Despite the failure of both Canada and the USA to qualify, Major League Rugby will be well represented at the Rugby World Cup. Nine players who took part in the 2023 season will compete in France. Those players are spread across four nations, but that’s not the end of MLR’s …

Argentina’s roster for Rugby World Cup 2023 is back to 33-players. Both Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro and Santiago Grondona were forced out of the tournament with serious injuries. Their places on the roster have gone to Mayco Vivas and Joaquín Oviedo. Mayco Vivas replaces Tetaz Chaparro. The 25-year-old joined the roster …

North American rugby is mourning the loss of Bill Webb. The founder and President of the Toronto Arrows has died at the age of 59 after an illness. He is survived by wife Agnes and his two sons, James and Stephen, both of whom are current Canadian age-grade representatives. As …

Argentina have called-up Joaquín Oviedo to the Rugby World Cup roster. The Perpignan flanker replaces Santiago Grondona who has been force out of the tournament through injury. Oviedo is yet to play for Los Pumas under Michael Cheika but has been busy with the Argentina XV. The 22-year-old will have …

Twenty teams will compete at Rugby World Cup 2023. Where does each competitor play home matches? Do some teams have a permanent home venue and others move matches between different venues and / or cities? Yes. Who, then hosted more matches across their territory and who concentrates home matches in …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week.   UP Argentina Conquer Madrid Los Pumas were convincing winners of Los Leones in Madrid on Saturday. The match was Argentina’s final match …

The Americas Rankings have been compiled ahead of Rugby World Cup 2023. Argentina, Chile, Uruguay will compete at the tournament. No team from North America qualified for the tournament. The USA is ranked higher than three who will and Canada is narrowly behind one. Argentina is the top team from …

An impressive performance from Brazil saw Os Tupis winning the 2023 South American Four Nations title. Brazil defeated tournament hosts 41-22 in the final fixture of the competition on Sunday evening in Asunción. The win means that Brazil will rise two places in the World Rankings. Brazil were champions going …

The Chile XV ended the 2023 South American Four Nations with a win. The Chilean next-of-XV got the win against Colombia in Asunción, Paraguay on Sunday. The Chileans were 57-19 winners in a performance wherein they scored nine tries while conceding three. Jorge Delgado was the first man to score. …

Chile has confirmed the final three players for the country’s first-ever Rugby World Cup. The roster named contained 30 rather than 33 players. Head Coach Pablo Lemoine has now completed the roster with two more forwards and one more back. The three inclusions are scrum-half Nicolás Herreros, back-rower Thomas Orchard …