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Santiago Arata set to join SaberCats

Uruguayan scrumhalf Santiago Arata will join the Houston SaberCats for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Reported by South American press for several weeks, the 22-year-old Teros star joins three of his international teammates in signing MLR deals – Andrés Vilaseca, Ignacio Dotti, and Juan Echeverría the others. Another nine …

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Maher and Kelter named in Glendale Dream Team

Two members of the USA Women’s Eagles side that finished in second place at the Glendale Sevens over the weekend have been selected to the official HSBC Dream Team for the tournament. Playing both in the forwards and in the midfield, Ilona Maher enjoyed a breakthrough tournament that included a …

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NOLA add All-American Nick Feakes

Nick Feakes has put pen to paper with the New Orleans Gold. The Lindenwood flyhalf will join the team for the 2019 Major League Rugby season, the latest in a string of signings from the club that missed out on the playoffs in the inaugural 2018 campaign. An All-American in …

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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 USA, Canada Women’s Sevens New Zealand proved a step ahead, but it was a good showing for the two North American …

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Americas Rankings – October 21 2018

The Americas Rankings have been updated for October 21 2018. They have been recalculated to take into account the final round of the Sudamérica 4 Naciones B in Guatemala. The competition was played over three match days with Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Peru being the participants. An unfortunate series of …

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Arrows defeat Free Jacks in Halifax

The Ontario Arrows played spoilers in the first ever game for the New England Free Jacks, the Toronto-based team taking a 40-14 result over their Boston counterparts. Both are soon to be Major League Rugby expansion franchises with the Arrows readying for their first season coming up in January and …

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Augspurger, Dolan Reflect on Eagles in 2018

In a recent World Rugby video USA Eagles senior players Nate Augspurger, and Cam Dolan reflected on the Eagles in 2018. The duo have been heavily involved in the rise of the national men’s team in the years following RWC 2019. Coming off a winless campaign in England the Eagles …

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