The Toronto Arrows continue to put the final pieces of their roster for the 2022 Major League Rugby season together. The latest players confirmed are Australia Sevens representative Matthew Hood, trade acquisition James O’Neill, local product Mitch Voralek, and returning lock Mike Sheppard. A member of the Australian side since …

The LA Giltinis have announced the signing of winger D’Montae Noble for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He makes the move west from Old Glory DC, with whom he played 13 games during his first year as a professional. Noble enjoyed a breakthrough year with DC, starting six games …

Rugby ATL have re-signed outside backs Austin White and Jalen Tatum for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. They return under widely differing circumstances – White started at fullback in the Championship Final against the LA Giltinis, while Tatum did not make a regular season appearance in 2021. White was …

The match venues are set for Argentina’s two home matches against Australia in 2022. Mendoza joins San Juan to give western Argentina two home test matches in the 2022 Rugby Championship. Mendoza Governor, Rodolfo Suarez confirmed that Los Pumas will play host to the Wallabies on August 13, 2022 at the …

Old Glory DC have confirmed the signing of flanker Dom Bailey for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old flanker makes the move east after three years in Austin. At the same time DC have confirmed the re-signing of midfielder Simi Moala. Bailey was a regular for Austin during …

Salta has secured the hosting rights to the second test match between Argentina and Scotland in July 2022. Scotland will turn Argentina in a three match series following the completion of the 2021-2022 European club season. The venues for the first and third test matches have not yet been confirmed. …

Pablo Bouza is to remain in charge of Peñarol for the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de rugby (SLAR) season. The former Puma was Peñarol Head Coach in both the 2020 and 2021 season. Peñarol played two matches in 2020. First, the Uruguayan side was 45-14 winners over Corinthians in a …

The Houston SaberCats have signed midfielder Louritz van der Schyff for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He is the seventh South African player to sign for the re-building Texan side during the off-season, joining new Director of Rugby Heyneke Meyer and Head Coach Pote Human at AVEVA Stadium. van …

The LA Giltinis have re-signed winger Ryan James for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. At the same time the club has confirmed the return of flyhalf Luke Carty for the second year of his contract announced in December 2020. Both players made their international debuts for the USA this …

Kawa Leauma sufrió un accidente después del partido de España ante Holanda. El jugador ha fallecido esta pasada noche en Ámsterdam. Después del partido Leauma se cayó desde un edificio. Fue ingresado con un traumatismo craneoencefálico severo. De origen neozelandesa, el jugador ha fallecido con 32 años. Leauma  era un …

Danny Tusitala will return for a third season with Old Glory DC. The 30-year-old scrumhalf has re-signed with the club for the 2022 Major League Rugby season, returning from New Zealand where he has been playing for the Hawke’s Bay Magpies in the Bunnings NPC. In his two seasons to …

Tiaan Loots has re-signed with the San Diego Legion for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old was a regular starter at inside center after arriving part-way through the 2021 campaign. He lined up for the SaberCats in 2020 but was released by Houston and left without a club …

The 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) will begin on Saturday, March 05 and conclude on Saturday May 28. The competition will be a six team league with the same competitors from the 2021 competition returning. The undefeated Los Jaguares XV will be the Argentine entrant. They are up …

Conrado Roura will play for the Dallas Jackals in 2022. The Argentine N8 was signed for the 2021 season only for Dallas to delay their debut until 2022. The outcome was that Roura played Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for Peñarol. Roura was a stand-out performer for Peñarol in …

Francisco Minervino will continue his career in Italy. The Argentine front-rower has signed for Lyons Rugby in the Italian domestic league, the Top 10. Lyons Rugby will be Minervino’s first foreign team. Minervino makes the move during the 2021-2022 Top 10 season. He does so in the final weeks before …

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 RWC 2031 bid The USA is in an exclusive bid position for Rugby World Cup 2031. World Rugby is …

Kalolo Tuiloma is returning to Major League Rugby with Rugby New York in the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The giant prop will be joined in the big apple by another New Zealander in North Harbour and former Blues squad flyhalf Jack Heighton. Tipping the scales in excess of 300lbs …

The New England Free Jacks have found their replacement for Vili Toluta’u in a young man from New Zealand with similar style and proportion. Mills Sanerivi has made two starts recently in the back row for Taranaki but arrives in Boston as a dynamic ball-carrying hooker option. A former captain …

The year 2021 was a busy one for Americas Rugby. Disruptions meant that it was short of being a normal  year, though there were test matches for nine countries. The Men’s teams from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and the USA all played test matches. The current …

Rugby ATL have re-signed hooker Marko Janse van Rensburg, tighthead prop Wikus Groenewald, and winger Jeremy Misailegalu for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The club has also confirmed the return of scrumhalf Rowan Gouws for the second year of his contract signed in October 2020. Janse van Rensburg and …