Former New England Free Jacks flyhalf and captain Tadhg Leader has signed on with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. The 29-year-old is originally from Ireland but played two tests for the USA Eagles in 2019 after qualifying on residency. After suiting up for the San Diego Legion …
Read More »Canadian-eligible players in Major League Rugby 2022
Three weeks of the 2022 Major League Rugby season are now in the books and rosters are beginning to stabilise. Canadian-eligible feature on all 13 rosters this year. Below we will take a look at Canada’s MLR player pool as it stands in detail. Note that DTH van der Merwe …
Read More »Argentina Takes Control of Cafeteros Pro
Colombia Rugby (FECO) has entered an alliance with Argentina Rugby (UAR) and Sudamérica Rugby for the upcoming Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The relationship will see the UAR in control of Cafeteros Pro for the 2022 SLAR campaign. Changes from 2021 see Los Cafeteros Pro having 73% of their …
Read More »MLR 2022 – ARN Team of the Week – Round 3
That’s more like it. The third week of the 2022 Major League Rugby season was filled with drama and saw four games going right down to the wire. Along with it were some outstanding individual performances. Austin might feel hard done by with only one player selected, but theirs was …
Read More »World Rugby u20 tournaments to return in 2023
World Rugby have announced the cancellation of the 2022 u20 Championship and Trophy tournaments, at the same time confirming the return of the flagship age-grade competitions in 2023. This is the third consecutive year that the events will not take place due to the pandemic. Formal dates and hosts for …
Read More »Paul Lasike returning to Utah Warriors in March
Paul Lasike will return to the Utah Warriors next month. Harlequins have agreed to release the USA Eagles star from his contract early. Lasike is currently on loan to RFU Championship side London Scottish but will continue to be available for the Premiership side during the international window. This past …
Read More »MLR Notes: Labuschagne suspended, McDowall cleared to play
Houston SaberCats fullback Gerrie Labuschagne has received a three-game suspension after being sent off against the Dallas Jackals on Saturday. A red card was brandished by referee Scott Green after a TMO review identified a forearm to the face of Dallas winger Aaron Gray at the 48 minute mark. As …
Read More »Wasps extend contract of Pumas prop Rodrigo Martínez
Wasps have extended the contract of Argentina international prop Rodrigo Martínez. The 23-year-old signed on in November until the end of the current season. He is now committed to the English Premiership side until at least the end of the 2022-2023 campaign. It has been a rapid rise for Martínez …
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 Committed Colombia Claim Historic Place in RWC Play-Off Showdown It was tears of joy for Colombia as Las Tucanes …
Read More »Seawolves continue winning streak in San Diego thriller
The Seawolves made it three-from-three this season with a thrilling 31-28 victory over the Legion at the Sports Deck on Sunday. Seattle’s winning streak now totals five including the last two games of the 2021 campaign, while San Diego suffer their first regular season defeat of 2022. It was Joe …
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