Santiago Arata is on fire for Castres in France. The Uruguayan scrum-half has been named as the team’s best player in each of the three matches thus far in the 2022-2023 Top 14 season. Arata was named by Castres as the Olympien du Match for his performances in round one against …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Eagles Ready to Fire at Women’s World Cup Kate Zackary will captain 1 32-women roster at the Rugby World …

South Africa were the better team on Saturday in Buenos Aires.. Played at the Estadio Libertadores de América, the Springboks completed a bonus point 36-20 win over Los Pumas. It came after a strong opening half from the visitors and an even second half. Argentina had the better of South …

Cory Daniel has signed on for another Major League Rugby season with Old Glory DC. The 27-year-old flanker follows previously confirmed returnees Danny Tusitala, Stan South, and Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz. This past year saw Daniel breaking into the USA Selects squad for the Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo. He then enjoyed …

The Toronto Arrows have acquired loose forward Travis Larsen from Seattle Seawolves in exchange for salary cap considerations. It’s the fifth MLR home for Larsen, who has previously played for Austin Elite, Old Glory DC, and the San Diego Legion. This past year saw Larsen spending the entire season with …

Mitch Wilson has signed a two-year contract extension with the Free Jacks that keeps him in Boston through at least the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old has been with the club since their inaugural MLR campaign in 2020. This past season saw the versatile back settle in on …

Rob Cain has unveiled his squad of 32 to contest the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand next month. The team will be captained by Exeter loose forward Kate Zackary, who is one of nine players with previous World Cup experience and among 20 who have played with overseas clubs …

Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz has signed a one-year extension with Old Glory DC through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The USA international has been a standout at the No8 position since arriving at the club from the Houston SaberCats ahead of DC’s inaugural 2020 campaign. This past year was one of …

NOLA Gold have re-signed Pat O’Toole for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old has shared the No2 shirt with Canadian international Eric Howard for the past two seasons. He has previously represented the USA Selects at the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge in Uruguay. After playing every game during …

Chilean captain Martín Sigren has signed to play in England. The 26-year-old arrives at the Doncaster Knights for the 2022-23 season. Sigren joins the English second division side after having captained Chile to a first ever Rugby World Cup earlier this year. Doncaster will be Sigren’s first professional club abroad. …