An extended squad of 40 players are currently in training with the Samoa ‘A’ squad in preparation for the Americas Pacific Challenge. All but two players have been selected from the Bluesky Super 9, Samoa’s regional high performance domestic competition. Included are eight players with test experience. Former Samoa Sevens …

Eagles center Bryce Campbell was voted in as the scorer of the ‘Try of there Week’. The 23-year-old from Indiana crossed for London Irish in a team score against Nottingham last weekend. The 18-time-capped USA Eagle moved to the English club for the 2018-19 season. He did so after having …

Round four of the Rugby Championship will be played on Saturday. Both matches are to be in Oceania with New Zealand vs South Africa being followed by Australia vs Argentina. The second of these fixtures will see two relatively evenly matched teams playing on the Gold Coast. A week in …

Scott Lawrence will again lead the USA Select XV to the Americas Pacific Challenge next month. A team of 27 players has been selected for matches against the second senior sides of Tonga, Uruguay, and Argentina in Montevideo. Included are 12 players capped at test level, with Olive Kilifi the …

The US Eagles will indeed be playing in Spain on November 10, but it won’t be against the Leones after all. Confirmation has come from the Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) that the two sides will play a neutral-venue test match at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián on the first weekend …

The 2019 Major League Rugby schedule will be released shortly and with confirmation that the upstart league will reach season two, an historic first is taking place at this very second. This officially represents the first off-season in American professional rugby. The realization raises an obvious question – who will …

Romania have added two matches to their November international program. The Oaks will face Kenya on November 3 and the USA on November 17. Both matches will take place in Bucharest. A match against Uruguay on November 24 is already in place, leaving the November 10 weekend as the last …

John Tait has named a 24-strong centralized squad to prepare for the 2018-19 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. The new circuit is comprised of six stops, beginning with a new stop at Glendale’s Infinity Park to start the season on October 20. There are five returnees from the 2016 Olympic Bronze …

A full plate of action over the past week included Argentina’s respectable showing against the world champions. Elsewhere we looked at player in Australia’s NRC, New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup, the French Top 14 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and Championship, the Guinness Pro 14, and we even picked …

Seamus Kelly is to play Major League Rugby (MLR) for New York, the club has confirmed. The native of New York is the latest signing for the club which will debut in MLR next year. Capped 23 times by the USA Eagles, Kelly is an impressing signing for Rugby United …

In light of Canada’s recent struggles at international level a natural conclusion would be that the professional ranks are dwindling outside of the country. While those in ‘Tier 1’ divisions such as the English Premiership and Guinness Pro 14 are certainly hard to come by, there are in fact a …

An unprecedented boost has emerged for a 24 Team Rugby World Cup. Since RWC 1999 the tournament has consisted of 20 teams but this may change for RWC 2023. The Head of Rugby World Cup is Alan Gilpin. He is also the World Rugby COO. Gilpin made it known that …

Canada are not the only team looking towards their sevens program to boost their XV-a-side chances for the upcoming World Cup Repechage tournament. Having already drafted in powerhouse winger Willy Ambaka during the Rugby Africa Gold Cup, Kenya have summoned further reinforcements from their Senior Men’s Sevens side to XVs …

The promotion of Los Cóndores’ historic home match against the Maori All Blacks is doing well. Encouraging ticket sales for Chile vs the Maori All Blacks have seen the centro and medio areas of the Alberto Fouillioux stand officially listed as having sold out. The match will take place on …

Nico Costa scored his first try in the Mitre 10 Cup. The scrum-half was a replacement for Southland who played host to Counties Manukau. In a highly entertaining match Southland were beaten 43-26 by the visitors from New Zealand’s North Island. Costa was a replacement for the home side and …

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 u20, Uruguay u20 Neither Canada nor Uruguay achieved what they would have wanted at the World Rugby u20 Trophy in …

Two rounds into the English Premiership season and Santiago Cordero is in fine form. The Argentine outside back stared for the Exeter Chiefs who downed the Wasps in Coventry on Saturday. Exeter’s 42-31 victory follows their opening round demolition victory over the Leicester Tigers. The combined results see the south-west …

Ramiro Moyano’s try against New Zealand has been named by SANZAAR as the Try of the Week. The Argentine left winger crossed for the opening score of the test match in Nelson, fooling three All Blacks defenders in the process. Moyano got a pass on the halfway line. He was …

Canada finished their World Rugby u20 Trophy campaign on a high after thrashing Romania by 71-14 in Bucharest on Sunday. The result is a welcome one after three frustrating defeats to open the competition, all after holding second half leads. Kevin Vertkas started the scoring, his first of two tries …

Uruguay had no mercy for their final opponent at the World Rugby u20 Trophy on Sunday as they put Hong Kong to the sword by a score of 78-17. The Teritos close their campaign with two wins and two losses to finish 5th overall, somewhat of a disappointment after entering …