Ross Depperschmidt has signed a contract extension with the NOLA Gold for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old center is the fourth player confirmation in recent days by the club following Giovanni Lapp, Osaiasi Tonga’uiha, and Keanu Andrade. Though he arrived part-way through the 2019 season, Depperschmidt had …

An experienced Cobras roster will compete in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). A longlist of 39 players is presently preparing for the upcoming season. The 2021 SLAR will begin on March 16. The roster contains Brazil’s regular test squad members across all positions. The five most capped …

The opening weekend of the Madrid 7s saw Argentina claiming the men’s title and Russia crowned champions of the women. Both the Men’s and Women’s Eagles would finish in 3rd spot. This weekend will see both divisions comprised of six teams. Chile has arrived to compete in the men’s bracket, …

The 2021 Major League Rugby preseason will begin in earnest next Friday, but fans will get a teaser of what is to come as Rugby ATL offers up an intra-squad battle at Lupo Family Field on Saturday evening. It’s Silver vs Black as 37 players take part with starting spots …

The Premier 15s returns in full force on Saturday with all 10 teams slated for action. North American internationals will feature in four of the five games. Saracens will take on Wasps in the featured streaming match of the weekend. There are three Canadians named in the Saracens lineup. Sophie …

The Seattle Seawolves have announced the signing of midfielder Kieran Joyce for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from Birmingham Moseley in England’s National One. Joyce, 24, is English-born but Irish-qualified and spent three seasons with Guinness Pro Championship side Connacht. There he was most often sighted with …

The LA Giltinis have confirmed that they will play their Major League Rugby home games at Memorial Coliseum. That in itself is not a surprise, with the team announcing their intention to play at the iconic venue in their introductory press release. What does come as news is the length …

The RWC 2023 match schedule is favorable for some and unfavorable for others. The organizers have provided a more even spread of fixtures than in prior RWCs; however, there are teams with friendlier match schedules than others. In the case of the Americas there are four places to consider. They …

Juan Ignacio Brex will start in the Italian mid-field vs Ireland. The Argentine has been named at outside center for Italy in their round three Six Nations fixture in Rome. The match will be Brex’s third start for Italy. He started in both prior matches. The first was his test …

The match schedule for RWC 2023 was announced this morning (Americas time) in Paris. It confirmed the dates and venues of the pool matches. The Americas will be represented by Argentina, Americas 1, Americas 2 and, potentially the Repechage Winner. For the time being Argentina is the one confirmed participant …

The NOLA Gold have signed versatile back Keanu Andrade for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from the Cal Golden Bears, having been acquired from Rugby ATL in exchange for Ryan Rees following the recent supplementary draft. Andrade arrives with a reputation for being a dynamic attacking player …

Old Glory DC have confirmed three more names for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Versatile front rower Dante Lopresti returns for a second MLR campaign while there are two newcomers in tighthead prop Jack Carroll and flyhalf Owen Sheehy. All three played high school rugby at Gonzaga College. Lopresti …

Houston will play host to a preseason double-header at AVEVA Stadium on Saturday, March 6. The first match will feature Texan neighbors Austin against NOLA at 4pm local, with the Gold splitting their squad and taking the pitch again at 7pm against the SaberCats. While the Texas Cup won’t be …

The Seattle Seawolves have confirmed the addition of four players to their extended roster for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Most notable is returning flyhalf Scott Dean, who is joined by props Alfred ‘Freddy’ Tafuna and Henry Hall, and lock Conor McGill. Dean, 25, has played seven games for …

The LA Giltinis have confirmed the signing of Wallabies centurion Adam Ashley-Cooper for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Originally due to join Austin during the 2020 season, the 36-year-old outside center or wing has been linked with the expansion side for several months. Ashley-Cooper’s 121 test caps are third …

Osaiasi Tonga’uiha has signed on with the NOLA Gold for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old followed older brother Moni to the club in 2020 when he was part of the extended roster, appearing in the preseason game against Rugby ATL. Originally from Oakland, California, Tonga’uiha also followed …

This past weekend saw several Argentines putting up their hand in Europe while fans were also treated to the return of international sevens. Again it was Argentina who impressed in Madrid, though both the USA men’s and women’s sides finished in third place with a few standouts. Nia Toliver was …

Santiago, Valparaíso and Montevideo will host the 2021 Superliga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The announcement confirms that the competition will see matches played in two Chilean venues and one Uruguayan venue. The Chilean venues will be the Estadio Municipal de La Pintana in Santiago and the Estadio Elías Figueroa in …

Laureus have shortlisted Argentina for the 2021 World Team of the Year. The nomination marks the first time ever that Los Pumas have been nominated for the award. The nomination follows Los Pumas’ historic victory over New Zealand in 2020. The 25-15 triumph was Argentina’s first win over the All Blacks. …

Jasa Veremalua has re-signed with the San Diego Legion for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The former Fiji Sevens star had initially been out of contract but will now play a third season for the club, which will temporarily move its operations to Las Vegas. Since arriving from the …