Colombia has finalized the player roster for the Tri Nations. The upcoming competition will see Los Tucanes playing at home in Barranquilla. All three tournament matches will take place at the Romelio Martínez. Colombia will play in the tournament opener against Paraguay on Saturday, August 20. Brazil is ranked above …
Read More »Mike Sheppard back for fifth season with Arrows
Mike Sheppard will return for a fifth Major League Rugby campaign with the Toronto Arrows. The 33-year-old lock is the fourth re-signing of the off-season for the club, following Sam Malcolm, Mitch Richardson, and James O’Neill. Canadian-eligible center Nic Benn is the only new addition to date. A leading player …
Read More »Match Preview – Chile vs Brazil – ARN Guide
Chile play host to Brazil on Wednesday evening in Santiago. The match will be the first South American battle of the year but it is to be a non-capped fixture; the teams will play as Chile XV and Brazil XV. This is the case despite the line-ups being what could …
Read More »Top 10 MLR Collegiate Draft Picks 2020-2021
As the excitement continues to build for the third edition of Major League Rugby’s Collegiate Draft, we cast our eyes back towards the first two years and rank the top picks from the 63 players selected. The criteria was somewhat loose but in general we looked at 1) performance and …
Read More »World-class Rugby Tournament is Headed to Grenada
The 2022 Grenada Rugby World 7s (GRW7s) was officially launched at the National Stadium. Grenada’s Cricket Stadium was announced as the new home of the longest running Club Rugby 7s tournament in the region. In an exciting first for Grenada, organizers of the highly-anticipated event are partnering with the Grenada …
Read More »Arrows re-sign openside flanker James O’Neill
The Toronto Arrows have re-signed openside flanker James O’Neill for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. It will be his second campaign with the club. He was initially drafted by the LA Giltinis in 2021 but was acquired by Toronto in the deal that sent Ben LeSage to California. O’Neill …
Read More »MLR Collegiate Draft 2022 Preview
The third edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft is just two days away. As in previous years, the draft itself will take place in advance with video airing the day after its completion. 12 teams will take part, with the exception being LA who have already traded their …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Argentina write History in Rugby Championship Los Pumas were big winners over the Wallabies no Saturday in San Juan. …
Read More »Uruguay Secure Core Status on 2023 World Sevens Series
Uruguay won the Men’s competition at the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series 2022 in Chile. In doing so, Los Teros 7’s secured core status on the World Rugby Sevens Series 2023. Never before have Uruguay had core status. Japan won the Women’s competition to also qualify. Uruguay overcame Georgia in …
Read More »MLR Draft Class of 2021 – One-year progress report
The second edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft saw a significant expansion on 2020. With the Toronto Arrows opting in this time there were 13 players selected per round, with an extra round making it 39 picks all in 2021 up from 24 the previous year. Dallas had …
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