Week 2 of the new Major League Rugby season starts a little early with a rare Thursday night match on offer in Seattle. The Seawolves welcome the Warriors in a Western Conference rivalry that dates back to the inaugural season in 2018. It was Calvin Whiting’s conversion of an Olive …

Leonardo Gea Salim will play in the upcoming Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for Los Cafeteros Pro. The 20-year-old is the third player confirmed for the Colombian SLAR franchise for SLAR 2022. In addition to Gea Salim, Los Cafeteros Pro have recruited Tomás Bertot and Juan Bautista Mernes for …

Uruguay will play two test matches against Japan in 2022. The matches will be in Japan but will fall outside of the player release windows of July and November. As such, Los Teros will take a Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) team to the Asian countries for the two …

Mario Ledesma has stepped down as Argentina’s Head Coach. The 48-year-old was in charge of Los Pumas from August 01, 2018 until today. Los Pumas had a long 2021; the year included twelve test matches, none of which were in Argentina. Argentina’s final test match under Ledesma was a record …

Augusto Böhme is moving from Chile to play Major League Rugby for the Seattle Seawolves. The move comes ahead of Selknam’s player roster confirmation for the upcoming 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. Böhme is no stranger to North America. He was the starting hooker for Chile in the …

The 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) will have matches played at a total of five different venues. They are located in Valparaíso and Santiago (Chile), Asunción and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), and Montevideo (Uruguay). SLAR 2022 will begin on Sunday, March 13. The opening fixture will take place at …

The first week of the new Major League Rugby is in the books and that means it’s time for our picks for top performers at each position. Most spots had a couple contenders but there here were several talented individuals who looked off the pace, so competition can be expected …

Los Cafeteros Pro has signed two players from Estudiantes de Paraná. The Colombian SLAR entrant have recruited Argentine high performance players Tomás Bertot and Juan Bautista Mernes. Both players are former Pumitas and come from the same club – Estudiantes de Paraná. Bertot and Mernes will both play in their rookie …

Lautaro Caro Saisi has been added to Los Jaguares XV’s roster for the upcoming Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. Caro Saisi is a product of Club Pueyrredón in Buenos Aires. Caro Saisi is a former Buenos Aires provincial representative. He played for Las Aguilas at u18 level in …

The Olímpia Lions have signed Estanislao Arrías from Argentina. In doing so, Arrías is the first player from Entre Rios signed to play in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Arrías is a product of Tilcara. Prior to joining the Olímpia Lions, Tilcara had been home to Arrías for …

USA Eagles scrumhalf Michael Baska has signed on with French Pro D2 side Rouen Normandie through the end of the 2022-2023 season. It’s the first overseas contract for the 27-year-old, who makes the move after four seasons of Major League Rugby split between NOLA Gold and the Utah Warriors. This …

Los Pumas are to return to play a test match in Durban in 2022. South Africa will play host to Argentina in the final round of this year’s Rugby Championship. The match will take place at Kings Park on Saturday, September 24. The teams will play one week earlier in …

Peñarol have named a powerful roster for the 2022 SLAR season. The Uruguayan side includes players back at home from Major League Rugby (MLR) and from Europe. The recruitment ought to mean that the team will again be competitive in 2022. Peñarol were beaten finalists in the 2021 season. Head …

Selknam have recruited Argentine fly half Lucas Fertonani. The move sees the Chilean Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) franchise adding a reliable goal-kicker to their roster for the new season. Fertonani was the top point scorer in the 2021 Litoral championship, a regional competition wherein he played for his …

Santiago and Valparaíso are to be Chile’s SLAR venues for the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The venues will be San Carlos de Apoquindo in Santiago and Elías Figueroa in Valparaíso. The first and second rounds of SLAR 2022 will be played in Valparaíso and the third …

The possibility has emerged of Chile playing host to Scotland in 2022. Scotland are already confirmed to tour Argentina for test matches in Jujuy, Salta and Santiago del Estero in July. The matches will take place on July 02, 09 and 16 respectively. Chile will be playing home-and-away test matches …

Os Cobras have recruited players from Argentina and France for the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The players are of a notable level; both men have played representative rugby for their countries. Mariano Filomeno arrives in SLAR following time in Europe. He played for CRAT and Getxo …

2021 SLAR semi finalists, the Olímpia Lions have signed four Argentines so far for the 2022 season. The four have a Córdoba accent, they are from Córdoba Atheltic, La Tablada, Tala and Universitario. Córdoba XV report that front-rower Conrado Iglesias (Universitario), flanker Federico Simondi (Tala) , scrum half Facundo Villalba …

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 Atlanta stand tall in crushing Old Glory DC Rugby ATL had a dream start to MLR 2022. The 2021 …

The Seattle Seawolves got their season off to a winning start as they took a 21-8 result over the Toronto Arrows at Starfire Stadium on Sunday night. Both sides produced strong defensive efforts, but it was the home side who were sharpest and largely shut down a misfiring Arrows attack. …