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Frankie Deges
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.
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The bamboo effect: How Argentina became a force on the SVNS Series
Los Pumas squad has Super flavour
Argentinian SVNS stars embrace India’s trailblazing RPL launch
‘It takes time’: The patient progress behind Argentina’s SVNS success
Ex-Argentina scrum half now guiding the next generation Los Pumitas
The U20s Rugby Championship is both an end in itself but also serves as preparation for World Rugby’s U20 Championship, to be pl…
Matteo Graziano hungry for more as Argentina chase SVNS double
Los Angeles is a big tournament for many reasons. It's the winner-takes-all World Championship, where the overall Series champions…
Santiago Alvarez reflects on Argentina’s historic SVNS triumph in Hong Kong
When you have travelled as much as Pumas 7s veteran Santiago Álvarez Fourcade, it is understandable not to be sure how many times…
'He was a true friend': Gryzz Wyllie's impact on Argentine rugby
When news of his death surfaced, many that came under his mentorship between 1996 and 1999 were hugely thankful and appreciative o…
Santiago Mare: 'We are the team that everybody wants to beat'
He plays with tons of style. Seeing him pass the ball, run, kick, tackle is pure class. Elegance personified. Santiago Mare, Toto …
From World Cup heartbreak to Olympic dream: Mateo Vinals' inspiring path
After World Cup heartbreak, Mateo Viñals would be back in France less than a year later.
The Chilean-born centre to South African parents who just made his debut
Making his debut for Selknam was soon-to-turn 19 centre Tom Baguley. Unknown in Chilean circles until his return to Chile on Janua…
18-year-old teenager steals the show in Super Rugby Americas round four
In the end, it was 18-year-old debutant Justo Ferrario that stole the show. With six minutes to play and both sides again with fif…
Chilean club finds new home, two-time champions knocked off in Super Rugby Americas
Super Rugby Americas had a truly exciting weekend, with two games that were decided with the final whistle and some fine rugby as …
The rise of women’s rugby in Argentina: Las Yaguaretes chase SVNS dream
When Sofía González first fell in love with the game, there were only had four teams in the Buenos Aires league, only playing se…
Nicolas Garafulic’s bold goals with Chile on SVNS Series and in XVs
Chilean Nicolás Garafulic hopes to see some of the beauties of the Mother City, yet since arriving, the focus has been solely on …
Wild weather and results shake Super Rugby Americas
Replaying the previous years’ final as your first competitive game of the season in scorching heat of around 40 degrees wind chi…
Matias Osadczuk reflects on Los Pumas 7s’ growth and new challenges ahead
Argentina are chasing more history at SVNS Vancouver as the three-time defending champions of the popular Canadian event.
Thalia Costa’s inspirational journey as SVNS Series trailblazer with Brazil
Blink and she is gone. That is how lightning-fast Brazil's SVNS Series phenomenon Thalia da Silva Costa is.
This small city in Northwestern Argentina just had the best start to Super Rugby Americas
Super Rugby Americas kickstarted with a massive home win for debutants Tarucas – 45-6 against Cobras Brasil Rugby - and two narr…
After an ominous start the best rugby competition in the Americas is now thriving
As omens go, starting a professional tournament in February 2020 might have proven a disaster as after only three games the world …
Uruguay’s captain relives historic SVNS wins over Fiji and New Zealand
Teros Sevens captain Diego Ardao looks back at the team's famous wins over Fiji and New Zealand in an exclusive interview.
How Argentina’s injured coach led team to SVNS Perth glory from afar
On the other side, on WhatsApp from Argentina was perennial coach Santiago Gómez Cora who did not travel, for the first time, to …
Los Pumas 7s Cape Town ratings: Moneta kept quiet, Osacdzuk impresses
Untimely mistakes creeping in at crucial times during the shortened Cape Town 7s saw Santiago Gómez Cora well beaten by the Sprin…
Argentina’s Dubai Sevens ratings: ‘Human cannonball’ among standouts
With much of Los Pumas 7s game plan based on asphyxiating the opposition with their relentless defence, the Flying Fijians got the…