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Two sophomore sides take the field on Saturday afternoon to welcome a new venue to Major League Rugby. Segra Field will host Old Glory DC for the first time, and it’s Rugby ATL who have the honor of playing the spoiler role. Though a little more than a year since …

Week 2 of the new Major League Rugby season begins at The Gold Mine in New Orleans on Saturday afternoon. It’s been nearly two years since Rugby United New York collided with East Conference rivals NOLA Gold, and it’s a meeting long overdue. Both previous meetings were razor-thin affairs but …

Rugby ATL have added Fiji international Manasa Saulo to their Major League Rugby roster. The 31-year-old tighthead prop joins the squad ahead of this weekend’s match against Old Glory DC. Saulo has played 47 times for Fiji including 44 tests since his debut against England in 2012. He was a …

Kyle Breytenbach has made a surprise return to Austin. The Gilgronis announced that the former Elite lock, who moved to Houston last season, has re-joined the club following an agreement with the SaberCats to release his rights. It’s an unexpected turn of events as Breytenbach had initially opted out of …

New England have been successful in their appeal of a ruling against John Poland resulting from his send-off against the LA Giltinis last weekend. The scrumhalf was issued a red card by referee Derek Summers for accidentally kicking the head of Adam Ashe when the LA No8 dove on a …

There will be a record number of Canadian-eligible players in Major League Rugby this season. Nearly 60 names could make an appearance between now and July, with half situated with teams south of the border. The other half are signed by Canada’s only team, the Toronto Arrows. Below we take …

Major League Rugby is back with a bang and that means our weekly selections are too. With a full load of six games there was more than enough action to find contenders, and based on the evidence there will be no shortage of names in the running at the end …

The big man is back! Samu Manoa is rolling up his sleeves and getting to work with Seattle. It’s an unexpected arrival with the 36-year-old former Eagles star sitting out all of 2020 and seemingly retired. Can he revitalise a slumping Seawolves side? Meanwhile the club are also busy making …

Rugby Canada have announced a return of their sevens sides to the pitch after a year’s hiatus. Both the women and men’s teams will travel to Dubai to participate in an Olympic preparation tournament hosted in Dubai. Their opposition has yet to be revealed. As was the recent Madrid Sevens, …

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 Women’s WXV World Rugby have lifted the lid on a new global women’s competition – dubbed the ‘WXV’ – …