Americas Rugby News

Formally created in June 2015, this website's goal is to increase media exposure of the Tier 2 rugby nations, and create a hub with a focus on the stories of rugby in the Americas - North, Central and South.

Match officials set for November tests

Nigel Owens will take the field in Chicago on November 3. The world’s most prominent rugby referee takes charge of Ireland’s match against Italy at Soldier Field, with former Harlequins scrumhalf Karl Dickson tabbed to run the rule over the USA’s match against the New Zealand Māori. One of the …

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England Women’s squad for November tests

England have named a 28-strong squad to prepare for their November international series that includes test matches against the USA, Canada, and Ireland. World Cup skipper Sarah Hunter returns and is set to be joined in the centurion club by Katy Daley-Mclean who is currently on 99 caps. Seven players …

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Canadian prop Liam Murray heads to MLR Combine

Canadian prop Liam Murray will take part in the World Rugby combine at Glendale, Colorado, this week. The 21-year-old joins players from Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile as part of a joint effort with Major League Rugby. Professional contracts will be on offer following an intensive week of training and a …

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NOLA snap up All-American prop duo

Make it two more signings for the New Orleans Gold. Joining the team for the 2019 Major League Rugby season are a pair of All-American props. Matt Harmon arrives from Life University with Kevin Sullivan heading east from the Cal Golden Bears. Both were named 2018 Collegiate All-Americans. Earning 1st …

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Costa Rica Crowned Champions At Home

Costa Rica were crowned champions at home. The hosts of the 2018 Central American Women’s tournament celebrated the tie title won at the Parque Metropolitano La Sabana. Las Guarias were joined by a second Costa Rican side, the Barbarians, as well as Guatemala and Panama in the tournament. Costa Rica’s title was …

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World Cup Watch – USA – October 23, 2018

The last time we checked in it was our ‘One Year Out‘ special, but this time it’s back to real-time selections. There haven’t been any test matches since the August 1 appraisal but the Americas Pacific Challenge has come and gone and we already have the bulk of the selections …

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Perry Baker nominated for World Rugby Award

Perry Baker has been nominated for the World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year award. It’s a plaudit familiar to the Eagles Sevens star – he won the award in 2017. Baker is one of three players nominated, the others Fijian playmaker Jerry Tuwai and Australia’s Ben O’Donnell, the …

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Matera replaces Creevy as Pumas captain

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 …

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Santiago Arata set to join SaberCats

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 …

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