Cindy Nelles is set to play against the defending World Cup champions later this month. The Canadian international has been given the rare honor of being selected to the New Zealand Barbarians squad that will play two matches against the Black Ferns as part of their preparations for RWC 2021. …

Colombia has formalized professional rugby. The South American country’s first professional rugby team will be Los Cafeteros PRO. The team will enter the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) in 2021. Los Cafeteros PRO will be the sixth team in SLAR. They join existing teams from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and …

Emiliano Boffelli will not play for Argentina on Saturday. The outside back was unable to train on Monday and did not recover in time for Tuesday (Australian time). As a result he will not play in the Tri Nations debut against New Zealand. Losing Boffelli is a blow. He is …

The inaugural World Tens Series event is now behind us and despite a number of speed bumps along the way, it can only be described as a success. Perhaps a pleasant surprise was the standard of play. Some lesser-known talents showed up well and most of the high profile players …

The New England Free Jacks have confirmed the return of Japan international Kensuke Hatakeyama for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He fulfills the second of a two-year contract announced in November of last year. Hatakeyama managed just two games during the MLR campaign. The 78-test veteran started the season …

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 Uruguay Los Teros bounced back to defeat Spain on Friday. The 19-10 win leaved the series 1-1 and ends …

Our last update was on October 4 so now is a good time to get caught up on everything that has happened over the past month or so. Perhaps the most notable from a league standpoint is the creation of several academy and development programs that will see franchises widening …

For just the second time in 2020 the Americas Rankings have been updated. Changes have been made following the completion of international activities this weekend. There were two matches involving the Americas, one of which was capped. Uruguay were home winners of Spain on Friday. The 19-10 result sees Uruguay …

The inaugural World Tens Series event reached its conclusion in Bermuda on Saturday. Seven teams took to the field with a team from South Africa – SX10 – ultimately crowned champions. Played over three weeks, the tournament overcame numerous obstacles to ultimately be deemed a success. Saturday’s action included some …

Los Pumas finalized their warm-up this morning. They did so against the Australia XV the Sydney. The match was the second of two matches between the sides. The games were very different. Game one was a tight contest, but game two was far more open in terms of style and …

Uruguay played for the final time in 2020. Los Teros did so against Spain in Montevideo on Friday. The match was the second of a two match series. Spain won game one, making game two a must-win for the home side. Both teams were below full-strength, but as are eyeing …

A second half rally from SX10 saw them defeat the Ohio Aviators 21-14 in the Grand Final of the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda on Saturday. The knock-out rounds brought the three-week tournament to an exciting conclusion in front of a limited but appreciative local crowd who were …

Argentina enjoyed a dominant victory over an Australia XV at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney on Saturday. The game was played over three 30-minute periods with the final score reading 57-24, the South Americans outscoring their hosts nine tries to four. Santiago Carreras opened the scoring at the end of a …

Old Glory DC have announced the signing of Glasgow Warriors flanker Callum Gibbins on a player-coach deal for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 32-year-old New Zealand native arrives having co-captained the Warriors for the past two Guinness Pro 14 seasons. Gibbins will arrive stateside with vast professional experience. …

Uruguay survived a tense second half to come away with a 19-10 victory over Spain in Montevideo on Friday evening. While the victory makes up for the defeat in the first test, the Leones claim the series on points differential by an aggregate score of 42-39. Federico Favaro scored all …

North American players will feature in four of five games as the Premier 15s returns to a full slate of action on Saturday. English semi-professional women’s division was on a brief hiatus due to the completion of the Six Nations Championship. The featured match of the weekend will see two …

The schedule for Finals Day at the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda is now set. All seven teams will be in action to start the knock-out portion of the tournament on Saturday. Advancing directly to the Semi Final stage are the London Royals, who finished as the top …

Juan Figallo has retired from rugby. The 32-year-old retired from Los Pumas after RWC 2019. Injury complications have now seen him calling it a day. He retirement comes following the advise of medical specialists. Figallo played in three RWCs for Argentina. He played in ten Rugby World Cup matches and …

Santiago Arata will make his first start for Castres on Saturday. The ace Uruguayan sacrum-half will start against Toulouse. He has been named in the halves together with Argentine Benjamín Urdapilleta. Both players featured at RWC 2019. Arata and Urdapilleta will be joined by two others from the Americas. Canadian …

Tony Lamborn had a match to remember today. The USA Eagles flanker took Southland to a win over league leaders Otago. Southland were 32-15 winners in Invercargill. Lamborn not only captained the Southland Stags, he also scored the opening try of the match. The win keeps Southland’s Semi Final hopes …