Joel Sclavi rugby player
Joel Sclavi rugby player

Joel Sclavi

25th Jun 1994 1.90m/144kg Tighthead Prop

Cheika relies on experience - Argentina name team to play England

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika has named an experienced starting XV for their opening Rugby World Cup 2023 game, against England in Marseille on Saturday, with nine players having World Cup experience.  1...

Argentina change 5 for Springbok clash

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina coach Michael Cheika has changed five of the line-up that started in an upset win over Australia for a Rugby Championship final-round match against South Africa on Saturday.  In the backline,...

Cheika names extended Pumas RWC squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina coach Michael Cheika has named a 48-man squad to prepare for the Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup. Players who miss those two squads will be eligible for an Argentina XV.   While...

La Rochelle name team for Champions Cup Final showdown

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

La Rochelle have named their side to face Leinster in the Champions Cup final this weekend.  La Rochelle head to the Irish capital after winning last May's decider in Marseille.   Both teams...

Stade Rochelais’ route to the Champions Cup final

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Champions Cup holders Stade Rochelais have reached another final after steamrollering Exeter Chiefs in their semi-final. We take a look at their journey to a second successive final against Leinster...

Champions Cup Round of 16 places secured as pool stage heats up

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round 3 of the Heineken Champions Cup produced some exhilarating encounters last weekend as eight teams secured their places in the knockout stage with a game to spare.   Leinster Rugby, Cell...

Match Report: Heartbreak for Ulster amid last-gasp Sclavi try

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Joel Sclavi’s 81st minute try cost Ulster Rugby a famous Heineken Champions Cup victory over defending champions Stade Rochelais, as they fell to a 7-3 defeat in Pool B at the Stade Marcel Deflandre...

Cheika urges Pumas to embrace Durban challenge against Springboks

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina have scored two famous wins already in this year's Rugby Championship, and they want to end on another immense high in Durban.     Michael Cheika has urged Argentina...

Imhoff to start for Pumas in Durban

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina coach Michael Cheika has made two changes to his team for Saturday’s final round Rugby Championship clash against the Springboks in Durban, where the Test is scheduled to kick off at 17h05...

Los Pumas squad for Springbok Tests

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina have called on the services of four seasoned campaigners ahead of their two Tests against the Springboks, the first of which will play out on 17 September.     Lending some extra...