Old Glory DC have announced the signing of Auckland scrumhalf Danny Tusitala for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old has won three test caps for Samoa and also represented the country in a dozen tournaments on the World Sevens Series. Tusitala grew up in Auckland and played for …

Portugal has named a 30-strong traveling party for their two-match tour to South America. Os Lobos will play Brazil in São Paulo this coming Saturday, November 9, followed by Chile in Santiago one week later on Saturday, November 16. Former France international winger and coach Patrice Lagisquet is the new …

USA Eagles flanker John Quill has retired from international duty. As a veteran of two Rugby World Cup tournaments he says good bye to the Eagles at the young retirement age of 29. Quill earned 37 test caps for the USA, scoring five tries. His international appearances came over a …

Morgan Mitchell will not be playing for the Toronto Arrows in 2020. The popular tighthead prop has inked a deal with the Kamaishi Seawaves in Japan’s second division, the Top Challenge League. He makes the move after being overlooked for a Super Rugby contract despite another strong Mitre 10 Cup …

Rob Cain has selected a group of 27 players for the upcoming tests against Canada at Chula Vista. The Women’s Eagles will play the two-match series on November 20 and 24 to decide the Can-Am Series having beaten their North American rivals 20-18 at the same venue in July. Included …

The New England Free Jacks have signed former Japan tighthead prop Kensuke Hatakeyama on a two-year contract that will run through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He will become the second Japanese player to play in the league following loosehead prop Sunao Takizawa, who played three matches for Austin …

The Seattle Seawolves have signed Welsh outside back Harry Davies for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. An imposing figure who stands 6’4″ (1.93m), the 25-year-old has represented in country on the Rugby Europe 7s circuit in 2013. He joins the defending champions after five seasons of professional rugby in …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Rugby World Cup 2019 RWC 2019 is done and dusted and with this being the case the conclusion can now be …

A try from Tomás Baravalle helped Benetton Treviso down Edinburgh in the Pro 14 on Saturday. The Italian side were 18-16 winners in the 5th round fixture against the Scottish capital side. Baravalle scored from a rolling-maul in the 35th minute. It was a try, and performance, to underline his …

Tomás Lavanini was part of a winning effort while on debut for the Leicester Tigers on Saturday. The Tigers were at home against Gloucester and claimed their first win of the season. The 16-13 win saw Lavanini and fellow former Jaguar Facundo Gigena featuring from the bench.