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The San Diego Legion appear set to call Cashman Field home for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. While the team has not yet confirmed a venue since announcing their Las Vegas move, several MLR schedule and ticket pages now list the downtown site as the match location. Located just …

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 RWC 2021 Preparation The Women’s Eagles have confirmed both a 51-strong longlist for the upcoming World Cup in …

Les Soloai is returning to Major League Rugby but with a new team. The former Utah Warriors No8 has signed on with the Seattle Seawolves for the 2021 season. He was initially set to play in the 2020 campaign but the pandemic suspension delayed his Seattle debut for a year. …

Exeter Chiefs kept their hot streak going in the Premier 15s with a 17-10 road win over Worcester Warriors at a frosty Sixways Stadium on Saturday. It’s the fifth consecutive victory for Exeter who are now closing in on a top four spot after recovering from a sluggish start to …

The Seattle Seawolves have added some local talent to their back row for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Tommy Clark was born in Samoa but raised in Tacoma. He arrives as a free agent having previously been selected by the Dallas Jackals in the inaugural Collegiate Draft. Clark comes …

Women’s Eagles Head coach Rob Cain has named a group of 51 on his long-list to prepare for the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2021. The tournament will be hosted by New Zealand with the USA to play in the tournament opener on September 18 against an opponent yet to be …

The Seattle Seawolves have signed Obert Nortjé for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. A member of Namibia’s team at Rugby World Cup 2019, he was most recently contracted to Uruguay’s Súper Liga side Peñarol and started their only regular season match before the 2020 SLAR season was suspended. Nortjé …

Benjamín Urdapilleta scored 33 points in Castres’ 48-17 hammering today vs Montpellier. The RWC 2019 Puma started at fly half. In a Top 14 record setting performance, Urdapilleta scored two tries, kicked four conversions and five penalties. The impressive performance sees Castres continuing to move well clear of the relegation …

Santiago Carreras touched down for two tries on Friday night. The Puma scored a double for Gloucester against the Bristol Bears. The two tries were his first in the English Premiership. Both tries were against the run of play; Carreras intercepted the two tries in a matter of minutes. The …

Martin Iosefo will captain the Men’s Eagles when they compete at the Madrid Sevens later this month. Iosefo was the dominant player in the Golden Eagles intra-squad series held in December and leads the side in the absence of regular skipper Madison Hughes. The tournament has been arranged as part …