Blaine Scully scored again for the Cardiff Blues. The USA Eagles captain crossed for a first half try against Treviso in round 15 of the Guinness Pro 12. The try was one of eight for the Welsh region who won 57-21. The win took the Cardiff Blues to 33 competition points. …

Hanno Dirksen scored in the corner for the Ospreys this past weekend. The former USA junior’s try was not enough to help the Welsh region avoid defeat against Munster. Aged 25, Dirksen left the USA to join the Ospreys in 2009. He did so after having previously played for the USA …

New Jersey is to host the USA vs Ireland in June. The Eagles will have home advantage against the current no 2 European side on June 10. The match will be played at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. It is to be the second appearance of Ireland …

A few notes and updates from around the Americas Rugby Championship. Look for some new names to enter the fray for the North American teams as they fly south for the final two rounds. There were also a few newcomers to international rugby this past weekend, and a couple other …

Canada played host to the USA on Saturday. The fixture was a round three match of the Americas Rugby Championship and the final tournament match in North America. The hosts entered with a win over Chile and a loss against the Argentina XV. The visitors were coming off wins over Brazil …

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Blocked from the UAR, Lyon have acquired Facundo Isa for the remainder of the season. The French club have gained the services of the highly regarded Pumas No 8 from immediate effect until June. The 23-year-old signed a two-year deal with Toulon. It will see him playing for the Top 14 …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA The US Eagles set a new record for tries and points scored as they romped to a 51-34 win over …

Australia is to Host Los Pumas in Canberra this year. The ARU is set to make an official announcement within hours that the Wallabies will play in the nation’s capital for the first time since 2010. The 2017 Rugby Championship match will be at GIO Stadium, the home venue of the Brumbies …

History has been made in France. Following last weekend’s try from Ramón Ayarza a second Cóndores player scored this weekend. Scoring a second half try yesterday was Pablo Huete. As such it made it back-to-back tries from Chileans in the Top 14. Huete went over in the 47th minute. His score …