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The seventh Major League Rugby season officially kicks off when the NOLA Gold host Eastern Conference rivals Old Glory DC on Saturday afternoon. Old Glory enjoyed their best-ever campaign in 2023, reaching the Conference Final, while NOLA are still searching for a first-ever playoff appearance. CLUB DEBUTS  (6) – Böhme, …

A notable feature of Rugby World Cup 2023 was Canada’s absence. Never before had Canada missed out on qualifying for a Men’s Rugby World Cup. The USA fell at the final hurdle against Portugal which meant North America had no team at the event for the first time. Spain was …

World Rugby have confirmed the dates of the revised Pacific Nations Cup tournament that sees the return of two former participants. Canada and the USA will compete against PNC regulars Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Japan for the first time since 2019. The same teams also took part in the 2014 …

Until a few weeks ago Miami were meant to be the only truly new franchise, but now they share the newcomers tag with Carolina. The Sharks are the first Floridian team in Major League Rugby and arrive just as would-be neighbors Atlanta ship across to the opposite coastline. Long-time Argentina …

Anthem Rugby Carolina are the newest franchise in Major League Rugby and are unlike any seen before. Operating costs will largely be covered by World Rugby with the MLR owners picking up the rest of the bill. It’s a joint agreement with WR, MLR, and USA Rugby designed to increase …

Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the tops and the flops involving the Americas during the course of the past seven days.   UP Pumas celebrate another Vancouver Men’s Sevens title Argentina are Vancouver Sevens Men’s Champions for a third straight year. …

Argentina are Vancouver Sevens Men’s Champions for a third straight year. A runaway win over New Zealand in the Cup Final secured result, which was also their third straight title on this year’s circuit. Los Pumas are now more than 20 points clear of the field on the overall standings. …

Canada took home Bronze while New Zealand were crowned Women’s Champions at the Vancouver Sevens. It’s the second straight title at the BC Place tournament for the Black Ferns. For the Canadians it’s the best result of the season and first podium finish since the 2019-20 circuit. A loss to …

Evan Olmstead is staying on at Agen. Writing for Rugby Rama, Matheu Vich reports that the native of British Columbia, Canadian has signed a new deal to remain at the Pro D2 club for a further two seasons. Olmstead has been a regular for Agen in France’s second division. He …

A pair of North American international front rowers are headed south to the Super Rugby Women’s competition. Canadian hooker Sarah Cline and Eagles prop Charli Jacoby have been signed by the Western Force and Queensland Reds respectively. The Australia-based tournament kicks off on March 15. It’s the first professional deal …