Colombia made history today in Nairobi. Las Tucanes defeated Kenya 16-15 in a sudden-death Women’s Rugby World Cup qualifier. The result sees Colombia making history as Las Tucanes advance to join Samoa, Europe 2 and Asia 2 in Repechage. The winner of the Repechage tournament will qualify for the 2022 …

Canadian prospect Tyler Duguid has extended his stay with Top 14 side Montpellier Hérault through the end of the 2022-23 season. The 20-year-old second row adds one year to his initial academy deal signed last year. He will qualify for the JIFF local designation at the end of the 2021-22 …

Bayonne have named Mariano Galarza as captain. The Argentine second-rower takes over from flanker Jean Monribot. Galarza has played for Bayonne since 2019 and first played professional rugby in Europe in 2010. The Basque club will play in the 2021-2022 Pro D2. The club was relegated from the Top 14 …

The remainder of the 2021 Rugby Championship will take place in Australia. All four of Argentina’s remaining matches are to be in the North Eastern state of Queensland. Los Pumas’ matches have been relocated to Gold Coast, Brisbane and Townsville. The changes happen following the cancelation of matches in New …

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 Belize to debut in World Rugby tournament Belize are set for their first ever appearance in a World Rugby …

Alysha Corrigan will return to England for a second Premier 15s season with Saracens. The Canadian international from Charlottetown, PEI, has signed a new deal for the 2021-22 season with the goal of earning selection to next year’s World Cup in New Zealand. Corrigan, 24, joined Saracens part-way through this …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …