Mexico is to be the host country of the 2020 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens. The Federación Mexicana de Rugby (FMRU) will host the three day tournament from February 11th to 13th in Mexico City. The tournament will involve a variety of categories. Both Seniors and Juniors will feature as …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 22, 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. The current edition considers the result …
Read More »Springboks breeze past Pumas in penalty-ridden contest
South Africa secured their second victory in as many weeks against Argentina with a dominant 29-10 in Port Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon. It was a poor spectacle with the set piece at the forefront and attacking rugby almost completely absent across the 80 minutes. The first half was mired in …
Read More »Mungo Mason departs Old Glory for Oxford
Mungo Mason will not be playing a third season of Major League Rugby. The Old Glory DC co-captain has confirmed he will depart the team to take up an opportunity at the prestigious Oxford University. In his two seasons with Old Glory, Mason wore the No7 shirt in 17 matches, …
Read More »Leandro Leivas switches focus from rugby to polo
One of Uruguay’s longest-serving internationals has opted to step away from rugby. Having been left out of Uruguay’s training squad for the next round of World Cup Qualifying in October, Ignacio Chans reports that Leandro Leivas will instead shift his sporting focus to polo. Leivas departs test rugby with 76 …
Read More »2021 MLR Collegiate Draft Summary
The second edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft is now complete. A total of 39 players were selected across three rounds with all 13 teams for the 2022 season participating. Toronto, Houston, and New York each took part for the first time. Lindenwood University led the way with …
Read More »2020 MLR Draft Class – How they fared in 2021
Tonight the class of the 2021 Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft will be revealed. Last year’s inaugural edition saw 24 players selected over two rounds, though it should also be noted that an additional six collegiate players were subsequently chosen in a Supplementary Draft primarily used to disperse players signed …
Read More »RC 2021 Match Preview: South Africa vs Argentina Game 2
South Africa host Argentina on Saturday. The match is a round two fixture in the 2021 Rugby Championship. The Springboks will play at home for the sixth and final time this year. Both teams will be eager for competition points before traveling east to continue the Rugby Championship in Oceania. …
Read More »Chile to face Argentina XV in RWC Qualifier warm-up
Chile will face the Argentina XV in September. The international match will see Chile’s test side taking-on Argentina’s next-of-XV. The match will be uncapped but is of vital importance as Los Cóndores are seeking to make history against the runner-up of Canada vs USA. That side will be North America …
Read More »MLR Collegiate Draft 2021 Preview
The second edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft takes place on the evening of Thursday, August 19. A total of 13 teams will take part, the 12 established sides joined by the Dallas Jackals. Dallas also participated in the inaugural event last year but subsequently dropped out of …
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