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Juan Pablo Aguirre is returning to Major League Rugby. The former Argentina u20 representative has signed with the Dallas Jackals for the remainder of the 2022 season. He arrives from the American Raptors, who he joined earlier this year after departing Seattle at the end of 2021. This is the …

The USA and hosts Canada have named their rosters for this weekend’s World Sevens Series event in Langford. It’s the fifth of six women’s tournaments this season and the first since the back-to-back events in Spain at the end of January. Canada are currently in 8th spot overall and trail …

USA Rugby has confirmed that the Men’s Eagles match against the French Barbarians will take place at AVEVA Stadium in Houston on July 1. The non-test match will serve as a warm-up for the World Cup Qualifying series against Chile scheduled for July 9 in Santiago and July 16 in …

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 …