As reported by Americas Rugby news last week Enrique Pieretto will not be playing Super Rugby for Los Jaguares in 2020. The tight head prop is the fifth Jaguar from 2019 to be confirmed as playing elsewhere during the 2020 season. For Pieretto his new club is the Exeter Chiefs. …

Argentina are to open their November 2020 Internationals against Scotland. The match will be at the home of Scottish rugby, Murrayfield in Edinburgh on the weekend of November 06. It is the second of Argentina’s 2020 November International matches to be confirmed. It follows the scheduling of England vs Argentina …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Uruguay Despite RWC 2019 having only recently finished there is no rest time for Uruguay. The strategic plan is underway with …

Old Glory DC have signed two props for their inaugural season in Major League Rugby. Max Lum joins the team from the Glendale (now Colorado) Raptors, and Will Vakalahi has extended his stay after playing with DC in their spring exhibition campaign. A product of Wheeling Jesuit, 25-year-old Lum played …

The Americas Rankings for November 17 2019 take into account Saturday’s test match between Chile and Portugal. The match brought to a conclusion Portugal’s two match tour of South America. In game one Portugal fell to a narrow defeat against Brazil. The outcome of that match brought with it a …

Spain have been named hosts of the World Rugby u20 Trophy for 2020. The second-tier age-grade competition will take place in Villajoyosa between September 14 and 27, with regional qualifying tournaments taking place throughout the year to determine final participants. Brazil were hosts in 2019, an event that saw Japan …

Mike Petri will return for a second season of Major League Rugby. The former US Eagles scrumhalf headlines a second group of returning players confirmed by Rugby United New York. Also named are prop James Rochford, second row Trevor Cassidy, and outside backs Mike St. Claire and Connor Wallace-Sims. Petri …

Santiago Fernández was the hero as Hindú were crowed Argentine champions on Saturday. The former Puma scored all 18 points for the Buenos Aires club who won the Nacional de Clubes Final at home in Don Torcuato against Rosario’s Jockey. The national title was Hindú’s 10th in history. The pre-match …

Old Christians Club defeated Montevideo rivals Old Boys 43-13 today to be crowned the 2019 Uruguayan champions. The final was a match packed with Uruguayan test players and was the ending of an era as attention turns to professionalism beginning in 2020. Old Christians Club led the match throughout. Yet …

In what was a thrilling encounter Portugal downed Chile 23-18 this afternoon in Santiago. Both teams scored two tries each though Portugal would come out winners by scoring an intercept try to go ahead five minutes from full-time. Los Cóndores opened the match strongly with a penalty scored by Santiago …

The Utah Warriors have added a pair of World Cup attendees to their roster for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Samoa scrumhalf Dwayne Polataivao and Fiji hooker Veremalua Vugakoto join the Salt Lake City franchise, the latest to sign on under new coach Chris Latham. Polataivao stepped into the …

The USA has called up fullback Tess Feury for the upcoming Can-Am Series against Canada. She replaces Bulou Mataitoga on the Women’s Eagles roster, the latter forced to pull out due to injury. Feury made her test debut against England in 2016 and has also appeared on the World Sevens …

Fiji defeated the Barbarians 33-31 in an exciting spectacle at Twickenham on Saturday to claim the Killik Cup. The match featured two Americas players – Enrique Pieretto and Tyler Ardron – and four players who will join Major League Rugby for the upcoming season. The first try was scored in …

Chile will host Portugal in San Carlos de Apoquindo on Saturday, the second and final test of the Lobos’ South American tour. It’s a match that has been forced to move and reschedule due to the civil unrest in the country, but thankfully the game will go ahead as planned. …

Enrique Pieretto is leaving Argentina to join the Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership. The 24-year-old tighthead prop was part of the Pumas squad in Japan but made only one appearance off the bench. His growing frustration with the Jaguares as well sees him departing the Super Rugby franchise. Pieretto …

The Colorado Raptors have signed former All Black winger Rene Ranger. The Major League Rugby side announced the recruitment of the 33-year-old for the upcoming 2020 season. The signing of Ranger is the second high profile international signing following the recent arrival of Wallaby Digby Ioane. Like Ioane, Ranger has had …

US Eagles star Cam Dolan has pledged his long-term future to the NOLA Gold. With a year to run on his existing contract, the 29-year-old has extended his deal for another two taking him through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Dolan started 10 games at the back of the …

Another starter from Seattle’s title-defending team has been signed up for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. South African hooker Stephan Coetzee will continue with the Seawolves after making a considerable impact in his first season with the team. Coetzee was an ever-present in the lineup after signing on from …

Fans will be treated to a free-flowing spectacle of rugby at Twickenham on Saturday as the Barbarians take on Fiji in the Killik Cup. It’s the third time the two sides have gone head-to-head in recent years, previously colliding in 2013 and 2016. The match features several interesting story lines. …

The Colorado Raptors have announced the signing of New Zealand u20 international Sam Slade for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He joins fellow arrivals Mike Curry and Michael Stewart as a utility forward able to cover both lock or loose forward. Slade was part of the ‘Baby Blacks’ side …