Exeter Chiefs have signed Pumas flanker Santiago Grondona for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. The English Premiership finalists have snapped up the 23-year-old to cover for the continued absence of South African back row Jacques Vermeulen due to a hamstring injury. It’s the second Premiership contract for the Champagnat …

Bristol Bears have confirmed that USA captain AJ MacGinty will join the team for the 2022-23 English Premiership season. While the club has not revealed the length of the contract, Neil Fissler of The Rugby Paper has reported that a three-year agreement has been signed. MacGinty reunites with former Connacht …

Brazil has named a squad of 12 to participate in the Valentín Martínez Sevens. The two-day tournament begins on Friday, November 11, and will take place at the Carrasco Polo club in Montevideo. Ten teams will compete with a chance to qualify for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens on …

Major League Rugby has unveiled its schedule for the 2022 season. With all teams from 2021 returning and the Dallas Jackals joining there will be 13 teams competing across East and West divisions in the fifth year for the organization. As in 2021 the regular season will be comprised of …

Guido Petti is out of the Italian test match. The Pumas second-rower will miss Saturday’s must-win game in Treviso due to injury. He is recovering from a knock to his knee in this past Saturday’s match against France in Paris. His place in the starting line-up is set to go …

Argentina’s Women’s 7’s team is now officially known as Las Yaguaretés. The name was revealed ahead of the upcoming annual South American (SAR) 7’s competition, the Valentín Martínez. The name refers to the largest feline on the American continent. It was chosen in reference to the spirit of the Argentine …

Six uncapped players have been called up by USA Eagles coach Mike Friday ahead of the upcoming World Sevens Series. The team has arranged a series of scrimmages against Canada this week to prepare for the first tournament of the new season in Dubai later this month. Training with the …

Italy flanker Braam Steyn is a surprise inclusion in a revised Italy ‘A’ squad to prepare for Sunday’s match against Uruguay in Padua. The 29-year-old Benetton star earned his 45th cap as a replacement against New Zealand this past weekend. Steyn is one of three new senior international additions to …

Women’s Eagles coach Rob Cain has called up Beantown hooker Kathryn Treder for the overseas tour that begins with a match against Ireland in Dublin on Friday. She is the only addition in the squad that has seen five players drop out following last week’s matches against Canada at Infinity …

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 Canada Women complete series win over USA Canada secured a Pacific Four series win over the USA with a …