Agustín Creevy is no longer the captain of Argentina. After five years and a record 49 tests at the front of Los Pumas the 33-year-old hooker will hand over the skipper’s armband to Pablo Matera. The change, made by new Pumas coach Mario Ledesma, was formally announced today by the …

Uruguayan scrumhalf Santiago Arata will join the Houston SaberCats for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Reported by South American press for several weeks, the 22-year-old Teros star joins three of his international teammates in signing MLR deals – Andrés Vilaseca, Ignacio Dotti, and Juan Echeverría the others. Another nine …

Two members of the USA Women’s Eagles side that finished in second place at the Glendale Sevens over the weekend have been selected to the official HSBC Dream Team for the tournament. Playing both in the forwards and in the midfield, Ilona Maher enjoyed a breakthrough tournament that included a …

Nick Feakes has put pen to paper with the New Orleans Gold. The Lindenwood flyhalf will join the team for the 2019 Major League Rugby season, the latest in a string of signings from the club that missed out on the playoffs in the inaugural 2018 campaign. An All-American 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 USA, Canada Women’s Sevens New Zealand proved a step ahead, but it was a good showing for the two North American …

New Zealand were a step ahead of the rest at Infinity Park, wrapping up a perfect start to the 2018-19 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series with a dominant 33-7 win over the USA in the Cup Final. A hat trick from superstar Portia Woodman did the damage with the World Cup …

Ghislaine Landry has etched her name into the history books. The Canadian captain became the first player in the history of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series to score 1,000 points. Her first conversion against France on Day One put her over the mark in the 150th series match of her …

DTH van der Merwe and the Glasgow Warriors conquered the Cardiff Blues this afternoon. In what was a round two fixture of the Champions Cup the Scottish side downed the Welsh 29-12. Canada’s DTH van der Merwe scored the second try of the match for the winners. His try came …

Juan Imhoff and his club Racing 92 flew past Ulster in the Champions Cup on Saturday. Playing at home in Paris Imhoff’s side were 44-12 winners. The second round triumph sees Racing 92 well placed in top position of the group after two rounds. Round three of the Champions Cup …

Santiago Cordero impressed in the Exeter Chiefs’ away loss at Castres on Saturday. The English Premiership side fell to a 29-25 defeat against the reigning French champions in a second round fixture of the Champions Cup. Cordero went over for the opening try of the match. The Argentine speedster ran …