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The LA Giltinis have announced the signing of flyhalf Luke Carty on a deal that runs though the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from Connacht in Ireland having previously represented his home country at u18 level. The 23-year-old is US-eligible via his grandmother who was born in New …

How could the Quarter Finals take shape at RWC 2023? The answer, in terms of how, is that top two from each pool will qualify for the Quarter Finals. In terms of who faces who the answer is that the pools will be split in A vs B and C …

The pools for RWC 2023 have and some freshness and some familiarity. What are the fresh match-ups and what are the déjà vu match-ups that will take-place at the group stage? Freshness Pool Balance What is RWC 2023’s Pool of Death? Is there actually one? Compared to prior RWCs the …

Argentina have received a favorable pool for RWC 2023. Los Pumas will compete in Pool D of the tournament in France. As it transpired, the South Americans have avoided a pool of death. Pool C will consist of England, Japan, Argentina, Oceania 1, and Americas 2. This is a favorable …

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 Brazil Sevens Brazil upset Argentina 19-10 on the opening day of the Sudamérica Sevens on Saturday. Daniel Sancery’s breakaway …

The RWC 2023 draw takes place today. It is being streamed live on the Wold Rugby website. Click here to watch the draw. How is the draw structured? RWC 2023 will have 20 teams. 12 are prequalified teams. They qualified automatically by virtue of finishing in the top 3 of their …

Much has changed since our last update a little over a month ago. As predicted the last three weeks of November and first two of December have been busy, with LA and Utah notably active on the signing front. We now have a good idea of what their first choice …

A Schnuggle of Schnauzers clinched the Golden Eagles Showdown with another impressive display in the second leg of the intra-squad series at Chula Vista this weekend. The men in red defeated the Rampaging Ridgebacks 2 games to 1 to take a 5-2 overall victory. As a result the 8th and …

Canadians played a key role on both sides of the ball in Saturday’s Premier 15s match between Loughborough and Exeter. It was the Lightning who ultimately took the spoils on their home ground with a hard-fought 14-7 win over the Chiefs. After a long stalemate to start the game, it …

Kevin O’Connor has signed a two-year contract extension with the NOLA Gold that will run through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old California native has been with the club since returning from a stint in Ireland part-way through the 2019 campaign. O’Connor featured in the first two games …