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In their second of as many home internationals in June 2018, the USA took-on Scotland in Houston, Texas. The match was a Tier 2 vs Tier 1 putting, making Scotland the odds-on-favorites for victory. Yet with the USA now having a vastly superior player base than in the past there …

The USA played host to Russia in June 2018 as part of the mid-year internationals. The fixture was the first of three June Internationals for the Eagles while the Bears from Russia would be playing their first of two matches in North America. With both the USA and Russia already …

The June Internationals performances of Joe Taufete’e for the USA were truly amazing. The Eagles hooker played in the wins over Russia and Scotland, being a stand-out performer on both occasions. The USA’s mid-year international campaign saw Taufete’e scoring two tries in both matches that he played in. He may …

The June test window is now behind us and Major League Rugby has reached the end of its regular season. There are going to be some tricky weeks ahead though the return of Super Rugby this coming weekend helps and in a few weeks we’ll have the Canadian Rugby Championship. …

Here’s another collection of articles from around the worldwide web, covering all sorts of topics. We’ve included a few this week about other sports – are there lessons to be learned from the development of Gaelic football, hockey, and elsewhere? Other pieces touch on Major League Rugby, retirements, eligibility, inevitability, …

Pedrie Wannenburg has confirmed his retirement as a player. The Austin Elite forwards coach was a surprise addition to the playing roster after injuries struck the team in the preseason. He would start five games in the inaugural Major League Rugby season, missing three due to a hamstring injury suffered …

Canada hosted the USA at the Wanderers Grounds in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday. It was the first ever match played at the new stadium, the first ever test for the province, and the first full international in Atlantic Canada since 2006. An sold-out crowd of 6,213 watched the 60th …

The inaugural Major League Rugby regular season has now come to a close and for the first time American rugby fans will be treated to knockout rugby at the professional level. Following Saturday’s results the Semi Final match-ups are now set – the Glendale Raptors will face off against the …

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 A perfect 3-0 record in the June test series sees the Eagles as the team of the year front-runners from …

In the second of two matches between Canada and the USA for 2018, the Eagles impressed. Taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Saturday the visitors from the USA were able to continue their superiority over the Canadians in recent years. The 42-17 result was Canada’s largest ever home loss …