Benetton were 18-14 winners over Connacht on Saturday in Treviso, Italy. The win came late with a try in the right corner. Earlier on in the match, Ignacio Mendy scored for Benetton, also doing so in the right corner. Benetton are currently in 5th position in the United Rugby Championship …

Julián Montoya led the Leicester Tigers to victory on Friday. The Pumas hooker and captain scored one of three tries for Leicester. The Tigers were 19-13 winners over the Newcastle Falcons. Eduardo Bello featured for the northern England side. The outcome is that the Leicester Tigers have 39 competition points. …

Houston were pushed to the brink but ultimately kept their unbeaten record intact with a 30-27 win over Dallas on Friday night. The Jackals entered as considerable underdogs but held the lead at halftime. It took a last-minute penalty goal from Davy Coetzer to save the win for the SaberCats. …

It’s an all-Eastern clash in Charlotte on Saturday evening when Anthem hosts Old Glory at American Legion Memorial Stadium. Carolina are searching for their first ever franchise win while DC have refreshed their lineup in response to a disappointing home loss to San Diego. CURRENT STANDINGS 0-4-0 (L4) East 6th …

Two teams looking to rebound from a loss will collide at SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Hounds were outplayed in their home opener against New England last weekend, while the Seawolves suffered their first defeat of the 2024 campaign at home against the SaberCats. CURRENT STANDINGS 1-2-1 (L1) East …

The Women’s Eagles open their 2024 calendar season with a neutral-venue clash against South Africa in London on Saturday. It’s the USA’s first test since the conclusion of the WXV in the fall, and the first with Sione Fukofuka as Head Coach. The USA enter the match ranked 9th in …

It’s the first Texas derby of the 2024 Major League Rugby season on Friday night as the Jackals play host to the league-leading Houston SaberCats. Dallas are looking to redeem their disappointing home defeat to NOLA last weekend, but will have to contend with a team they have never beaten. …

Dates and match venues for the inaugural u20 Rugby Championship have been confirmed. The 2024 u20 Rugby Championship will be played in May 2024 on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. The competition will feature the best u20 players from Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa. Located in Bokarina, the …

Argentina is to build a national High Performance Rugby Center. The Centro Nacional de Rugby (CNR)  is a project that has been on the table in recent decades. Now it is official and will be opened in late 2026. The main purpose of the CNR is to centralize all the …

Player recruitment and re-signings continue. Recent instances in Europe have seen player movement involving Uruguay and US test players as well as Argentine players both capped and uncapped. Zebre Parma have secured Gonzalo García for an additional two years. Zebre Parma announced that García will remain at the United Rugby …

Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the tops and the flops involving the Americas during the course of the past seven days. UP Brazil to face fellow World Cup Hopefuls Hong Kong and Belgium in July Brazil, Hong Kong and Belgium are …

Germán Kessler has made a late season transfer. The Uruguayan hooker remains in the Pro D2 with Montauban now being his club. Montauban have recruited Kessler as a medical joker from Charente Angoulême XV. Kessler joined Charente Angoulême XV in October from another French second division side, Provence. It marked …

The Americans Raptors have back-to-back wins in Super Rugby Americas. The victims have been Os Cobras and now Yacare who lost 35-33 on Sunday. Infinity Park has given the Raptors an unbeaten home venue thus far in 2024. It was supposed to be a walk-in for Yacare; a gift four …

RFC Los Angeles scored their first victory since relocating from Atlanta on Sunday, defeating the Utah Warriors 36-32 in a windy clash in Carson. The home side were a step ahead of their guests for most of the match, with the visitors scoring twice late in the game to salvage …

A man-of-the-match performance from Jayson Potroz inspired the Free Jacks to a 22-17 win on the road against the Hounds on Sunday afternoon. The 2023 Major League Rugby Player of the Year scored 15 points and also contributed heavily on defense to guide New England past their frustrated hosts. Chicago …

Saracens easily won the London derby on Saturday. It was not a classic encounter; rather, it was a slaughter with Saracens downing the Harlequins 52-7. The win sees Saracens moving to second position in the English Premiership. Two Pumas scored for Saracens. Center Lucio Cinti went over early on in …

NOLA scored five tries in the first half to defeat Dallas 35-22 in Arlington on Saturday night. The Gold scored four of those tries with only 14 men on the pitch following an early red card, with their halftime lead proving insurmountable for the disappointed Jackals. Two forays by the …

Los Dogos perfect record in Super Rugby Americas 2024 is no more. Selknam scored well beyond the regulation time of 80 minutes for a 23-23 draw. However, this was not a match that Selknam were fortunate to snatch away with a draw; rather, the Chilean side was the better team …

The Miami Sharks recorded their first ever franchise victory as they breezed past Anthem Carolina by a final score of 50-21 on Saturday night. Defense let the visitors down as they conceded five tries in the first half, with the home side dominating the scrum and consistently breaching the gainline. …

Two teams currently occupying the bottom end of the Western Conference will look for better results in Carson on Sunday. Los Angeles are yet to record their first win since relocating from ATL, falling one-point short in San Diego last week. Utah were well-beaten by Seattle at home but are …