USA Eagles flanker John Quill has retired from international duty. As a veteran of two Rugby World Cup tournaments he says good bye to the Eagles at the young retirement age of 29. Quill earned 37 test caps for the USA, scoring five tries. His international appearances came over a …
Read More »Morgan Mitchell signs for Kamaishi Seawaves
Morgan Mitchell will not be playing for the Toronto Arrows in 2020. The popular tighthead prop has inked a deal with the Kamaishi Seawaves in Japan’s second division, the Top Challenge League. He makes the move after being overlooked for a Super Rugby contract despite another strong Mitre 10 Cup …
Read More »Women’s Eagles named for Can-Am Series
Rob Cain has selected a group of 27 players for the upcoming tests against Canada at Chula Vista. The Women’s Eagles will play the two-match series on November 20 and 24 to decide the Can-Am Series having beaten their North American rivals 20-18 at the same venue in July. Included …
Read More »Japan prop Kensuke Hatakeyama joins Free Jacks
The New England Free Jacks have signed former Japan tighthead prop Kensuke Hatakeyama on a two-year contract that will run through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He will become the second Japanese player to play in the league following loosehead prop Sunao Takizawa, who played three matches for Austin …
Read More »Seawolves sign former Bath winger Harry Davies
The Seattle Seawolves have signed Welsh outside back Harry Davies for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. An imposing figure who stands 6’4″ (1.93m), the 25-year-old has represented in country on the Rugby Europe 7s circuit in 2013. He joins the defending champions after five seasons of professional rugby in …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Rugby World Cup 2019 RWC 2019 is done and dusted and with this being the case the conclusion can now be …
Read More »Americas miss out at World Rugby Awards
The Americas missed out at the World Rugby awards. It ended a year of highs and lows in international competition for the four Americas competitors at RWC 2019. The 2019 World Rugby Awards ceremony was held in Tokyo, Japan and saw the USA having three nominees. Joe Taufete’e was up …
Read More »RWCs 2027, 2031 Hosting to be decided via Dual Bidding Process
RWC 2019 is history. This year’s tournament is already receiving labeling from senior World Rugby officials as the greatest of all-time. In four years time attention will be highly focused on France with nine venues set to stage a tournament promising to be the highest attended of all RWCs thus …
Read More »Taylor Howden moves from NOLA to Houston
The Houston SaberCats have signed Taylor Howden for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. After two seasons with the NOLA Gold, the 33-year-old New Zealand native heads to Texas to provide a highly experienced option at flyhalf or center. Howden has been a regular in the NOLA side over his …
Read More »Major League Rugby confirms five games in Las Vegas
Las Vegas will host five regular season Major League Rugby games over two weekends in February, it was confirmed on Friday. The games will be played at Las Vegas Ballpark, located in Summerlin approximately 10 miles west of ‘the Strip.’ It will be the first time MLR games have been …
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