The Toronto Arrows have confirmed the signature of eight more players for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Five players return from the spring/fall exhibition campaigns and there are three newcomers – New Zealand imports Sam Malcolm and Spencer Jones, and Canadian international Jamie Mackenzie. Joining the roster that now …

Uruguay have added Agustín Ormeachea to their roster to face Romania. Los Teros will bring to an end their November Internationals and 2018 dates in Bucharest on Saturday. The 27-year-old Ormaechea missed out on Uruguay’s matches against the Cardiff Blues, Ulster, and Fiji to play for his French club. With …

Ireland have sent seven players back to their clubs to recover from various knocks following their historic win over New Zealand in Dublin on Saturday. None will be involved in the final test of the year against the USA at the Aviva Stadium this coming weekend. Missing out will be …

Romania have welcomed back 79 caps of experience for their match against Uruguay on Saturday. Regular captain Mihai Macovei has returned to the squad from club side Colomiers. The addition of the 32-year-old is the only change to the squad that prepared for this past weekend’s test against the USA. …

Psalm Wooching is set to dip his feet into the waters of Major League Rugby. The flanker is currently on tour with the US Eagles who play Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. His next stop will be San Diego, where a spot in the Legion’s back row awaits. Wooching confirmed …

Santiago Cordero continued his outstanding form this past weekend, scoring a try in a winning-effort against the Bristol Bears. The victory sees the Exeter Chiefs remaining unbeaten in the English Premiership season, joining Saracens at the top of the Premiership with 34 points. Cordero’s score saw him receiving the ball …

On Friday Major League Rugby unveiled the new playing kits for all nine teams competing in the 2019 season. Both Toronto and New York show dramatic changes to the strips they wore during their exhibition campaigns earlier this year, while some returning teams have also opted to freshen up their …

Spain have called-up Colombian Mauricio Londoño Guañarita. The winger has been added to the roster to face Samoa this coming Saturday. Los Leones are looking to make amends for their RWC qualifying disqualification. They are straight back to work and are developing a roster for RWC 2023. This past weekend …

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 Canada After months of stress Canada are on the verge of retaining their record of qualifying for every World Cup. The …

England’s used brute force to overcome the Canadian challenge at Doncaster on Sunday, the final score 27-19 in favor of the hosts. While the result didn’t quite go their way, the Canadian staff will be very pleased with the effort having suffered three lopsided defeats to England just a year …

The USA Women’s Eagles ended their overseas tour in a high with a 19-10 over Ireland at Donnybrook on Sunday. After opening their first campaign since the 2017 World Cup with two heavy defeats, the team heads home with two wins in the space of a week after the Selects …

Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings can be updated. Recalculations have been made to take into account matches involving two test sides this weekend. Canada’s vital RWC qualifying victory over Germany sees the North Americans gaining 1.05 rankings points. It sees no rise in placement …

11 months out from their meeting in RWC 2019 France and Argentina faced-off in Lille. The match was tight for the most part before France took over to run out 15 point winners. There was little in the way of second half highlights for Argentina. Instead France played the better …

Chile’s record-breaking home supporters were not enough to achieve a positive result today. Los Cóndores were outmatched as the Tier 3 team was up against a Tier 1 side, comparable in level to that of Fiji. While the result was not desired the occasion was highly successful. It was an …

Canada are closing in on claiming the 20th, and final, spot at RWC 2019. Today’s 29-10 victory over Germany saw the North Americans pushed but ultimately getting the job done. There were some notable performances from Canada with highlights including four tries to one and Ray Barkwill living up to his …

A strong second half saw France fly past Argentina today in Lille. The hosts were too combative for Los Pumas in winning 28-13. Their win came despite Argentina having been just one point behind at half time. Reminiscent of Argentina’s last appearance in Lille, the South Americans started strongly before …

The Sudamérica XV went 2-0 in the November Internationals by completing a big win today over Paraguay. The composite side overpowered Los Yákares 75-22 in Asunción. The Sudamérica XV scored 11 tries with fly half Domingo Miotti converting 10 of them. In a genuine team performance nine different players crossed …

The Māori All Blacks flattened Chile in Santiago, winning a shut-out 73-0. The match concluded the New Zealand team’s historic tour of the Americas by winning 3-0 at the sold out Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo. A hat-trick from Mitch Karpik and doubles from both Bryn Hall and Sam Nock …

The scoreboard at the end read Canada 29, Germany 10, but the game rested on a knife edge until well into the final quarter. Gordon McRorie’s 72nd minute try gave Canada the bonus point and in doing so puts the team just one competition point shy of qualifying for the …

Uruguay were battered and humbled by Fiji today, falling to a 68-7 defeat. The heavy loss saw the Pacific Islanders running in tries with ease, punishing any Uruguayan defensive error or lost ball. Fiji’s men were too big, too fast and too skilled. The combination proved deadly as they ran …