Australia

Locky McCaffrey has finally landed in Austin. The former Brumbies loose forward will at long last join the Gilgronis as he arrived with his family just over a day ago from Japan. It ends a period of uncertainty caused by a lengthy visa delay though the 31-year-old will not be …

Tomás Cubelli was a try-scorer in his 50th Super Rugby appearance. The Argentine scrum half touched down for the Western Force earlier today against the Highlanders. The match was a Super Rugby Trans Tasman fixture. The Highlanders were 25-15 winners. Cubelli started the match at scrum half. He was joined …

Australia’s bid for RWC 2027 is official. With the slogan Game On Rugby Australia have launched their bid to host the tournament. It would be the third RWC held in Australia after RWC 1987 and RWC 2003. The former was co-hosted with New Zealand while Australia exclusively hosted the 2003 …

USA international Greg Peterson has put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Newcastle Falcons. It ties the 30-year-old lock to the English Premiership club through the 2022-23 season. Since signing on in March of 2019, Peterson has established himself as a key member of the Falcons pack. …

The Scarlets have signed Tomás Lezana from the Western Force. A local source has confirmed with ARN that the 27-year-old will move to West Wales from his present home in Perth, Australia. He joined the Western Force from Argentina for the 2021 Super Rugby season. The Western Force is Lezana’s …

The Seattle Seawolves have confirmed the addition of Samoa international AJ Alatimu for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from Australia were he has most recently been playing for GPS in the Queensland Premiership. Alatimu played with the Perth Spirit and Brisbane City in Australia’s …

Argentina are preparing for a busy 2021. Los Pumas will play 12 test matches, none of which will be in Argentina. In reporting for El Ciudadano, Lisando Olearo notes that the matches will come in three cateogries. First, three relocated test matches in July. Second, the Rugby Championship from August …

Another busy week of Major League Rugby action saw all six teams in action. Unlike previous weeks, only one match was decided by seven points or less. Undoubtedly the top performance was that of the Toronto Arrows, whose tremendous win over New York is rewarded with four selections. 1 – …

Domingo Miotti was again important for the Western Force. The Tucumán fly half scored 10 points in a 30-27 victory over the Queensland Reds. The result sees the Western Australian Super Rugby AU side claiming an historic Semi Finals birth. The Western Force will face the Brumbies in the Super …

There were more close matches this past weekend, with really only one that stood out as being uncompetitive. It makes for some tough choices and long may that continue. In some spots there were three and even four candidates. Four players make the cut for a second week in a …