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The Miami Sharks are poised to sign three of the top players from Super Rugby Americas, according to Ignacio Chans’ latest column in El Observador. Openside flanker Manuel Ardao, flyhalf Felipe Etcheverry, and outside center or scrumhalf Tomás Inciarte have initial agreements to join the newest team in Major League …

Major League Rugby held an expansion draft this past week to help populate the roster of the newest franchise – the Miami Sharks. Beginning play in the 2024 season, the Sharks will look to be competitive right out of the gate with several notables among the list of 25 players …

Canada overpowered the USA at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, earning a 24-5 victory in the first match of their women’s under-23 series. A swarming defense and well-drilled forward pack proved the difference for the visitors who came within seconds of securing a shutout. The USA turned down an early …

Major League Rugby will be well represented when New Zealand’s National Provincial Championship kicks off next weekend. An impressive 45 players who took part in the 2023 season will be suiting in the competition that runs through October, with another 17 former MLR players involved. The largest contingent, perhaps predictably, …

Canada’s u23 Women’s side arrives in Boston to take on their USA counterparts in the first of a two-match series dubbed the ‘Border Battle’ on Wednesday evening. Both will be played at Veterans Memorial Stadium, the home of the Major League Rugby champion New England Free Jacks. The American side …

Misery continues for the USA. The North Americans are 0-3 at the Junior World Trophy in Nairobi, Kenya. The Eagles fell to a 38-37 loss against Zimbabwe on Tuesday. It follows losses against Scotland and Uruguay in earlier matches in the tournament. The winless campaign thus far represents a downward …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week.   UP MVCC turns 162 The oldest rugby club in the Americas turned 162 this past week. Established on July 18, 1861 Montevideo …

Pete Smith is no longer Head Coach of the Toronto Arrows. The Australian’s tenure has come to a close after two tumultuous seasons in charge and five all told with the Arrows, the first three as an Assistant Coach under the club’s first Head Coach Chris Silverthorn. Smith’s first year …

Allister Coetzee has named a 35-man Namibia squad for their tour of South American. The Welwitschias will play the Argentina XV on July 29 and Uruguay on August 5, both in Montevideo, before taking on Chile on August 12 in Valparaíso. All matches will be played under the World Rugby …

The USA have fallen to back-to-back losses at the World rugby u20 Trophy. Following their narrow loss to Uruguay first up, the Eagles fell to a heavy defeat against Scotland in their second match in Kenya. Scotland were 40-13 winners over the USA. The outcome is that Tuesday’s matches of …