US Eagles prop Huluholo Mo’ungaloa is set to revive his World Cup dreams with a spot on the Utah Warriors for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The starting loosehead during the Americas Rugby Championship has been out in the cold since March after skipping out on the 2018 MLR …
Read More »Draw and schedule confirmed for Cape Town Sevens
Argentina and the USA will collide in Pool B of the Cape Town Sevens this coming weekend. The two Americas teams will collide in their final match of the opening day on Saturday. The Eagles are the top seeds after their historic silver finish in Dubai, with Spain and Japan …
Read More »New York signs Eagles Sevens cap Chris Mattina
Rugby United New York have signed US Eagles Sevens international Chris Mattina for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old Manhattan native returns to his home state after spending the past year on the HSBC Sevens Series, where he traveled to 8 of the 10 stops on the circuit. …
Read More »Dan Moor signs for Toronto Arrows
The Toronto Arrows have confirmed the signing of Canada winger Dan Moor for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. With 14 test caps to his name, all starts, the 28-year-old arrives from England where he has been playing professionally for Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship. It’s an unexpected and …
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 Andrés Zafra History was made in France on Saturday with Zafra becoming the first ever Colombian to score a try in …
Read More »Americas trio make Dubai Women’s Dream Team
Three North American players have been selected to the official HSBC Dream Team for the women’s bracket of the Dubai Sevens. Canada’s Britt Benn and Bianca Farella are selected as is USA co-captain Lauren Doyle. The top four teams contribute all seven players. Canada’s second-place finish sees two players earning …
Read More »New York edge New England in historic showdown
The first professional rugby game in Boston is in the books as Rugby United New York edged the New England Free Jacks 38-35 at Union Point Sports Complex on Saturday. It was a back-and-forth affair with both teams showing attacking ability while testing several players ahead of the 2019 campaign. …
Read More »Glendale confirms Germishuys signing
The Glendale Raptors have confirmed the signing of Eagles flanker Hanco Germishuys for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. A move rumored for several weeks, the 22-year-old returns to Glendale after a two-year spell in Texas first with the Huns and then Austin Elite this past season. It’s a major …
Read More »Men’s Eagles earn first ever Silver in Dubai
The USA Men’s Eagles earned their best-ever finish at the Dubai Sevens, taking Silver after reaching the Cup Final on Saturday. As they did in the women’s bracket, New Zealand proved the best team at the tournament and took home the top spot in the season opener. Argentina would finish …
Read More »Norton sets new try-scoring plateau
England try-scoring machine Dan Norton reached an historic first on the first day of the Dubai 7s. Having already long passed former record-holder Santiago Gómez Cora of Argentina and Kenya’s legendary Collins Injera, Norton became the first player to score 300 tries on the HSBC Sevens Series in classic fashion …
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