USA Rugby will bid farewell to one of its most influential members at the end of the year. Alex Magleby will step down from his role as High Performance Manager to take over as Chief Executive Officer of the New England Free Jacks, the new professional franchise based in Boston …

John McKee has named an impressive 30-man Fiji squad for the November tests against Scotland, Uruguay, and France. Included are some of the biggest names in European rugby such as Racing lock Leone Nakarawa, Bordeaux midfielder Semi Radradra, and Toulon winger Josua Tuisova. Eight players have been selected from the …

The Houston SaberCats have signed loose forward Mathew Faoagali for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. A powerful ball carrier who can play across the back row, Faoagali arrives via Australia where he has been playing for the Penrith Emus in Sydney’s Shute Shield competition. Penrith were recently a subject …

Uruguay’s neutral-venue test match against Fiji on November 17 will take place at the Gillman’s Ground, on Hartpury University campus. Kickoff is set for 1pm local, 10am Montevideo time. The match will be streamed live by the University. It’s an unusual choice for the fixture as the capacity of the …

The clock is ticking loudly now. In less than one month’s time Canada will be fighting for their World Cup life in the Repechage against Kenya, Germany, and Hong Kong. Selection for the three-match competition will be almost as important as the flagship event itself. Much of the squad, likely …

Axel Müller has signed a contract extension with Brive that will see him stay at the French club at least until the end of the 2020-21 season. It comes as somewhat of a surprise given that the former Pumas Sevens star has yet to play a regular season game for …

The New England Free Jacks have their first Major League Rugby players. NOLA Gold flanker Matt Hughston has joined the Boston franchise ahead of their historic match against the Ontario Arrows in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday, as has Houston SaberCats hooker Diego Maquieira. Hughston was a key figure for …

Akira Ioane has been named in the New Zealand Māori squad for their historic tour of the Americas next month. The Auckland powerhouse was a surprise omission from the All Blacks squad for the November tests and has been snapped up by Māori coach Clayton McMillan for the matches against …

Canada ‘A’ wrapped up their Americas Pacific Challenge campaign against Tonga ‘A’ in Montevideo on Sunday. The entertaining match turned into a nail-biter with only one point separating the two teams at full-time. For Canada this represented a final opportunity for domestic players to claim a spot on the roster …

The USA Women’s Eagles Sevens have named their first squad of the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series and also their new coach. Chris Brown has been appointed full-time Head Coach of the team having taken over in an interim capacity from departed Richie Walker in August. Brown has been an omnipresent …