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Austin Elite have completed the signing of 22-year-old forward Rikus Zwart for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from South Africa, where he has been under contract with the Sharks in Durban. Zwart began his age grade career with Griquas before moving to the Sharks in 2015, and …

The shroud of mystery over the San Diego Legion’s roster for the 2019 Major League Rugby season has been lifted. A squad of 33 players is now live on the Legion’s website complete with several new additions. Arriving from Australia by way of Japan is former Wallabies prop Paddy Ryan. …

The Sudamérica Rugby Sevens circuit is just around the corner. 2019 will kick-off with international competitions in Uruguay and Chile in the beach resort destinations of Punta del Este and Viña del Mar. The two tournaments are to have the representation of six countries from South America – Argentina, Brazil, …

Canada and the USA will play Pacific Nations Cup games in Fiji, World Rugby has confirmed. Taking place in late July and early to mid August the competition will see six Tier 2 countries having vital warm-up matches ahead of RWC 2019. World Rugby have also confirmed that the pools …

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. This week’s edition is the final for the year. Up and Under will return in January ahead of the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship. …

The new Major League Rugby franchise in Atlanta doesn’t have a name yet, but now they have a coach. US Eagles assistant Scott Lawrence has been appointed Head Coach of the team that will officially begin play in the 2020 MLR season. Lawrence won five caps as a flanker with …

The Glendale Raptors have signed South African flanker Dwayne Pienaar for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. A specialist openside, the 23-year-old suited up for Glendale in the exhibition match against the Americas Selects in October, scoring a try as a replacement. Pienaar joins from Johannesburg club Roodepoort, where he …

The match officials for the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) bring new light to the growing importance of the tournament. For the fourth edition of the competition there are to be referees from all six countries, something that has never happened before.  Representing Chile will be Frank Méndez. He joins …

While the top flight clubs are participating in Europe the RFU Championship has been on hiatus since the end of October. Those clubs have instead been participating in the new Championship Cup, essentially a reserve grade competition that has replaced the British & Irish Cup. With league fixtures set to …

Week 4 of the European Champions Cup begins today. In the fourth of six rounds of the regular season matches will be played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The following preview documents the involvement of players from the Americas. In the opening fixture Gloucester are at home against the Exeter …