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There are now clear battle lines in the playoff race being drawn. New England and ATL are neck-and-neck at the top of the East with New York holding off Toronto for the third spot. In the West there are four teams within five points of each other. Three one-sided games …

Rugby Canada have announced the hiring of Nathan Bombrys as their new Chief Executive Officer. The 47-year-old is currently employed by Scottish Rugby as Head of International Commercial Projects and will formally take charge this summer, though Rugby Canada have not clarified a start date. Bombrys is originally from Michigan …

Fixtures for the upcoming Pacific Four tournament have now been confirmed. Canada and the USA will compete in a round-robin format against New Zealand and Australia with games taking place between June 6 and 18. All games will be hosted by New Zealand in preparation for the World Cup. Canada …

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 Joe Biden offers support for USA World Cup Bid U.S. President Joe Biden has officially declared his support for …

Rugby ATL earned a dominant 30-17 road win over the San Diego Legion at the Sports Deck on Sunday. The Ratlers overwhelmed their opposites at the set piece and used their suffocating defense to frustrate the high-flying offense of their hosts. It was a tactical arm-wrestle for the opening quarter …

The Free Jacks survived a second half surge from Rugby New York to take a narrow 29-26 win at JFK Stadium on Sunday. It stretches New England’s lead at the top of the Eastern Conference table and also extends their winning streak to seven games. New York scored the first …

The Seattle Seawolves claimed a handsome 20-14 victory over the Utah Warriors at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday evening. It was a closely-fought contest throughout that featured exhilarating action but also moments of confusion. There was controversy five minutes in as Riekert Hattingh was sent to sin bin after the …

Old Glory DC made it back-to-back wins as they romped to a 50-10 victory over the Dallas Jackals at Segra Field on Saturday. It set a new franchise mark for points scored, margin of victory, and tries scored with eight different players touching down. The home side flubbed three scoring …

Austin made it four wins in a row as they coasted to a 32-10 result over NOLA at The Gold Mine on Saturday. The Gilgronis maintain their first overall position while the Gold suffer their seventh consecutive home defeat dating back to last season. It didn’t take long for Austin …

The Houston SaberCats dealt a savage beating to the Toronto Arrows at AVEVA Stadium on Saturday evening. While the final score read 29-17 to the home side, three late tries masked what was an otherwise woeful performance from the visitors who trailed 29-0 well into the final quarter. Both teams …