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Ohio-Born Flanker Sam Underhill is set to Join Bath. His moving from the Ospreys will see him go from playing in the Guinness Pro 12 to the Aviva Premiership. The well-regarded back-rower is has been mentioned by England Head Coach Eddie Jones as ideally suited to playing for England. The 20-year-old …

Daniel Hourcade has declared “We’ll beat the All Blacks by 2019”. The Argentine Head Coach made the declaration on the “De caño vale doble” show on Radio 10. With Los Jaguares having begun preparations for their second Super Rugby season Hourcade is optimistic. He believes that the lessons learned including …

The Wild Geese RFC is set to tour Cuba. Based in Baltimore, Maryland the club will embark on a six-day trip to Cuba this week. Involved will be 30 players in the “El Cubano Ron y Cigarros Recorrido” (The Cuban Rum and Cigars Tour). Rugby and tourism are both to be features of …

USA Eagles flier Blaine Scully scored for the Cardiff Blues in Scotland on the weekend. The Californian crossed for a first half try to score the opening points of the match for the Welsh region. Scully latched on to a poor kick from Finn Russell to score on the stroke of …

The pools have been released for the Viña del Mar 7’s. This weekend’s international competition in Chile will be the second of two legs of the South American Sevens circuit. Los Pumas 7’s won in Punta del Este this past weekend. In having done so Argentina will lead Pool A …

An Argentine Super Rugby hooker is to join Agen according to reports in the French press. Midi Olympique broke the story with Facundo Bosch reportedly set to be unveiled as the club’s latest signing for the 2017-18 season. He will replace Portugal international Mike Tadjer who is moving to Brive. …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Argentina 7’s A spectacular second half performance saw Los Pumas 7’s downing Fiji to win the Punta del Este 7’s on Saturday. …

Is a Pumas fullback on his way to join Scarlets? The veteran of 52 caps, Lucas González Amorosino has been linked to a possible move to continue his career in Wales. The 31-year-old was the most notable name missing from the Jaguares roster announced for the 2017 Super Rugby season. …

A try from Titi Lamositele saved Saracens from defeat yesterday. The 21-year-old prop from Tacoma, Washington scored Saracens’ only try in their 13-13 draw against the Exeter Chiefs. The 73rd minute try saw the London-based club avoiding a loss after Exeter had played the better rugby for the majority of the …

Argentina have defeated Fiji in the Punta del Este 7’s Final. The come-from-behind 22-21 victory sees Argentina claiming the first of two legs of the 2017 South American 7’s. The same eight countries will compete again next weekend, this time in Viña del Mar, Chile. Argentina’s path to the title was challenging. …