According to reports the Unión de Rugby de Tucumán is going to hand Victor Macías with a 99 year ban. The culprit bit off a part of Daniel Contreras’ finger in a Tucumán match between Aguará Guazú and Corsarios. The incident took place on Sunday July 10. Contreras recalls that “we both fell on the …

Sean White has announced his retirement from rugby at the age of 28. The popular Canadian from Victoria, BC, steps away after winning international recognition in both the 7 and 15-a-side versions of the game. After leading Canada’s u19 side in 2007 he partnered Nathan Hirayama in the 2008 IRB Junior …

The second game on the PRO Rugby docket this weekend sees the Denver Stampede travel to sunny San Francisco to attempt to re-take the iron throne on top of the league standings. Trailing Ohio by only a single point, a big win would give Denver a psychological boost ahead of …

It’s the penultimate round of the inaugural PRO rugby season and for San Diego this is the last kick at the can. Sacramento’s Bonney Field will host the show with the Express desperate for a win to escape the basement. The fate of the Breakers is academic at this point. …

The Blues exacted their revenge against the Wolf Pack by pitching a shutout at Fletcher’s Fields in an 18-0 win on Thursday evening. A smothering defense gave away little to the visitors, and complete dominance at the breakdown saw the Blues reach double digits in stolen possession. An extended feeling-out …

The Atlantic Rock completely stuffed the BC Bears with a 20-6 victory on home turf to set up an exciting finale in St. John’s on Sunday. Defense was the name of the day as the Bears simply could not find the gaps and were met with twos and threes at …

After seemingly endless months the European club season is over, and we’ve had a couple weeks to to digest the season and take a look at who we thought was the best of those Americas players exiled across the professional divisions in France and Britain. Note that players were selected …

The Contepomi Twins, Felipe and Manuel are working together on a rugby project in Uruguay. Together the Rugby World Cup 2007 Bronze winners launched the “Renault Rugby Top Academy” on Wednesday in Montevideo. Manuel Contepomi says ”it is to be the first rugby academy in the region”. He contends that …

Gonzalo Garcia has departed Italy to continue his career in France. The 32-year-old has made the transition from Zebre in the Guinness Pro 12 to Stade Cadurcien (Cahors) in the Fédérale 2. Located in the Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées region, Cahors is nearby many traditional French rugby towns. The club, though, is to …

The highly anticipated rematch of the 2015 Canadian Rugby Championship final takes place at Fletcher’s Fields on Thursday evening. After an opening round loss to the Atlantic Rock, the Blues must stop the undefeated defending champions if they hope to regain the MacTier Cup. If the Wolf Pack win it …