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It’s a classic rivalry in Sunday’s Eastern Conference Final as the New England Free Jacks host Rugby New York at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The home side finished in top spot overall in the regular season and are now set to play their first ever playoff match, while the visitors overcame …

New Zealand claimed the Pacific Four title with a 50-6 win over the USA at The Trusts Arena in Auckland on Friday night. While the Eagles gave a strong account of themselves in the set piece, in open play they were no match for the speed and skill of the …

The Western Conference title will be decided on Saturday when the SaberCats host the Seawolves at AVEVA Stadium. Seattle won their spot in the final four after a comprehensive win over San Diego last weekend, while Houston advanced directly following the dramatic postseason expulsion of both Austin and LA by …

NOLA have secured two of their top performers from this past season on two-year extensions. Flanker Devin Short and winger Harley Wheeler have committed to the Gold through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby campaign. Short secured the No7 shirt in the absence of injured Eagles international Andrew …

The USA will take some much-needed confidence into their final Pacific Four match against New Zealand on Friday. After running out to a strong lead, they held on to beat Australia which put an end to an eight-test losing streak. It will take something special to turn over the Black …

The Eagles squad has now been named for the vital World Cup Qualifying Series against Chile next month. One team will punch their ticket to France 2023 and the other will move on to the last-gasp Repechage round-robin in November, at a neutral location to be determined. As expected Gary …

Former Junior All-American lock Nafi Ma’afu has signed a three-year contract with Biarritz that will keep him in France until at least 2025. Fast approaching his 24th birthday, he departs Perpignan after five years with the club largely spent with their academy side. Ma’afu enjoyed a late-season surge in 2021 …

Samu Manoa is back in the frame for the Eagles. The 37-year-old lock or back row last represented the USA in November of 2018 before announcing his international retirement ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019. Manoa is one of 30 players named by Head Coach Gary Gold for the upcoming …

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 USA back on winning track as they down Australia The USA ended an eight-game losing streak with a 16-14 …

The Seattle Seawolves stormed past the San Diego Legion by a final score of 43-19 on Sunday evening. A packed house at Starfire Stadium were treated to an entertaining match that saw the home side dominate the set piece, while AJ Alatimu kicked 21 points to lead the way into …