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 …
Read More »MLR Off-Season Update – November 8
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 …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 08 2020
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 …
Read More »Highlights: World Tens Series Finals
The inaugural World Tens Series event reached its conclusion in Bermuda on Saturday. Seven teams took to the field with a team from South Africa – SX10 – ultimately crowned champions. Played over three weeks, the tournament overcame numerous obstacles to ultimately be deemed a success. Saturday’s action included some …
Read More »SX10 rallies to claim World Tens title
A second half rally from SX10 saw them defeat the Ohio Aviators 21-14 in the Grand Final of the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda on Saturday. The knock-out rounds brought the three-week tournament to an exciting conclusion in front of a limited but appreciative local crowd who were …
Read More »Old Glory signs Glasgow’s Callum Gibbins as player-coach
Old Glory DC have announced the signing of Glasgow Warriors flanker Callum Gibbins on a player-coach deal for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 32-year-old New Zealand native arrives having co-captained the Warriors for the past two Guinness Pro 14 seasons. Gibbins will arrive stateside with vast professional experience. …
Read More »Large North American presence in Premier 15s return
North American players will feature in four of five games as the Premier 15s returns to a full slate of action on Saturday. English semi-professional women’s division was on a brief hiatus due to the completion of the Six Nations Championship. The featured match of the weekend will see two …
Read More »World Tens Series set for Finals on Saturday
The schedule for Finals Day at the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda is now set. All seven teams will be in action to start the knock-out portion of the tournament on Saturday. Advancing directly to the Semi Final stage are the London Royals, who finished as the top …
Read More »Lamborn takes Southland to win over leaders Otago
Tony Lamborn had a match to remember today. The USA Eagles flanker took Southland to a win over league leaders Otago. Southland were 32-15 winners in Invercargill. Lamborn not only captained the Southland Stags, he also scored the opening try of the match. The win keeps Southland’s Semi Final hopes …
Read More »Old Glory re-signs co-captain Mungo Mason
Old Glory DC have announced the re-signing of co-captain Mungo Mason for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old flanker has most recently been playing in Australia for Warringah Rats in the Shute Shield, scoring four tries in nine games. Mason arrived from Scotland ahead of the 2020 campaign …
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