The Seattle Seawolves have secured another top player on a long-term agreement. New USA international Tavite Lopeti has signed on through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The Saint Mary’s Gaels product was the third overall selection in the 2021 Collegiate Draft. Lopeti has enjoyed a rapid rise in recent …
Read More »Eagles great Kathy Flores passes away
USA Rugby great Kathy Flores has died at the age of 66 after a battle with illness. A long-time Head Coach of the USA Women’s Eagles, she had been Head Coach of Brown University for the past eight years. An accomplished player before turning to coaching, Flores captained the USA …
Read More »Americas Pacific Challenge – Round 1 Preview
The Americas Pacific Challenge returns for the first time since 2018 on Friday. There will be no Pacific Island teams this time around, and the opening round will feature only four of the six entries with travel complications experienced by the USA seeing their opening match against the Argentina XV …
Read More »Argentina roster named for November with Changes
Los Pumas will conclude their 2021 international duties with a three match tour of Europe next month. Head Coach Mario Ledesma has named a 32-man roster for the tour. It comes with changes from the 2021 Rugby Championship with players dropped, some returnees and opportunities for uncapped players. Julián Montoya …
Read More »Chilean Franco Velarde on his way to Spain from Selknam
Franco Velarde will continue his rugby career in Spain. The 26-year-old Chilean winger has signed to play for SilverStorm El Salvador in the country’s premier division, the División de Honor. The club is presently leading the Spanish domestic league. Velarde moves to Spain following his inivolvement in the historic result …
Read More »Carcassone sign Ignacio Calas
Carcassonne have signed Ignacio Calas as a medical joker. The French club will be the second foriegn-club and country in which the Argentine second-rower has played professional rugby abroad. Calas previously played in Super Rugby AU for the Melbourne Rebels. The move will be a first for Calas; he will …
Read More »30-year Anniversary of Canada’s RWC Quarter Final
Today marks the 30-year anniversary of the first and only Quarter Final appearance by Canada’s Senior Men’s team at a Rugby World Cup. October 20, 1991, saw the Maple Leafs facing the New Zealand All Blacks in Lille, France, on one of the most memorable occasions in Canadian rugby history. …
Read More »NOLA Gold captain Kyle Baillie moves to Toronto Arrows
The Toronto Arrows have confirmed the addition of Canadian international Kyle Baillie for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Captain of the NOLA Gold for the past two seasons, the 30-year-old PEI native heads north of the border in exchange for a second round pick in the 2022 Collegiate Draft. …
Read More »London Irish sign Pumas flanker Juan Martín González
London Irish have signed Argentine Juan Martín González. The English club have signed the 20-year-old rookie Pumas flanker. The move to England continues what has been a breakthrough year for the young Argentine forward. González held down a startying position for Los Jaguares XV in the Súper Liga Americana de …
Read More »USA Rugby launches Rugby World Cup bid campaign
The bid campaign for the USA to host a Rugby World Cup is officially underway. A media conference on Wednesday morning in the nation’s capital unveiled the plans to potentially host one or more of the 2027 or 2031 Men’s events, or the 2029 Women’s tournament. If successful, a Men’s …
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