Mike Friday has named his 12-man squad to represent the USA at this weekend’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. The roster is largely as expected with seven members of the 2016 Rio Olympic team included and three who were part of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England. …

The BC Bears have named a strong 23-man roster for their opening match of the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship against the Prairie Wolf Pack at Calgary Rugby Park on Friday, July 27. It’s a side that shows dramatic changes from the team that lifted the MacTier Cup last year, but …

The Ontario Arrows are one step closer to confirming their spot in the 2019 Major League Rugby season. An official release on Monday announced that the organization has secured exclusive rights to the Toronto-based franchise. Subject to the negotiation of “key terms and conditions of entry”, the team intends to …

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 Mexico U19’s Mexico’s Men’s U19’s were crowned Rugby Americas North U19’s champions for 2018. They defeated all comers, including the now …

Los Jaguares have lost prop Javier Díaz to a knee injury. Having started at loosehead against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday, Díaz has been ruled out of playing in the Super Rugby Quarter Final this coming weekend against the Lions in Johannesburg. Díaz left the match at Kings Park …

Colombia is ready for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games. The host nation of the 2018 CAC Games will field Men’s and Women’s teams in the Rugby Sevens tournaments. The 2018 CAC Games will take place in Colombia’s fourth largest city, Barranquilla. The selected players are to have …

The regular season of Super Rugby has concluded for 2018. In the final round the Sharks played host to Los Jaguares, the second  match between the two sides this year. Los Jaguares went into the match with their fate in the final eight already determined. Los Jaguares will play against …

Mexico are the 2018 RAN Men’s U19’s title holders. Mexico won the junior level men’s Rugby Americas North title by defeating the USA South Panthers 45-15 in Mexico City this afternoon. The 2018 RAN Men’s U19’s were played over three match days. Mexico and the USA South were both defeated …

Los Jaguares Fell to the Sharks to Confirm an away Play-Off vs the Lions. The 2018 Quarter Finals will take place next weekend with the Sharks’ win seeing them into the play-off’s against the Crusaders. Today’s 20-10 defeat means Mario Ledesma’s team will remain in South Africa to prepare for …

Germany have officially joined Canada and Hong Kong in Repechage. Germany’s home 42-28 defeat today against Samoa saw the Pacific Islanders qualifying for RWC 2019 as the Play-Off Winner. The result also sent Germany into the last-chance RWC qualifying opportunity against three other countries from around the world. Samoa’s qualification …

Samoa have qualified for RWC 2019. The Pacific Islanders booked their place in next year’s World Cup in Japan by defeating Germany 42-28 today, winning 108-43 on aggregate in their two-match RWC qualifying series. In doing so Samoa maintain their proud record of having competed in every RWC aside from …

Guido Albertario has signs to play for the reigning Spanish Champions. The Argentine second-rower joins VRAC Quesos Entrepinares from Buenos Aires club Pucará for the 2018-2019 season. Uncapped by Argentina, Albertario moves to Spain to follow in the footsteps of his brother Jerónimo Albertario. While Jerónimo Albertario played for AMPO Ordizia …

Spanish club Ciencias Cajasol has announced the signings of two Argentines who will play in the upcoming season. On his way to Ciencias Cajasol is Santiago Pando. The winger is the second new recruit ahead of the 2018-2019 season, following Mitchel MacCartney. Pando joins from Spanish club rivals Trcadero Marbella. The …

The USA South have been crowned the 2018 Women’s 10’s Champions. They did so by building on their Day One victories to win as deserved champions. Played over two days in Mexico City, the 2018 Women’s 10’s were a part of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Super Week. The tournament …

The 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Rugby Barbados World 7s (MERBW7s) Tournament was officially launched last month at the Radisson Aquatica Resort Barbados in St. Michael. Set to take place over the weekend of 8th and 9th December at the world-renowned Kensington Oval, the Tournament will see Barbados welcome some of the …

Samoa will look to secure their place at the 2019 Rugby World Cup as they travel to Heidelberg for the second leg of their Europe/Oceania Play-Off series against hosts Germany. The first leg went decidedly in the Manu’s favor, a 66-15 win at Apia Park two weeks ago. Facing a …

Rugby Canada has laid out the road map to the last-chance World Cup Qualifiers to be held in France, in November. Canada will play in the round-robin Repechage tournament against three other nations with the winner qualifying as the 20th – and final – participant in RWC 2019. November’s tournament was …

Marcelo Bosch is sidelined following surgery. The Saracens outside center will miss the start of the English Premiership season after undergoing surgery on both of his shoulders. The 34-year-old Argentine mid-fielder has won both the European Champions Cup and English Premiership titles with Saracens. His quest to add further to …

Argentine prop Victor Damian Arias has signed for Bourg-en-Bresse. He will make the move to the eastern French club for the upcoming Pro D2 season, completing the move from Montauban. The 28-year-old Arias is a former Pumita, playing for Argentina U20’s in 2010. In 2014 he would play for the …

Head coach John Dalziel has named his 12-man Scotland squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. Included are just six of the squad that competed at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year and two players who did not feature at all on the recently completed 2017-18 …