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The Houston SaberCats have finalised their pre-season fixture list and it includes a match against Uruguay on January 20. Los Teros will travel to Texas to play a warm-up against the new Major League Rugby franchise one week before their two-match Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Canada. It’s …

The US Eagles have called up three uncapped players for their European tour of Germany and Georgia. Joining the senior side for the first time are Huluholo Mo’ungaloa, Psalm Wooching, and Mose Fuala’au. Veteran winger Tim Maupin has also joined the group in Germany. Injury has ruled out Eric Fry …

For the most part it was a difficult week for Americas teams as the November test window officially opened. Canada were swept aside by Georgia with relative ease, Brazil were woeful for much of their match against Germany, and Argentina fell to England in a sleep-inducing encounter at Twickenham. Chile …

Chile’s second round Cup of Nations match against Hong Kong sees a mid-week edition of the Americas Rankings. The November 15 2017 Americas Rankings are updated with changes to the Chileans. Los Cóndores’ 13-6 defeat to Hong Kong has resulted in Chile losing rankings points. The updated rankings see Chile …

France is to host Rugby World Cup 2023. Confirmation came through in a live announcement this morning from World Rugby. The sport’s governing body made the announcement that France 2023 had won the vote, defeating bids from Ireland and South Africa. The bid was won despite World Rugby having recently …

Former Ohio Aviators star Riekert Hattingh has signed with the Seattle Seawolves for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old No 8 joined the Aviators halfway through the 2016 PRO Rugby campaign and proved a revelation with his athleticism and attacking skills. A native of Pretoria, South Africa, Hattingh …

It’s not quite the regular season match fans had hoped for, but USA Rugby on Tuesday confirmed that they will be hosting a pre-season Super Rugby tilt between the Bulls and Stormers at the StuhHub Center in Los Angeles on February 3. The match will be part of a double-header …

Germany coach Kobus Potgieter was not satisfied with his team’s performance despite a 45-12 drubbing of Brazil in Leipzig this pastt wekend. A second half letdown saw his charges concede two tries to the Tupis after building a 38-0 lead. There will be only minor tinkering for the first ever …

Two world-class sporting markets are set to join Major League Rugby (MLR) in 2019. New York City and Ontario (based in greater Toronto area) are in advanced talks to join the new startup league in its second year. While there are still financial and logistical obligations that need to be …

A regular season Super Rugby match is to be played in Los Angeles. At least that’s what a mysterious tweet from USA Rugby on Sunday evening suggests. Big announcement coming Tuesday! #ARC #SuperRugby pic.twitter.com/ARSUcEV5Uu — USA Rugby (@USARugby) November 13, 2017 ‘International Rugby Saturday’ looks set to feature an historic …