Uruguay

It’s been a busy few weeks since our last league-wide update. Most notably the Toronto Arrows have revealed close to their entire roster for the 2019 Major League Rugby season and there have been heaps of sightings elsewhere as players arrive for preseason training. This time we’ve changed up our …

Week 15 of the Pro D2 season begins today. In the latest round of the French second division there are to be some notable matches and heavy involvement of Americas players. The following preview details the involvement of those from the Americas. The opening fixture is the only Thursday match. …

For the third consecutive year Uruguay will play host to the World Rugby Nations Cup. Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa will be the setting for the RWC 2019 warm-up tournament featuring Los Teros and three visiting countries. Three months out from RWC 2019 Namibia, Russia, and Romania will compete in the Nations …

Pushing forward with his move to establish a ‘League of Nations’ World Rugby Vice Chairman Agustín Pichot has further criticized the existing set-up.  The former Pumas captain told L’Equipe that the big countries benefit from the small ones and that there is no solidarity. He seeks to change this by …

Former Canada Sevens captain John Moonlight is among 11 new signings unveiled by the Toronto Arrows on Tuesday. The 31-year-old – also a member of the 2015 World Cup team – retired from international competition earlier in the year to pursue a career in firefighting but will lace up the …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.  UP USA Men’s SevensFor the first time in their history the Men’s Eagles are on top of the world. They were defeated by …

World Rugby referee boss Alain Rolland has confirmed that the 14 senior match officials set to run the rule over the Six Nations Championship will serve as the short-list for final World Cup selection. The list will be trimmed to 12 who will ultimately stand in the middle for the …

Our last podcast of 2018 features US Eagles lock Nick Civetta to talk about the year that was, his professional career, and a little Major League Rugby. Paul Tait also checks in to talk about where things stand and what lies ahead less than a month away from a World …

France’s second division continues with week 14 of the competition beginning today. In the latest round of the Pro D2 there are to be players from Argentina and Uruguay taking to the field in league matches today and tomorrow. Week 14’s opening fixture sees Aix en Provence at home against …

Peni Tagive is among a host of new names settling in at preseason training with Austin Elite ahead of the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The former Baylor running back and rugby league standout joins the team after spending the club season with Old Blue in New York. Tagive was named …