Old Glory DC has added a couple PRO Rugby regulars to their roster for their upcoming spring campaign. Former Ohio Aviators utility back Chris Kunkel and San Francisco Rush scrumhalf Michael Reid have joined the incoming Major League Rugby side. Kunkel, 26, started only one game for the 2016 runners-up …

Shane O’Leary will stay with Nottingham for the 2019-2020 RFU Championship season after signing a new one year deal. It’s particularly welcome news for the club who have been on an ambitious recruitment drive in recent weeks. The Canadian international was an essential figure in the Nottingham side this past …

In many past World Cups, France has been a great enigma. The elimination of New Zealand at the hands of Les Bleus in RWCs 1999, and 2007 continue as main features on the highlight reel of World Rugby videos promoting the sport. Among other things that prior World Cups demonstrate …

Club Olimpia will be Paraguay’s team in the Super Liga Sudamericana (SLAR). Confirmation was made today on twitter by Club Olimpia President Marco Trovato. Written in Spanish Trovato’s tweet read: “Coming next year, the OLIMPIA Rugby franchise is to compete in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby as the only …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Toronto Arrows In their biggest win of their short history, the Toronto Arrows defeated the Seattle Seawolves 29-7 on Sunday. The …

Rugby Canada’s annual Awards Banquet took place in downtown Victoria over the weekend. Honored at the event were 13 award winners for the 2018 season, four Hall of Fame inductees, and three special award winners. Taking home Coach of the Year honors were Kailyn Jones of the Oakville Crusaders and …

Juan Figallo is back to full fitness. The Argentine tight head prop has been named to play in today’s Premiership Rugby Shield Semi Final for the Saracens Storm against the Northampton Wanderers. The roster for the match is largely made up of wider squad members. In the case of Figallo …

The Southern Japanese city of Kumamoto is ready and excited for Rugby World Cup 2019. Located on the southern island of Kyushu it joins Fukuoka, and Oita in being a host city for this year’s showpiece sporting event. Kumamoto has been allocated two Rugby World Cup pool matches. They are …

The San Diego Legion put a sound beating on the Houston SaberCats at Dyer Stadium on Sunday evening. Shaky defense and a litany of errors from the home side saw the visitors score 6 tries in the first hour en route to a 40-19 score. A hole the size of …

Daniel Hourcade, the High Performance Manager for Sudamérica Rugby, recently visited Colombia for the Rugby  Super Week. Impressed by what he saw the former Head Coach of Argentina noted that high performance is operational in Colombia. The regional governing body of rugby in South and Central America, Sudamérica Rugby posted …