Paraguay will play host to the 2020 Sudamerica u18s. The competition will take place at the national rugby stadium, the Estadio Héroes de Curupaytí in Asunción on Thursday, and Saturday. Joining Paraguay in the tournament will be Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Not participating are Brazil, a unilateral decision made from …

Rugby ATL have added three players to their roster for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Ryan Nell, Cronan Gleeson, and Harry Higgins arrive from South Africa, Ireland, and Australia respectively to boost the expansion side for their inaugural campaign. Nell, 29, comes with six years of Currie Cup experience, …

The Utah Warriors have completed the signing of Canadian international Robbie Povey for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He joins from Sale FC in England’s National One, who he joined earlier this year after initially signing with RFU Championship club Coventry. Povey is English-born but qualifies for Canada through …

Rugby United New York have named four more returning players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Kyle Sumsion, Cathal Marsh, Will Leonard, and Gavan D’Amore-Morrison make it 19 confirmed returnees and 6 newcomers confirmed by the club thus far for the new campaign. Former Eagles flanker Sumsion combined his …

Canada has suffered a blow on the eve of the Dubai Sevens as Adam Zaruba was been forced to withdraw with an undisclosed lower body injury. The giant winger will also miss the Cape Town event. David Richard moves up to the main 12-man squad for Dubai with Theo Sauder …

Peñarol has signed Teros front-rowers Diego Arbelo and Guillermo Pujadas. Americas Rugby News was made aware of the signings by Uruguayan rugby writer, Ignacio Chans. The two players join Uruguay’s first professional rugby team after having competed at RWC 2019. Both players join from Montevideo clubs – MVCC, and Champagnat. Aged …

The 2020 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) schedule has been announced. For the first time in ARC history the competition will be played in the months of August, and September. The move sees it now being summer in North America, and winter in South America – a reserve of the 2016-2019 …

Changes to Rugby Americas competitions for 2020 have been announced. Starting in 2020 the annual Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) will move to be aligned closely with the global rugby calendar and will benefit professional competition both in the Americas and elsewhere. The 2020 ARC will see the Argentina XV, Brazil, …

Uruguay’s Germán Kessler has signed for French club Charente. The starting Teros hooker will be playing for Charente until at least the end of the 2019-2020 season. Despite being aged 25, Kessler has already been capped 53 times by Uruguay. He played in RWCs 2015, and 2019, scoring a try …

Preseason training began for ten Major League Rugby sides on Monday, with only the New England Free Jacks and Seattle Seawolves opting for a later start date. Among those checking in at the start of Old Glory DC’s first full campaign is Eagles center Thretton Palamo, who joins from the …