santiago Mare, Marcos Moneta, Matías Osadczuk, Joaquín Pellandini, Gregorio Pérez Pardo, Facundo Pueyrredón, Alejo Sugasti, Santiago Vera Feld, Tobías Wade and Santino Zangara; They make up the list of those summoned.

In a new day of the various leagues Santiago Carreras had an outstanding performance in the victory of Gloucester in view of Comes out by 36-20. The man from Córdoba supported a conquest and made 11 points with his foot to command the victory of his team, which is in fifth place in the Premiership.

At the same event, also present Lucio Cinti. As a winger, the player from La Plata scored his first try in the current edition. The same was in the success of Saracens in view of Bristol board by 35-26. The negative note from England came from the hand of Rodrigo Isgro. The man from Mendoza retired with an illness in the match between Harlequins and Newcastle and studies must be performed to confirm the degree of the injury.

In it Top 14 in Francethe outstanding was Facundo Isa. The third line of Los Pumas scored a key try at the end of the first half, to lead the victory of Toulon in view of Racing 92 by 36-24.

While, in the league of Japan, Pablo Matera He contributed his second victory in three games. The forward supported the fall of Honda Heat in view of Spears Kubota by 32-27.

Every month, the Top 14 chooses the 15 best players in the league and in December they were selected Guido Petti and Matthew Carreras. The forward played two games, both from the beginning, he did not know defeat and achieved a victory in each one. The winger from Tucumán played three games, won all three and scored a try.

The complete list of the dream team for December 2024: Baptiste Erdocio (Montpellier), Julien Marchand (Toulouse), Wilfrid Hounkpatin (Montpellier), Guido Petti (Bordeaux), David Ribbans (Toulon), Loic Credoz (Pa), Charles Ollivon ( Toulon), Tevita Tatafu (Bordeaux), Maxime Lucu (Bordeaux), Joris Segonds (Bayonne), Mateo Carreras (Bayonne), Ulupano Seuteni (La Rochelle), Sireli Maqala (Bayonne), Gael Drean (Toulon) and Martin Meliande (Lyon).

The Argentine third line of Vannes will undergo surgery on his knee next January 7. After a series of injuries, the forward will enter the operating room and will be sidelined for an indefinite period. Jean-Noël Spitzerhead coach of the French team, said at a press conference: “We are waiting to know how long he will be out. It will depend on what happens during the operation, if it is a simple removal of the meniscus or if there are stitches. “he commented.