With nine teams now in the league and a minimum of three matches a weekend, we’ll be doing something new this year – a weekly XV composed of players from Major League Rugby. Of note is that this XV differs from our usual ‘Team of the Week’ in that all …

Senior Jaguares Matías Alemanno and Matías Orlando have signed on with the UAR until 2020. Their new contracts will keep them in Argentina for the entirety of 2020 up until the completion of international duty. Both men are regulars in the match-day 23 for both Super Rugby and in the …

Two months after Os Tupis made headlines for their game against the Maori All Blacks, the Brazilians are looking to continue their rise. The goal is for Brazil to qualify for RWC 2023, an accomplishment which would be extraordinary.   2018 ARC Brazil has had a heavy investment in the …

2018 was an abysmal year for the Argentina XV. There were disappointing results both in South America and elsewhere. Losses of note came against Georgia ‘A‘ and Brazil. On both occasions the Argentina XV started well only to be beaten. The meltdown defeat against Os Tupis was the definition of …

A strong competitor in prior years of the ARC, Uruguay go into the 2019 campaign with everyone paying attention. Los Teros have been a success of the competition, most notably in claiming the scalp of Canada in Vancouver twelve months ago.   ARC 2018 The 2018 ARC saw Canada vs …

The USA has won back-to-back Americas Rugby Championship titles and on Saturday will begin their march towards the three-peat. Gary Gold has named a squad with the World Cup firmly on his mind and with spots on the plane still up for grabs there is still plenty to prove for …

In May 2017 World Rugby changed player eligibility, making it much harder for a player to qualify via residency. In no small part was the change of extending residency laws from three years to five a response to the share number of foreign-born players to have played Six Nations rugby in the …

The Seattle Seawolves and Glendale Raptors went toe-to-toe at a sold-out Starfire Stadium on Sunday in a rematch of the 2018 Major League Rugby final. It was an exhilarating match from start to finish, the perfect way to cap a memorable opening weekend of the 2019 season. Seattle featured several …

The US Eagles have been forced to make three changes to their roster for the Americas Rugby Championship. Dropping out of the squad are Ben Landry, Ryan Matyas, and Tim Maupin. Second row Landry was forced off early with a head knock while playing for Ealing on the weekend, while …

Ignacio Fernández Lobbe has nominated a list of 26 players to prepare for the Argentina XV‘s opening match of the Americas Rugby Championship against Brazil on Saturday. The squad will be captained by flanker Lautaro Bavaro, who returns for a fourth straight ARC tournament. There are 11 players included who …