Argentina’s Men’s rugby 7’s team, Los Pumas 7’s is ready for upcoming international competition. The 2021 Tokyo Bronze Medalists start the new season with a 14-man roster. They will compete in the first leg of the world circuit in Dubai on November 26-27 and the second on December 03-04. The …

Uruguay will be close to full-strength for their final match of 2021. Los Teros take-on Italy to conclude what has been a busy, and highly successful, year. The South Americans face Italy in a much-awaited test match. They do so with senior players Mateo Sanguinetti, Manuel Leindekar, Germán Kessler, and …

Rugby United New York center Will Leonard has been traded to Rugby ATL. Neither team has announced the other side of the deal, though New York have confirmed that the deal is separate from that which sent Evan Mintern from the Big Apple to The Snake Pit last month. Leonard …

USA international Christian Dyer has signed on with the Houston SaberCats for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old outside back is the third current Eagles Sevens team member now committed to AVEVA Stadium following Danny Barrett and Matai Leuta. Dyer was selected by Rugby United New York in …

Rugby ATL have traded Adriaan Carelse to the Dallas Jackals in exchange for salary cap considerations. The 26-year-old South African made the move to Major League Rugby from the Cheetahs earlier this year. Carelse made an immediate impression for the Ratlers with his dynamic attacking ability. He played 10 games …

South American rugby coaches made history in 2021. First, Esteban Meneses coached Uruguay to Americas 1. The Argentine made history as a North American country was unable to qualify for a Rugby World Cup as Americas 1 for the first time. Second, Chile are closer than ever to participating in …

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 Golden Brazil seal spot in 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup Brazil won the 2021 South American Sevens. The tournament …

The inaugural Coastal Cup season came to an end on Saturday afternoon with the Vancouver Wave claiming the title with a 26-17 win over the Pacific Pride to finish the season unbeaten. Though the competition was a round-robin format, the two sides occupied first and second place on the table …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The Americas were represented by Argentina …

Italy ‘A’ were 31-13 winners over Uruguay today. The non-capped international was the first of two occasions wherein Uruguay take-on Italy prior to their RWC 2023 meeting. Uruguay rotated heavily for the match today and the home side put on a strong performance to complete a convincing victory. Italy ‘A’ …

England underlined their spot at the top of the world rankings with a dominant 51-12 win over Canada at The Stoop on Sunday. The home side recorded seven tries in all, with the Canadians falling off the pace and conceding 31 unanswered points in the second half. It was a …

Brazil and Zimbabwe met for the first time earlier today. The South America vs Africa clash was the opening game of the Stellenbosch Challenge. The South African city is hosting the tournament which also includes Kenya and Namibia. Brazil had a poor start to the match; indeed, the South American …

Brazil and Colombia will play at the 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup. The two South American countries earned the right to compete at the tournament in Cape Town, South Africa by finishing first and second in the 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens in Montevideo, Uruguay. Brazil were tournament champions; an outcome …

Dallas have added another front rower to their ranks with the addition of hooker Todd Gleave for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old joins the Jackals directly from the English Premiership after securing an early release from his Gloucester contract. Gleave developed in the Bath academy system but …

The New England Free Jacks have signed midfielder Le Roux Malan on a three-year deal through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. Born in Windhoek, Namibia, the 22-year-old grew up in South Africa and was identified as a standout with the University of Cape Town in the Varsity Cup. In …

Canada’s Senior Men’s team defeated Belgium 24-0 at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Brussels on Saturday. The victory came despite a red card to flanker Michael Smith which forced the Canadians to play shorthanded for over an hour. An early line breach resulted in a try for Canada. Ben LeSage took …

Argentina regained momentum today. The South Americans were big winners over Italy at the Stadio Monigo in Treviso. The 37-16 win was the first since July and put to an end what was a seven match losing-streak. The five tries to one victory was Argentina’s largest over Italy since 2002. …

Canada will play their first of two overseas tests in London on Sunday as they renew a friendly rivalry against England. The two sides have met nine times since colliding at the 2014 World Cup Final in Paris. England were the better side on that day and have only lost …

Ireland celebrated their first ever match at the RDS Arena in Dublin with a 20-10 win over the Women’s Eagles on Friday. Individual errors were largely to blame for the USA, who squandered several chances to score though a controversial moment in the second half will also be a point …

A non-capped international on Sunday sees Uruguay playing on the road against Italy ‘A.’ The meeting is the first of two matches between Los Teros and an Italian side this month. The second is next weekend’s test match in Parma. With Italy and Uruguay in the same pool of RWC …