Week 23 of the Pro D2 starts today in France. In the latest round of the French second division there is to be a variety of Americas players involved. Below is a preview of what to look out for involving players from the Western Hemisphere. The opening match of Week …

With the summer coming to a close in the south it is time for the start of a new Super Rugby season. The 2018 edition gets underway this weekend with two matches. Both games are to be played in South Africa with Los Jaguares being the one foreign side involved. …

The Americas Rugby Championship was back to its regularly scheduled programming with all six teams officially taking part in Round 2, so that’s where we’ve directed our focus in its entirety this week, and will continue to do so for the next three weeks. It was an odd one in …

Argentina is to face England, Italy and Scotland in the 2018 World Rugby U20 Championship. The year’s edition of the Junior World Cup will be played in France from May 30 to June 17. The 2019 tournament will take place in Argentina. France’s south-west will stage this year’s event. The …

Paraguay is to host the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby u20’s. The tournament will take place in the national capital of Asunción at a yet to be determined date this year. Confirmation of the decision took place at a recent Sudamérica Rugby meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay. There the proposal put forward by …

The Can-Am Cup was contested between Canada and their hosts, the USA, at Papa Murphy’s Park in Sacramento on Saturday. Since 2014 the trophy has belonged to the Eagles, who had not been beaten by their northern neighbors since 2013 heading into the match. The second round contest of the …

It was another Americas Rugby Championship match at ‘the end of the world’ as the Argentina XV welcomed Chile to the Estadio Agustín Pichot in Ushuaia in their Round 2 fixture on Saturday. A high-scoring affair saw 10 tries in total scored between the two sides. The players and spectators …

Brazil hosted Uruguay in São Paulo on Friday evening to start the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Os Tupis entered the match undefeated in five matches at the Estadio do Pacaembu, while Los Teros were riding a 12-test winning streak. An entertaining match saw the two sides within one …

A trio of US Eagles backs are set to join the ranks of Major League Rugby. Andrew Suniula and Alex Elkins have signed for Austin Elite and the Houston SaberCats, respectively, while Takudzwa Ngwenya has been linked to the San Diego Legion after being spotted at their recent training sessions. …

New York officially has its first professional rugby team. Major League Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that Rugby United New York will enter the new competition for the 2019 season. Heavily rumored for several months, the confirmation of New York as the first expansion franchise for the second season comes as …

Joe Taufete’e will play no further part in the Americas Rugby Championship. The US Eagles hooker has returned to his Aviva Premiership club Worcester Warriors but will sit out the next 8-10 weeks with medial collateral ligament (MCL) damage to his right knee. ‘Big Joe’ suffered the injury in the …

Guido Petti is in Doubt for the season’s Super Rugby opener. Los Jaguares face the Stormers this coming Saturday in Cape Town. Head Coach Mario Ledesma has been preparing today for the fixture without Petti. The second-rower Petti was knocked-out playing against the Bulls in a warm-up match this past …

The Argentina XV have called up Santiago Álvarez to face Uruguay. The battle of Rio de la Plata will take place this coming Saturday in the resort town of Punta del Este. Álvarez joins the Argentina XV after he was left out of Los Jaguares Super Rugby season opening tour of …

Jaco Peyper is to officiate Stormers vs Jaguares. The teams are to meet this coming Saturday in the opening round of the 2018 Super Rugby season. Their match will take place at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. The appointment of Peyper means that Los Jaguares will not have an official …

The USA hosted and defeated Canada in an ARC fixture on Saturday. It was a second round match in the annual competition. The 29-10 win was the latest in what is an impressive winning streak by the Eagles over their northern neighbors. Not only has the USA won all prior …

Eric Fry is to remain in France until 2020. The USA Eagles prop has extended his contract with Vannes to continue playing for the Pro D2 side for an additional two years. The 30-year-old Californian has been playing for Vannes since 2016. It is his second French club after he …

Playing at home on Saturday the Argentina XV downed Chile. The battle of the Andes saw the countries squaring-off at the bottom of the world in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. Both sides were looking to rebound from opening round losses in the ARC. Argentina XV Head Coach Felipe Contepomi made …

Los Teros are running hot. This is no secret. Uruguay qualified for RWC 2019 last week and ended 2017 with a historic series win over Namibia in Africa. What is less known is Uruguay’s Winning Streak. Los Teros have won their last 13 capped test matches, as recognized by World …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Uruguay Uruguay did not play well in São Paulo. Missing several leading players and then having to front up against Brazil …

Brazil had home advantage against Uruguay on Friday. The match was a second round fixture in the 2018 ARC and saw two sides looking to back-up from winning in round one. Brazil benefitted greatly from playing in São Paulo. They also gained from Uruguay’s tired players not yet having recovered …