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Major League Rugby have officially launched their new digital platform. Created in partnership with RugbyPass, The Rugby Network will offer live streaming access of all of its games for free to fans across the globe. Local blackouts for some games will be in effect based on existing broadcast deals in …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP LA Giltinis Austin hosted LA at Bold Stadium for a surprise preseason tilt on Saturday. The Giltinis won with …

The MLR 2021 season will feature players from around the world. This, in part, explains why there is growing interest in the league. One region with a healthy spread of players is the Americas itself. The USA and Canada are joined by a range of players from Latin America. This …

Debido a la situación epidemiológica en Brasil, se reprogramará un partido de la primera fecha. Se reprogramó el partido entre Jaguares XV y Cobras Brasil XV. En consecuencia, la primera fecha tendrá los siguientes horarios para los restantes partidos: A las 16:30hs (local) se enfrentarán Peñarol Rugby y Olimpia Lions, …

Cobras Brasil XV will be one of six competitors in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The São Paulo-based side is Brazil’s second professional rugby team. It replaces Corinthians Rugby; the Brazilian team that competed in the 2020 SLAR.  The 30-man roster contains 26 players who are Brazilian …

The 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season will begin on Tuesday, March 16. The 2021 SLAR season is divided into three stages. First, five rounds of the regular season will be played in Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile. Second, Montevideo will host rounds six to ten of the regular …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP World Sevens Series Returns The Madrid Sevens served as a precursor for World Rugby’s big announcement that the World …

Cobras have been given an enormous boost ahead of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. Jardel Vettorato has joined the traveling squad for the first leg in Chile. The 35-year-old tighthead prop is an unexpected addition having last played for Brazil in June 2019. Vettorato is the only name …

ESPN is to broadcast the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) across South America. This means that fans in all competing countries as well as non-competing countries from the region will be able to follow all of the matches. The 2021 SLAR season will begin on Wednesday, March 16. The …

For a second straight year, the World Rugby u20 Trophy has been cancelled. World Rugby confirmed the decision on Friday. It was an expected announcement following the earlier cancellation of the top tier World Rugby u20 Championship. A media release included this statement: “The dynamic nature of the environment combined …