Posts Tagged ‘Argentina’

Take note of the 2012 Rugby Championship Schedule

Posted on: August 15th, 2012 by Henno Kruger No Comments
The 2012 Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend. South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina will be competing for the trophy this year. The Rugby Championship was formerly known as the Tri-Nations Tournament but it has undergone a name change since 4 national teams are now competing in this awesome showcase of the best international rugby. Apart from the Rugby Championship trophy, the winner of games played between Australia and New Zealand also goes toward determining the winner of Read more [...]

2011 IRB Rugby World Cup Enters Quarter Final Stage

Posted on: October 3rd, 2011 by Henno Kruger No Comments
The 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup kicked off on the 9th of September. Over the last few weeks all the group stage matches were completed in the tournament. Of the 20 teams that started the tournament, only 8 teams will be advancing into the Quarter Final knock-out stage of the tournament. The following teams have advanced into the quarter final stage of the tournament: Ireland: Winners of Pool C - To advance to this stage the Irish team won all 4 their group matches (against the United States, Australia, Read more [...]

2010 FIFA World Cup Teams: Argentina

Posted on: March 1st, 2010 by Henno Kruger No Comments
Argentina will play in their 15th FIFA World Cup this year in South Africa. Argentina is currently ranked at number 8 on the FIFA rankings. The Argentinian national football team is currently coached by former star player Diego Maradona (sometimes the subject of controversy off the pitch) who took up the job in 2008.Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in 1978 (when they hosted the tournament) and in 1986 in Mexico. Argentina has also won the Copa América 14 times (a record shared with Uruguay), Read more [...]