The Brazilian city of São José dos Campos takes center stage on Friday and Saturday for Women’s rugby. The heartland city of Brazilian rugby is the setting for this weekend’s qualifying tournament for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The Youth Olympic Games are to be played in October in Buenos …

Pablo Ferrari replaces Sebastián Piñeyrúa as Head of Uruguay Rugby – the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU). It sees a second term for Ferrari after he was previously URU President from 2007-2009. Sebastián Piñeyrúa’s time as URU President could not end better. As head of Uruguayan rugby he has …

Some of the world’s best sevens players will be in Las Vegas this weekend for the fifth stop on the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series. A total of 47 Olympians are spread across the 16 teams. Among the biggest names in the tournament are Jerry Tuwai, Collins Injera, Cecil Afrika, Dan …

The 2018 Super Rugby season rolls on. Round three sees Los Jaguares at home for the first time. Their opponents are the 2016 champions, the Hurricanes. For the Argentine side is is their third match in as many weeks while it is the second for the visitors. Los Jaguares are …

Week 25 of the Pro D2 is going to be a long one. Matches are to be played from Thursday through Sunday. The big day is Friday which has six of the eight matches. A number of Americas players will feature in the latest round of France’s second division. Below …

Marcelo Rodríguez has been elected UAR President and will take over as the Head of Argentine Rugby in April. His election win promises to see existing policies continue under his leadership. He takes up the role after having been President of Sudamérica Rugby since 2016. Rodríguez will be officially sworn …

After months of speculation a new Springboks Coach has been named. The position has gone to Rassie Erasmus who has landed the role from now until RWC 2023. The appointment is monumental as Erasmus is a former Springboks captain. Erasmus replaces Allister Coetzee who was Head Coach from 2016-2017. In …

AJ MacGinty has secured his professional career for the foreseeable future. Sale Sharks on Wednesday confirmed that the US Eagles star has signed a four-year contract extension that will carry him through the 2021-2022 season. It follows yesterday’s announcement that England winger Denny Solomona would be staying at the club …

Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship is in the books and the results were rather lopsided. Los Teros, the Eagles, and the Argentina XV all achieved convincing wins and as such only two players in this week’s team come from losing sides. With fatigue setting in after weeks of …

Five South American countries are to be competing for Youth Olympics places. Taking place this coming Friday and Saturday (March 02-03) will be the Sudamérica Rugby women’s qualifying event for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Buenos Aires 2018 will be played from October 06-18. The global event will feature competitors …

Canada’s two-week trip to South America began on Saturday as they faced the Argentina XV at Jujuy in the fourth round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Coming off a relieving victory over Brazil in windy Langford the Canadians were looking forward to the sunshine of the south. The Argentina XV …

Los Jaguares have been hit with an injury. Ramiro Moyano has been ruled out of facing the Hurricanes. The Tucumán winger suffered a torn hamstring this past Saturday playing against the Lions in Johannesburg. Ramiro was able to train normal with the team on Tuesday morning in Buenos Aires. He, …

The USA faced Brazil at the Estádio Martins Pereira on Saturday in Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship. It was the first of two matches on the South American leg of the competition for the Eagles, thus far undefeated and aiming for a second consecutive ARC title. After a winning …

Chile played host to Uruguay in Santiago on Saturday in Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship. Los Condores entered the match without a win while Los Teros were looking to rebound from their third round loss to the Argentina XV, though their 13-game test winning streak remained intact. The …

Ben Pinkelman will captain the US Eagles at the Las Vegas Sevens this weekend. With regular skipper Madison Hughes ruled out for several months after knee surgery, Pinkelman will lead the charge for a second straight tournament. Also sidelined with a knee injury in Stephen Tomasin. There are two changes …

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US Eagles flyhalf AJ MacGinty has been officially confirmed as the most accurate goal kicker in Premiership history for players with 75 or more kicks at goal. A list released by the Aviva Premiership – England’s highest professional division – on Monday had MacGinty on top with a success ratio …

For the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) the Argentina XV have added Santiago García Botta. He is one of six changes made by Felipe Contepomi for the final round clash against Brazil on Saturday. García Botta joins the Argentina XV from Super Rugby. He missed out on …

The Ontario Arrows have confirmed a squad of 23 to travel south for the match again the Houston SaberCats on Saturday. It’s the first of six matches currently scheduled by the Arrows, who will use the series to give elite Canadian domestic players opportunities against high level opposition while also …

Rugby Canada has announced a new multi-year partnership with Canterbury. The prominent New Zealand-based rugby apparel company will supply kit for all of Canada’s national teams as well as merchandise for general sale. Canterbury replaces previous kit suppliers Under Armour, who had been the apparel partner since May 2014. The …