US Eagles World Cup flanker Tony Lamborn has signed a Super Rugby contract with the Blues. The 28-year-old is one of eight loose forwards named in the 40-man squad confirmed by the Auckland-based franchise for the 2020 campaign. It’s the third Super Rugby team that Lamborn has been attached to. …

The New England Free Jacks have added experienced midfielder Sam Beard to their roster for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. A native of Timaru, New Zealand, the 29-year-old arrives from Wales where he has been playing for both Cardiff RFC and the Cardiff Blues ‘A’ side in recent weeks. …

After nearly three years in the rugby wilderness, Valdemar Lee-Lo has signed on with the Houston SaberCats for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The powerful prop has overcome persistent knee injuries to return to the professional ranks having seen limited duty with the Seattle Saracens in the BC Premier …

Los Jaguares are to play host to Georgia in January. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise is to begin their 2020 year with a match against the Lelos in Mar del Plata. The pre-season match has been confirmed by Guillermo Volponi on 0223 Radio and will be played at the estadio …

Benjamín Soto is to retire from international duty. He is to do so after Saturday’s test match in which Chile play host to Portugal in Santiago. Ironically in bringing an end to his international career Soto will complete the full-circle as his test debut was also against Portugal. The former …

With the start of preseason just a couple weeks away for most Major League Rugby sides, we take a team-by-team look at the personnel and operations status of each side. First up will be Rugby ATL, an entirely new team who will enter 2020 as a bit of a mystery. …

An Argentine and a Canadian will start for the Barbarians vs Fiji on Saturday. Pumas prop Enrique Pieretto and Canadian captain Tyler Ardron are to be a part of a star-studded team who will have the honor of playing together as the Barbarians against the Flying Fijians. Pieretto is one …

The Utah Warriors now have three props signed up for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. South African loosehead Franco van den Berg joins tighthead Angus MacLellan as returnees from 2019, with new addition Kalolo Tuiloma adding his massive bulk to the right side of the scrum. van den Berg, …

The Seattle Seawolves have secured the signature of second row Jérémy Lenaerts for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. It’s a third consecutive campaign at Starfire Stadium for the 27-year-old Belgian age grade international, who joins returning Brad Tucker and newcomer FP Pelser in Seattle’s engine room. Lenaerts has been …

USA international Tevita Tameilau has been granted an early release from his Glasgow Warriors contract to join the San Diego Legion for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old back row is the 9th new arrival ready to bolster the 2019 finalists. This will be Tameilau’s second MLR side. …

Old Glory DC have announced the signing of 24-year-old flyhalf Jason Robertson for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The Mt. Maunganui native joins the team after playing for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup. A New Zealand Universities representative while playing at Waikato, Robertson …

Uruguay have secured the coaching services of Esteban Meneses through to RWC 2023. The Head Coach of Los Teros has agreed to terms to remain in charge of the team for the duration of the new RWC cycle. Despite RWC 2019 having only recently finished there is no rest time …

Brive came back from a 22-9 halftime deficit to make things interesting at Castres on Saturday, falling just short 28-26 but coming away with a losing bonus point on the road. After a terrible first half, it was Axel Müller’s try mid-way through the second stanza that sparked the revival. …

Santiago Cordero was left out of Argentina’s World Cup squad but continues to make a strong impression in the Top 14. After scoring 10 tries in the Premiership with Exeter Chiefs last season, he has now scored three in six games for his new club Bordeaux Bègles. His latest effort …

Three Pumas have been named in the Barbarians roster for upcoming international duty. The Barbarians are to play three November Internationals, doing so against Fiji, Brazil, and Wales. The matches will be played on November 16, 20, and 30 in London, São Paulo, and Cardiff. The three Pumas included are …

Angus MacLellan will stay in Utah for a third Major League Rugby campaign. The US Eagles prop signed a new deal to remain with the Warriors for the 2020 season, the first officially confirmed returning player from 2019 with four newcomers announced to date. Originally from Michigan, MacLellan first broke …

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 Brazil Men With a 26-24 win over Portugal Brazil are up to 25th in the world rankings. It furthers the progress …

Following the completion of international competition for the week the Americas Rankings have been recalculated. The November 10 2019 edition of the Americas Rankings see a gain for Brazil. Os Tupis played host to Portugal in São Paulo on Saturday. The home side’s 26-24 victory saw Brazil obtaining a 1.049 …

Old Glory DC have added Major League Rugby experience to their front row for the 2020 season in the form of Houston SaberCats prop Jake Turnbull. The 26-year old loosehead specialist heads to his third professional side, having played for the Denver Stampede during PRO Rugby’s brief run in 2016. …

Brazil’s women were crowned champions of the 2019 Valentín Martínez in Montevideo. In doing so they furthered their long-standing supremacy in Sudamérica Women’s competition by winning the South American women’s title for the 17th time. The title came by completing a 19-10 win over Argentina in the final. Coming in …