JP Doyle has bid farewell to Major League Rugby. The popular referee is taking up a new post with the Scottish Rugby Union as their High Performance Referee Coach. Doyle made his MLR debut in April of last year after departing English Premiership. He took charge of 20 games all …

The Canada West Selects will host the American Raptors on May 14 at Starlight Stadium in Langford. It’s the first in a series of matches being planned for the Selects in the coming months, though further opponents have yet to be revealed. Former Canadian international and current Pacific Pride coach …

This past Sunday’s Rugby World Cup qualifier between Spain and Portugal was highly memorable. Los Leones were 33-28 winners in Madrid. In winning the match Spain qualified for RWC 2023. France 2023 will be Spain’s second RWC and first since 1999. Following the conclusion of the contest there were many …

Rugby Canada has cut Sandro Fiorino as Head Coach of Canada’s National Women’s XV’s team. The organization has offered little explanation, though the decision comes in the midst of a High Performance review that was first announced last May and was initially meant to be completed in November of 2021. …

Difficult weather conditions on the East Coast made for some interesting matches in the sixth week of the Major League Rugby season, with New England’s home opener against Toronto the most heavily affected. The results across the board were close with four games still in the balance at the final …

The July 2022 Internationals will be a fresh page for Argentina. Los Pumas will be under the command of Michael Cheika. The Australian is proven to be an excellent coach; he took Australia to the Rugby World Cup Final in 2015 and won the URC and European Champions Cup with …

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 USA Falcons XV deliver against Wales Two tries from captain Kate Zackary led the USA Falcons XV to a …

Selknam experienced the roar of the Olímpia Lions. The Chilean SLAR entrant were beaten 22-20 at home by the Olímpia Lions this evening. The match was decided four minutes from full-time with debutant Diego Walter slotting a penalty. The contest was the closest of the opening round of SLAR 2022. …

The Utah Warriors defeated a stunned LA Giltinis side 28-19 at Memorial Coliseum on Sunday. It was a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Final, but this time the visitors were the better side with two late tries securing the victory. LA dominated possession in the early goings but it …

Los Cafeteros Pro surpassed expectations in their first match of the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. The Colombian side scored a bonus point in a 33-22 defeat against the 2021 champions Los Jaguares XV. Los Jaguares XV got the bonus point win, but the team did not play with …

A Jack Heighton penalty goal with time expired gave Rugby New York a 26-23 win over the San Diego Legion at JFK Stadium on Sunday. It was an otherwise even contest throughout, with the two sides braving cold and windy conditions to provide fans with an entertaining spectacle. The Legion …

Peñarol overcame a spirited Cobras effort to open the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The Uruguayan side completed a 19-10 win, doing so with the teams only able to score three points each during the second half. The match started very well for Os Cobras. The Brazilian …

Spain will play at Rugby World Cup 2023. In a sensational match in Madrid, Los Leones outlasted Portugal in a match of the year candidate. The 33-28 final score means that Spain have qualified for France 2023 as Europe 2. Portugal can still qualify, though their chances are very slim. …

The Houston SaberCats were 21-19 winners this evening over the Seattle Seawolves. The victory saw the Texans ending their losing streak to claim an important win. With it the teams trade positions in the MLR Western Conference. A tense opening half saw the teams asked tough questions of each other. …

NOLA Gold survived a second half surge from the Dallas Jackals to take a 32-26 win at Choctaw Stadium on Saturday evening. A dominant first half suggested that the visitors would pull away in the second, but instead it was the home side who clawed back to within three points …

The New England Free Jacks may not have enjoyed their home opener but they did enough to take a 21-15 win over the Toronto Arrows in a scrappy match at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Conditions were difficult with frigid temperatures combining with blowing rain and sleet throughout. Beaudein Waaka …

Austin’s perfect record is no more. Rugby ATL brought the Gilgronis down to earth with a dominant 29-14 win at Silverbacks Park on Saturday. Played in chilly conditions, the visitors looked to be still feeling the affects of the hard-fought win over LA and could not match the strength of …

The feature match of the opening round of SLAR 2022 sees Selknam at home against the Olímpia Lions. The teams were both beaten Semi Finalists in the 2021 season and traded wins during the regular season. Selknam’s 2021 SLAR season was a critical component in Chile’s on-field successes last year. …

Two tries from captain Kate Zackary led the USA Falcons XV to a 31-23 win over Wales in a friendly contest at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday. The match was organized as a warm-up for the Welsh women ahead of their Six Nations campaign and featured 20 overseas-based …

It’s a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Final on Sunday, as the LA Giltinis play host to the Utah Warriors at Memorial Coliseum. On that day the Giltinis came from behind to secure a late victory and would go on to lift the MLR Shield a week later. The …