Tomás Lezana has been named Jaguares captain. The flanker is to be the third player to lead the team in 2018, following Pablo Matera and Joaquín Tuculet. Injury means Pablo Matera is likely out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season. The team captain was injured playing against the …

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 Bolivia Bolivia is now an associate member of Sudamérica Rugby. The Federation Boliviana de Rugby (FBR) was officially accepted this past …

The year is over for Joaquín Tuculet. Argentina’s leading fullback suffered a rupture of the anterior ligament of his knee in Friday’s Super Rugby match against the Chiefs in Rotorua, New Zealand. The sale of the injury means the stand-in Jaguares captain will not play any further part in the 2018 …

The UBC Old Boy Ravens earned a famous victory over their Alma mater on Saturday as they defeated the UBC Thunderbirds 16-10 to claim the CDI Premier League title and lift the Rounsefell Cup at Rotary Stadium. It was the 6th Cup win for the Ravens in their history and …

The Argentina XV have added eight players to face Brazil. The teams will meet in a asecond round match of the Sudamericano 6 Naciones A in Buenos Aires on Saturday. Following Saturday’s win over Paraguay in Asunción, Felipe Contepomi has gone for fresh faces. Among them are Juan Cruz Mallía …

The Ontario Arrows cruised through their long-awaited debut at York Alumni Stadium on Saturday, thrashing the visiting Boston Mystics by a final score of 77-8. More than 1,600 in attendance saw the Arrows run in 12 tries on a windy day in Toronto, with Canadian international Kainoa Lloyd leading the …

Players from both North America and South America scored for Saracens this weekend. Juan Figallo and Chris Wyles each grabbed a try for Saracens again Gloucester on Saturday. Both Figallo and Wyles scored their tries in the second half. The first to do so was Figallo. The prop from Salta …

The Argentine duo of Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff scored tires in Racing 92’s victory on Saturday. The Parisians took-on Agen in a relocated Top 14 fixture in Vannes. Carizza crossed for a first half time. With the Racing 92 forwards close to the line he’s spotted a lack of …

International competition this weekend saw three matches played involving Americas test teams. These three fixtures were the opening round of the Sudamericano 6 Naciones A. Despite there being three games only one counted towards rankings points. The May 06 2018 Americas Rankings have been updated accordingly. Brazil’s 28-12 home win …

Hong Kong began their RWC qualifying series with a win. They downed Malaysia 67-8 in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to go to top spot in the qualifiers. The match was the second in the Asia Rugby Championship following on from South Korea’s 35-10 win over Malaysia last weekend. Both Hong Kong …

Guatemala are to host the 2018 Sudamericano 4 Naciones B. The rebranded competition is the new South American B Championship with Guatemala being joined by Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela. Both Costa Rica and Guatemala are involved as a result of being promoted from the South American C Championship last …

Perpignan have earned promotion to the Top 14. The Catalans won the Pro D2 Final today, downing Grenoble 38-13. In doing so Perpignan are back into France’s elite after four years of playing in the second division. The Catalans are seven time French champions. They won their titles in 1914, …

Two late tries pulled the Glendale Raptors from the jaws of defeat as they edged the Utah Warriors 36-29 at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday. The result leaves Glendale as the only unbeaten team and four points clear atop the Major League Rugby table. The Raptors came in as significant …

In what was their biggest win over Chile, Brazil silenced Chile in São Paulo this evening. The 28-12 win was an opening round match in the new Sudamericano 6 Naciones ‘A’. The competition replaced the former South American ‘A’ Championship. In the 2017 South American ‘A’ Championship Chile downed Brazil …

The Argentina XV overwhelmed Paraguay this afternoon, winning 64-3 in Asunción. The match was an opening round fixture in the Sudamericano 6 Naciones A. The tournament has replaced the former South American A Championship. In Asunción the Argentina XV scored 10 tries, doing so without conceding any. They were the …

The Uruguay XV opened their Sudamericano 6 Naciones A campaign today, winning in Medellín. The 26-5 victory saw some impressive tries scored and also a committed effort from the hosts. A strong early start from Uruguay saw Andrés De León scoring. The flyhalf’s try was converted by right winger Federico Favaro. …

Bolivia has joined Sudamérica Rugby, effective immediately. The Federation Boliviana de Rugby (FBR) has been officially accepted by Sudamérica Rugby as an associate member. The landlocked South America country is the final South American country to join the regional governing body. Bolivia joins Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, …

A Tony Purpura try in stoppage time secured a remarkable 35-32 victory for the San Diego Legion over the Houston SaberCats at Torero Stadium on Friday. The two teams went shot-for-shot for more than 80 minutes in a thrilling match that saw the lead change hands an incredible seven times. …

The Utah Warriors opened their Major League Rugby account in San Diego last weekend and though they couldn’t get the win, they did come away with a bonus point and the feel-good factor of ending the game on a high. On Saturday they host the league-leading Glendale Raptors at Zions …

The biggest trophy in BC men’s rugby will be contested on Saturday when the three-time defending champion UBC Thunderbirds take on some familiar faces in the UBC Old Boy Ravens with the Rounsefell Cup on the line. Abbotsford’s Rotary Stadium will host BC Rugby Finals day, with nine games in …