Argentina’s governing body, the UAR, has determined that scrums are to be able to push freely in top division competitions. The change sees a reverse to the policy which restricted using to 1.5 meters, a move aimed at preventing serious injury. With players having suffered catastrophic injuries the former measures …

Before Los Pumas have played a match in 2019 vital information has been confirmed pertaining to the make-up of the player roster. On ESPN Argentina Mario Ledesma explained positions and named players. These observations have been used to update the projected playing roster for Argentina at RWC 2019. The official …

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 u20 History was made on Saturday with Uruguay winning the South American u20 Championship. They did so by defeating Argentina …

The top five teams on the World Rugby rankings will head to San Diego in June to participate in the Women’s Rugby Super Series. It’s a revival of a competition that last took place in 2016 but did not return following the 2017 World Cup. A round-robin format will see …

Jamie Cudmore has filed an official complaint in the French courts against former club ASM Clermont Auvergne. In January, a court-appointed neurologist decided that Clermont were at fault for returning the former Canadian international to the field in the 2015 Champions Cup final after he had suffered a head injury. …

A four-try second half propelled Ulster ‘A’ to a 43-15 win over the New England Free Jacks at Union Point Sports Complex on Sunday evening. The match closed out the first half of the Cara Cup Series that saw Connacht send a development side to Boston earlier in the week, …

The five game unbeaten streak is over for the Glendale Raptors, as they crashed to a 31-19 defeat at the hands of Rugby United New York at MCU Park on Sunday. RUNY’s forwards dominated the first half and Glendale never recovered, with a slew of unforced errors leaving the 2018 …

The Americas Rankings – March 24 2019 have been calculated to take into account the result of Martinique vs Curaçao. It was the one, and only, match involving test sides from the Americas over the past week. Martinique enjoyed a dominant performance on Saturday, downing Curaçao 39-0. It sees the …

The first block of the Cara Cup Series will conclude on Sunday evening when the New England Free Jacks host Ulster ‘A’ at Union Point Sports Complex. Both sides tasted defeat against Connacht, with the Free Jacks overwhelmed last Saturday and Ulster finding a similar fate on Wednesday evening. Injuries …

Uruguay are the 2019 u20s champions of South America. In a spectacular performance Los Teritos claims a historic 38-32 win over Argentina in the 2019 South American u20s final. The hosts added to their win over Chile earlier in the week to write history by defeating the previously untouchable Pumitas. …

Two top-four teams will go head-to-head at Brooklyn’s MCU Park on Sunday. Rugby United New York have won five of six and three in a row, but their next challenge are the 2018 runner-up Glendale Raptors who are unbeaten in five matches after losing their first two of the season. …

Chile overpower Brazil in the South American u20s this evening, winning 39-10. The result sees the Chileans finishing in third place in the competition with Brazil claiming fourth place and, with it, the wooden spoon. Both Chile and Brazil were beaten in their respective prior matches of the competition. Chile …

A last-minute try from Michael Baska pulled the NOLA Gold from the jaws of defeat as they escaped with a 35-31 win over a defiant Austin Elite side at Gold Stadium on Saturday. The two teams went toe-to-toe throughout, scoring five tries apiece in an exciting exhibition of free-flowing rugby. …

Martinique went 2-0 in the Rugby Americas North South Cup today with a dominant win over Curaçao. The 39-0 shutout comes one week after Martinique defeated Barbados in the opening fixture of the competition. Like the opening round match against Barbados, today’s fixture was also played at the Stade Armand Ribier …

Old Glory have dipped into the rugby league market with the signing of USA Hawks international Ryan Burroughs. The former Toronto Wolfpack regular joins Major League Rugby’s DC expansion franchise ahead of their inaugural spring campaign that will see them take the field as early as May. An American football …

Noah Barker is set to make his Major League Rugby debut for the Glendale Raptors on Sunday. The Canadian prop agreed to the move in December but only recently returned from international duty in the Americas Rugby Championship. He will provide a much-needed boost for the struggling Raptors scrum against …

French club Bayonne have signed Puma Mariano Galarza from Bayonne. The 32-year-old Argentine second-rower will join the Basque club on a two year deal beginning next season. The move sees Galarza securing his playing future in Europe until 2021. He first played in Europe in 2010 for Leinster in the …

A match between the British & Irish Lions and Argentina is being considered for 2021. According to the Telegraph such a match is being considered as a send-off match for the British and Irish side before their tour to South Africa. In addition to Argentina a match is also being …

It’s getting down to crunch time in the RFU Championship and London Irish continue to push for an immediate return to the Premiership. With just five matches to play in the season they have an eight-point lead over Ealing and host Doncaster on Saturday. Nick Civetta will start in the …

It’s back to the bayou for the NOLA Gold as they look to continue their march towards title contention against Austin Elite on Saturday afternoon. Currently one point clear at the top of the table, a bonus point win would put them out of reach of the rest for at …