Canadian university rugby players will have to wait until 2021 to represent their schools on the pitch. USPORTS today announced the cancellation of all athletic championships through the end of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with regional university athletic competitions following suit. While only women’s rugby technically falls under …
Read More »Qualification model confirmed for Rugby World Cup 2023
World Rugby has confirmed the qualification model for Rugby World Cup 2023. The France-hosted tournament will be a 20-team competition, operating on the same model as that of Japan 2019. As was the case in RWC 2019, RWC 2023 has eight qualifying slots. The eight successful teams will join the …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is usually a weekly segment on Americas Rugby News. It has been on hold since March 16 because of COVID-19. Up and Under makes a return today thanks to the large number of off-field activities during the past week. UP Dallas Jackals Texas will have three …
Read More »MLR 2020 Review – Rugby ATL
The first year of Major League Rugby was supposed to be a struggle for Rugby ATL. They were an entirely new team with their first ever match together less than a month before their league debut. There had been turbulence in the management as the relationship with Tiger Rugby ended …
Read More »LA eyeing Wallaby talent for 2021 MLR season
The LA Giltinis are eyeing a number of Australian players to bolster their squad for their inaugural Major League Rugby campaign in 2021. Having already secured Darren Coleman and Stephen Hoiles as coaches, Georgina Robinson of the Sydney Morning Herald reports that Wallaby caps Tom Robertson, Joe Powell, and Jack …
Read More »Full Match – Canada vs Uruguay 2001
Canada’s second match of the 2001 Pan Am Championship was against Uruguay at Mohawk Sports Park in Hamilton, Ontario. It was a Wednesday evening match played on May 23, just four days after the Canadians had beaten the USA in Kingston. The Maple Leafs would face Argentina just three days …
Read More »Jackals to play at Globe Life Park in Arlington
The Dallas Jackals will play their first home season of Major League Rugby at Globe Life Park, the team announced on Friday. Also confirmed is an ownership group that includes Dallas Mavericks President and GM Donnie Nelson and Neil Leibman, co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of the Texas Rangers. Located …
Read More »Jaguares contracts, transfer rumors and player exodus
2020 is over for Los Jaguares. Will the team continue in Super Rugby? If so, when? The answer to these and many other questions are not yet clear. What is official is that the UAR is exploring possible avenues for Los Jaguares in 2021. In the mean time Jaguares employees …
Read More »Gonzalo Quesada departs Jaguares for Stade Français
Gonzalo Quesada is no longer the Head Coach of Los Jaguares. The former Pumas fly half will continue his coaching career in Europe, confirmed UAR President Marcelo Rodríguez this afternoon. Rodríguez made the announcement on an online video conference. He noted that Quesada had received an offer to return to …
Read More »Matt Harmon signs NOLA extension
Matt Harmon has signed a two-year contract extension with the NOLA Gold. With one year still remaining on his current agreement, the new deal sees the versatile front rower staying in New Orleans through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Harmon follows teammate Moni Tonga’uiha in committing his long-term future …
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