The LA Giltinis have announced their first official player signing for their maiden campaign in Major League Rugby. Iona College center Watson Filikitonga has put pen-to-paper for the 2021 season after being selected 14th overall in the inaugural MLR Collegiate Draft. Filikitonga was a high school football standout before making …
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The Americas nations will not be playing their traditional year-end tours this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead Argentina will take part in the Tri Nations, while Uruguay has just wrapped up a short two-match series against Spain in Montevideo. For fans in Canada and the USA it’s been …
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This past weekend featured a variety pack of rugby action with Americas involvement spread all over the globe. There was a test match in Montevideo, a Tri Nations warm-up in Sydney, the World Tens Series in Bermuda, the Premier 15s in England, some Top 14 games in France, and the …
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USA Rugby will host a two-game Stars vs Stripes series at Infinity Park to celebrate Women’s Rugby Week. The two teams will be comprised of athletes from the Women’s Eagles player pool named in mid-September and concludes an eight-week long training camp at the Glendale facility. Both matches will be …
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Ben Cima will play a third season with the Seattle Seawolves. The two-time Major League Rugby champions have confirmed their starting flyhalf, the latest in a recent string of returning player announcements following Tim Metcher, Brock Staller, and Eric Duechle. Since joining the team from the San Diego Legion, Cima …
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The inaugural World Tens Series event is now behind us and despite a number of speed bumps along the way, it can only be described as a success. Perhaps a pleasant surprise was the standard of play. Some lesser-known talents showed up well and most of the high profile players …
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The New England Free Jacks have confirmed the return of Japan international Kensuke Hatakeyama for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He fulfills the second of a two-year contract announced in November of last year. Hatakeyama managed just two games during the MLR campaign. The 78-test veteran started the season …
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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 Uruguay Los Teros bounced back to defeat Spain on Friday. The 19-10 win leaved the series 1-1 and ends …
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Our last update was on October 4 so now is a good time to get caught up on everything that has happened over the past month or so. Perhaps the most notable from a league standpoint is the creation of several academy and development programs that will see franchises widening …
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For just the second time in 2020 the Americas Rankings have been updated. Changes have been made following the completion of international activities this weekend. There were two matches involving the Americas, one of which was capped. Uruguay were home winners of Spain on Friday. The 19-10 result sees Uruguay …
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