Los Cóndores heroics in the Americas’ Rugby World Cup Qualifiers made headlines inside Chile and abroad. Chile made history by qualifying for a first Rugby World Cup and giving South America a record three teams in a World Cup. Chile will play in Pool D of RWC 2023. The group …

A 28-man Brazil roster is coming together for international duty. Brazil will play four matches in August against South American opposition. It will involve a two match tour of Chile and a Tri Nations competition in Barranquilla involving Colombia and Paraguay. Brazil will play as the Brazil XV against the …

Colombia held on to beat the USA South Panthers in Barranquilla on Wednesday. The match was the first of a two match series between Colombia’s test team, Los Tucanes, and the visiting USA South. The series is game preparation for Colombia ahead of the Tri Nations against Brazil and Paraguay. …

Rugby faces a problem. Spain qualified for Rugby World Cup 2023 in March. In April the governing body of the sport deducted 10 points from Spain’s Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifying matches. The result in June was that Spain was out of the World Cup. Gavin van den Berg was …

Brazil will have a busy month of international competition in August. Os Tupis are to tour two different South American countries and play a total of four matches against three different teams. Brazil will travel to Chile to play two matches against the Rugby World Cup 2023 qualified opponent. The …

In a significant reveal for rugby, a top player took to the field for an elite country in four World Cups and played in over 100 test matches despite not being eligible to do so. Italy fielded an ineligible player at Rugby World Cup 2003 and in three subsequent tournaments. …

A 24-man Colombia roster is preparing for upcoming matches against the USA South Panthers. Los Tucanes will have home advantage against the USA South in the two match series. The games will be played at the Estadio Moderno in Barranquilla on Wednesday, August 03 and Saturday, August 06. The series …

Lotte Clapp will stay on with Saracens for the 2022-2023 Premier 15s season. The 27-year-old winger was part of the championship-winning side this past season, her third Premier 15s title with the club, and will build on her 126 appearances in what will be her 10th year with the London-based …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Rugby fever gaining increasingly in Chile The Chilean president, Gabriel Boric received Chile’s test team, Los Cóndores, at the Salón …

Australia and South Africa claimed Gold Medals in the finals of the rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games. Both teams defeated Fiji in their respectively finals. Australia were 22-12 winners in the women’s final, and South Africa took the men’s final by 31-7. The two sides will be considered favorites …

The 2022 Rugby Championship is the 11th edition of the competition since expanding to include Argentina in 2012. It was originally the Tri Nations; an annual competition involving Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The first edition was played in 1996. This article documents players that qualify to represent a …

Canada will have a chance to win Bronze at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday when their women’s team takes on New Zealand. The men’s bracket did not yield success for the two Americas entries, with both Canada and Jamaica falling into consolation ranking matches. A scorching five-try performance from Krissy …

Spain have new leadership. Juan Carlos Martín Sánchez, also known colloquially as ‘Carlos Hansen’ has been elected as the new president of Spain Rugby (Federación Español de Rugby – FER). He replaces Alfonso Feijoo to take charge of the FER. Hansen is a native of the Spanish rugby stronghold of …

Argentina has been hit by a late injury change ahead of facing Australia. Fly half Benjamín Urdapilleta will miss the opening round of the Rugby Championship. The Castres number 10 remains sidelined with discomfort in his left leg. Urdapilleta will not travel nor play against the Wallabies in Mendoza. His …

One of Toronto’s longest-serving players will make the move to Utah for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The Warriors have acquired Canadian international Andrew Quattrin from the Arrows in exchange for an import slot. He fills an immediate gap at hooker left by the retirement of Chad Gough. Quattrin …

Canada’s women’s team split their two matches on the opening day of the Rugby Sevens event at the Commonwealth Games. In the men’s bracket, Canada finished Day One with an identical record while Jamaica struggled with two heavy defeats. Favorites New Zealand were too much for the Canadians in the …

Champions will be decided this weekend when the Premier Rugby Sevens wraps up their 2022 series at Q2 Stadium in Austin on Saturday. Four teams in each of the men’s and women’s divisions will be competing in single-elimination fashion to determine both divisional winners and the ‘united’ championship. Through two …

Major League Rugby has confirmed the order of selection – as it stands – for the third edition of the Collegiate Draft, which will take place on August 18th. Each team receives one selection per round with a total of three rounds to take place. A number of trades have …

NOLA Gold winger Nick Feakes will play for Rugby New York in the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old has moved north in support of his partner who will be attending university in the area. New York will send salary cap considerations to NOLA to accommodate the transfer. Feakes …

Harrison Goddard has signed with the Waratahs for the 2023 Super Rugby season. The 24-year-old scrumhalf returns to Australia after a two-year stint with the LA Giltinis in Major League Rugby. He is currently playing with Gordon in the Shute Shield. Goddard proved a revelation for the Giltinis, helping to …