Reinforcements have arrived in Austin. The Gilgronis have confirmed the arrival of three World Cup players just in time for Saturday’s ‘Battle of Texas’ against the Houston SaberCats. Signed up are Samoa scrumhalf Pele Cowley, Tonga flyhalf Kurt Morath, and USA Eagles flyhalf Will Magie. Cowley played backup to Utah …

The second quarter of the 2020 Major League Rugby season officially begins on Friday when the unbeaten Toronto Arrows take on the Colorado Raptors at Infinity Park. There are multiple viewing options. Online streaming will be available on For The Fans and their parent company Eleven Sports, with the Raptors …

Peñarol played host to Selknam in the historic first ever Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) match. The Wednesday night fixture took place at Uruguayan rugby headquarters, the Estadio Charrúa. A win from the homeside was expected, yet the Chilean side had a game plan that worked and Peñarol’s handling …

Game two of the inaugural Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) will take place in central Argentina. Ceibos play host to the Olímpia Lions, a match which sees professional teams from Argentina and Paraguay battling it out for the first time. Los Ceibos are coached by a former RWC Pumas …

In game three of Los Jaguares’ three-match tour of South Africa the Argentine side face the Sharks. The match will take place on Saturday in Durban and is to be a decisive match-up for both teams. The Sharks have named a side with four changes for the round six fixture. …

Selknam upset Peñarol this evening to win the historic first ever SLAR match. The Chilean side were 15-13 winners as they won by kicking their shots at goal, while Peñarol were left disappointed after the highly reliable Federico Favaro had an off night. Favaro opened the scoring. Five minutes into …

A change in fortunes was the theme for two established teams in the 4th week of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 2018 finalists – Seattle and Colorado (formerly Glendale) – were a combined 0-6 coming in and both earned resounding victories. Meanwhile San Diego and Toronto extended their …

Brazil’s first professional rugby team is Corinthians. The São Paulo-based side is playing under the name of one of the country’s top soccer clubs past and present. The association is common in Brazilian sport, although it is also something which fiercely divides supporters. Head Coach: Corinthians are coached by former Brazilian …

Argentina’s second professional rugby team is Los Ceibos. The team will compete in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby and will play home matches in the country’s second largest city, Córdoba. The team name Los Ceibos comes from the Spanish for Erythrina crista-galli. It is a tree of national significance …

Before a single minute of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) was played, the competition was already groundbreaking. Included is a professional team from Paraguay. The Olímpia Lions are to be the rugby team for Paraguay’s leading soccer club, Olímpia. In the round ball sport, Olímpia has 43 national …