New Zealand Head Coach Steve Hansen has named a 39-man roster for the Rugby Championship. All players play their rugby in New Zealand for Super Rugby franchises. Included are uncapped players – Asafo Aumua, Braydon Ennor, Josh Ioane, Luke Jacobson, Atu Moli, and Sevu Reece. The inclusion of Reece comes despite his …

There is arguably no country that interests World Rugby more than that of the USA. Terminology such as the speeding giant is commonly used to categorize and glorify the Eagles. Unlike prior World Cup tournaments, RWC 2019 will see the USA having a team of professional players. This revolution has …

It was a difficult opening for the Eagles on Friday, as they fell in convincing fashion to England in the opening round of the Women’s Rugby Super Series. They could not have asked for a more challenging task in their second match as the hosts are asked to front up …

Round 2 of the Women’s Rugby Super Series takes place on Tuesday with the first of two matches between Canada and France. It was in the Super Series three years ago when they last met, a 29-10 win for the Canadians in Utah. In fact the French have lost three …

Less than a week after departing Stade Français Sergio Parisse has been signed by rivals Toulon. The Argentine-Italian will join the Mediterranean club following RWC 2019 in Japan on a one-year contract, Toulon has confirmed. Aged 35, Parisse is regarded as the greatest Italian player of his generation. He is …

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 Jaguares All the talk over the weekend was about Los Jaguares, and rightfully so. The Argentine team hammered the Brumbies to …

Brazil have been crowned the South American U18 Champions. As Yaras went unbeaten this weekend in Santiago, Chile in both the round matches and the knock-out matches. The South American U18s this year featured four countries – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and hosts Chile. All countries faced each other once with …

Argentina have qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Los Pumas 7’s booked their place today by winning the South American men’s Olympic qualifying tournament in Santiago, Chile. Today marked the second, and final, day of the Olympic qualifiers. To read about events from day one click here. …

A roster of 28 Jaguares will travel to Christchurch for the Super Rugby Final. The top two sides from the regular season will contest the 2019 Final on Saturday with the Argentine side making their first appearance on the biggest stage of Southern Hemisphere professional rugby. Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada …

Argentina, and Brazil went unbeaten on day one of the Tokyo 2020 qualifiers. Played on Saturday at Old Boys in Santiago, Chile Los Pumas 7’s and Os Tupis 7’s both won all three of their respective pool matches and a re one played going into day two. With a spot …

New Zealand overcame a tough Canadian challenge to win 35-20 in the second game of the Women’s Rugby Super Series on Friday. As a result Canada drops one place in the World Rugby Rankings, but they will have an immediate chance to reverse the change in their next match against …

An experienced England side were too much for their young USA opponents, claiming a dominant 38-5 win over the Eagles on Friday afternoon in the opening match of the Women’s Rugby Super Series. Below report courtesy of England Rugby, more to be added later: The Red Roses secured a bonus-point …

Los Jaguares made history on Friday evening, downing the Brumbies to qualify for the Super Rugby Final. The deciding match of there 2019 Super Rugby season will be next weekend with Los Jaguares facing either the Crusaders or the Hurricanes. The two aforementioned New Zealand franchises will meet today in …

On Friday evening Los Jaguares made history. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise booked its place in the 2019 Final. The Gonzalo Quesada team did so in front of a record attendance for a non-international in Argentina of 31,000. Getting to the final was also record breaking, and for Argentina it …

Los Jaguares will play in the 2019 Super Rugby Final. The Argentine franchise booked their place against the winner of the Crusaders vs Hurricanes as they powered past the Brumbies this evening. The 39-7 win was a dominant display with the Australian side unable to match Los Jaguares’ intensity. Cheered …

Marcelo Torrealba has been included in Chile’s 7’s roster for this weekend’s Olympic Qualifying competition in Santiago, Chile. The Club Old Grangonian will be the setting for the competition which is to take place on Saturday, and Sunday. On the line is a place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. …

Colombia is to host the 2019 Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) in August. This year’s edition is to be the second, and follows the inaugural competition in 2018 which was also played in Colombia. Three of the four participants from the 2018 ARCh are back in 2019. The one change sees …

Stade Français have released a brief statement communicating the departure of long-time club captain Sergio Parisse. The Italian international, a native of Argentina, has been with the club since 2005 after joining from Benetton Treviso, playing more than 200 games in the Top 14 alone. Parisse had another year on …

The Toronto Arrows have sent 20 players to New York for a match against the Collegiate All-Americans East on Saturday. Among them are five senior Arrows squad members who are looking to find increased playing time in the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Canadian international winger Kainoa Lloyd is the …

Jamaica have confirmed their 12-man roster for the upcoming Rugby Americas North Olympic Qualifier tournament in George Town. The two-day tournament kicks off on Saturday, July 6, with the winner handed a direct spot at Tokyo 2020. Nine of the group that competed at the HSBC Core Qualifier event in …