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The team with the best home venue in Major League Rugby is now looking to raise their standards on the pitch. After four years of underwhelming performance it’s a total rebuild for the Houston SaberCats in 2022. It started with the high profile addition of Heyneke Meyer as Director of …

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 From 12 to 16 for Women’s World Cup The Women’s Rugby World Cup will expand from 12 to 16 …

Make it six straight World Sevens Series men’s titles for South Africa. The Blitzboks proved a class apart once again as they dominated Ireland and then Australia to claim their fourth Cup Final victory of the season. Los Pumas settled for a 3rd place finish, with the USA taking 5th …

Australia came away champions in the women’s bracket at the Seville Sevens after defeating the USA and Ireland on the last day of the World Series event. The Semi Final defeat ended an 11-game win streak for the Eagles that dated back to the second tournament in Dubai. A late …

Five games were anticipated, six were played. Without any public announcement prior to the game, Dallas in fact hosted Houston at Choctaw Stadium. This lack of communication seems to be endemic in Major League Rugby at the moment, and we can only hope that things improve moving forward. Similarly it …

Argentina will once again represent the Americas in the Cup Semi Final round. Los Pumas topped Pool B and edged France in the Quarter Final at the Seville Sevens, with Australia now standing in the way of a second consecutive Cup Final. Two tries each from skipper Santiago Álvarez and …

A perfect start to the Seville Sevens has the USA two wins away from repeating their title win in Málaga. After sweeping the pool stage, the Women’s Eagles shut out Spain in the Cup Quarter Finals to book their place opposite Australia in the second Semi Final. A blowout win …

This is it. The final weekend of preseason action before next week’s opening of the 2022 Major League Rugby regular season. Nine teams will be competing across five games, with one invitational side involved as well. It does not appear that any of the games will be broadcast live.   …

South Africa will look to make it six tournament wins in a row this weekend as the World Sevens Series heads to Seville. The Blitzboks have won all three events to start the 2022 season but will have to carry on without injured captain Siviwe Soyizwapi. It’s another odd number …

It’s another weekend in Spain for the World Sevens Series. This week the circuit moves west from the coast to Seville’s Estadio de La Cartuja. It’s the first World Series appearance for the venue. There will be a complete roster of 12 teams this week as Portugal steps in to …