Peter Malcolm will stay in San Diego for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old USA international hooker has re-signed for what will be his third year with the Legion after making the move from Austin ahead of the 2020 campaign. This past year saw Malcolm play the most …
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 Coastal Cup kicks off with High Performance dreams A new competition kicked off this past weekend in Canadian province, …
Read More »South Africa claim Series sweep at Edmonton 7s
South Africa made it a clean sweep of the shortened 2021 World Sevens Series as they completed a perfect run in Edmonton to take their second tournament in as many weeks. Great Britain were their opponents in the Cup Final this time but the Blitzboks were simply too strong with …
Read More »Dallas taps former England coach Brian Ashton as consultant
The Dallas Jackals have enlisted former England coach Brian Ashton to act as a consultant for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. A teacher by trade, the 75-year-old has coached at the highest levels of the game for well over 30 years. Ashton is best known for his time with …
Read More »Lezana out of remainder of Rugby Championship
Tomás Lezana is out of the remainder of the Rugby Championship. The Pumas flanker suffered a torn bicep which ruled him out of Saturday’s match against Australia in Townsville. The injury has also ruled him out of the final round match, also against the Wallabies. Lezana joins a list of …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 26, 2021
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. There was one capped match involving …
Read More »Germany stuns Great Britain, USA unbeaten in Edmonton
Germany produced the upset of the tournament with a stunning 19-10 win over Great Britain on the opening day of the Edmonton Sevens. South Africa continue to set the pace while the USA enjoyed an unbeaten start with three wins to top Pool B. The physicality of Damian McGrath’s Wolfpack …
Read More »Wheels come off for Los Pumas against Wallabies in Townsville
Argentina were well beaten this morning by Australia in Townsville. The wheels of Los Pumas came off as the Wallabies were on top for the full 80 minutes and never looked like losing. The 27-8 loss was very different to the 2020 fixtures wherein Mario Ledesma’s team competed to two …
Read More »Las Vegas test between USA and Ireland cancelled
The October 30 test between the USA and Ireland is officially off. Dubbed the Las Vegas Rugby Cup, the match was due to take place at Allegiant Stadium but ongoing border restrictions which prevent Irish fans from traveling to the game have put the plans on ice. Organizers hope to …
Read More »Final Rosters confirmed for Edmonton 7s
Final rosters for the first ever World Sevens Series event in Edmonton have been confirmed. The tournament takes place over Saturday and Sunday with 12 Men’s teams competing in three pools. A round-robin exhibition format will be used for the four Women’s teams. A number of changes have been made …
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