The Seattle Seawolves have confirmed their first new signing for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Dan Kriel arrives from South Africa on a three-year contract that runs through the end of the 2024 campaign. The 27-year-old inside center is the twin brother of Springbok Jesse Kriel. A physically imposing …

Chile play host to the Argentina XV on Wednesday. The match is a non-capped international but is a fixture with a trophy up for grabs. The winner will lift the Copa Transandina. The previous meeting between the sides was a thriller; the Argentina XV completed a last-gasp 25-24 win in …

Argentina’s preparation for Saturday’s test match is complicated. Los Pumas are looking to bounce back from Sunday’s 39-0 loss against New Zealand but are still counting the cost of injuries. Four starting players from the one-sided match have been named by the medical staff as recovering from injuries. Jerónimo de …

A number of new names are set to make their senior international debuts for the USA on the World Sevens Series in Canada this coming weekend. Both the Women’s and Men’s Eagles feature a host of uncapped players as the post-Olympic search for the next batch of stars begins. Four …

A third Canadian Olympian has announced his retirement. Connor Braid’s decision to step away from rugby at the age of 31 follows that of Conor Trainor and Nathan Hirayama, and former World Cup teammate Ciaran Hearn. “I’ve decided to hang up the boots and call the career after Tokyo. To …

French club Provence Rugby is recruiting a Pumas as a medical joker. Rugby Rama reports that Tomás de la Vega is on his way to Pro D2 side Aix-en-Provence in a transfer from the Toronto Arrows. The move sees de la Vega replacing Nicolas Mousset who is out for four …

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 USA one step closer to qualifying for RWC 2023 The USA will represent North America in the Americas 1 …

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. The current edition considers the result …

A clinical first half saw New Zealand winning 39-0 against Argentina this morning. The New Zealanders won the small battles to convert them into a dominant display. The contact area saw New Zealand delivering a near-perfect performance as a back-peddling Argentina tackled for the duration. New Zealand had a field …

The USA will represent North America in the Americas 1 qualifying series next month after taking a 38-16 win over Canada at Infinity Park on Saturday evening. Their dominant set piece play set the platform that saw the 13-point deficit overturned by halftime and a 59-50 aggregate score come the …