Dylan Hartley will captain England in Argentina in June. The tour is to coincide with the British & Irish Lions series against New Zealand. Head Coach Eddie Jones named his roster to face Los Pumas the day after Warren Gatland confirmed his 41-man Lions squad. Jones is without the services of …

Argentine official Federico Anselmi will referee the Cheetahs vs Crusaders on Saturday. The round 10 Super Rugby fixture will take place in Bloemfontein, South Africa. South Africans Nic Berry and AJ Jacobs will be Anselmi’s assistants. Johan Greeff will be the TMO. Later on that same day Los Jaguares will …

Los Pumas 7’s player, Matías Osadczuk is out injured. Playing for Argentina in the Hong Kong 7’s Osadczuk suffered a serious knee injury. With torn cruciate ligaments he is to undergo surgery. Osadczuk had been a key player for Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora. He also featured in the recent …

Sudamérica Rugby is organizing a Super Week in Paraguay. It will include the Annual General Meeting. Work is underway today, April 25, and will run up until Friday. Involved in Asunción are World Rugby Level 2 Coaching and Refereeing courses. Also World Rugby First Aid and Strength and Conditioning Level 1 courses. …

US Eagles World Cup loose forward Matt Trouville is headed south. The long-time ATAVUS Academy Regional Manager and Seattle Saracens captain will join the Houston Strikers for the 2018 Major League Rugby season in a dual role that will see him combine playing with coaching as the first Strikers Academy …

World Rugby Vice-Chairman Agustín Pichot has said Rugby World Cup 2027 in Argentina will cost US$200 million. The former Pumas captain is working behind the scenes on turning the dream into reality. Argentina is the only Semi Finalist in Rugby World Cup history not to have hosted a Rugby World …

Brazil has named a 34-man roster for upcoming Rugby World Cup Qualifiers. Os Tupis are to take-on Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay with the winner facing either Canada or the USA in the final round of Americas qualification. Head Coach Rodolfo Ambrósio has selected his roster for a three-day training camp. An …

The Ontario Blues will field eight Canadian internationals in their first match of the year on Saturday as they take on Old Blue at Randall’s Island Park in New York City. It’s the first of two pre-season friendlies against high caliber US opposition for the defending MacTier Cup champions, who …

Last week we looked at how Canada’s exiles have performed during the European club season, this week it’s the United States. ‘Steady’ might be a good word to describe the year in general for the USA’s top exports, with several playing leading roles at their clubs and a few solid …

Big name players are back to fitness for Los Jaguares. Today’s training in Buenos Aires featured the return of seven players who missed the recent three-match away series in South Africa. Los Jaguares are to play host to the Sharks this coming Saturday. Head Coach Raúl Pérez is to have …

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 Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic defeated Curaçao on Saturday. The 32-17 win sees the Dominican Republic retaining the Copa de Rugby Dominico-Curazaleña, the …

Clermont toppled Leinster in today’s European Semi Final. The results sets up a French vs English final in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh next month. In doing so it is heartache for the Irish as Munster were also eliminated this weekend, losing to Saracens in Dublin on Saturday. Today’s Semi …

Canadian duo Ghislaine Landry and Julia Greenshields have been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Kitakyushu 7s. Landry was instrumental in the team’s road to the Cup Final and finished as the tournament’s top points scorer, with the captain kicking two wide angle conversions to stretch New …

Test match rugby returned to the Americas on Saturday. The one, and only, match of April saw the Dominican Republic playing at home against Curaçao. With the Copa de Rugby Dominico-Curazaleña on the line, the Dominican Republic powered to a 32-17 victory. The result has consequences for both countries in the Americas …

Gonzalo Quesada has coached Stade Français into the Challenge Cup Final. The French Top 14 club defeated Bath 28-25 this afternoon in Paris. The result sets up a Challenge Cup Final against Gloucester on Friday May 12 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The opportunity is now for the former Puma to make …

Canada suffered last-second heartbreak in Kitakyushu on Sunday as a Michaela Blyde try in stoppage time handed New Zealand victory in the Cup Final at the Kitakyushu 7s. Tries from Jen Kish and Hannah Darling, both converted superbly by captain Ghislaine Landry, gave Canada a two-point lead after Tyla Nathan-Wong …

Impact from Chris Wyles contributed to Saracens conquering Dublin on Saturday. The London-based Aviva Premiership side defeated southern Irish province, Munster 26-10 in the first of two Semi Finals. Wyles was a replacement for Saracens. He came off the bench to score the second of two Saracens’ tries. In doing …

The Dominican Republic defeated Curaçao on Saturday. The 32-17 win sees the Dominican Republic retaining the Copa de Rugby Dominico-Curazaleña, the international trophy established for matches between the two countries. The Dominican Republic outscored Curaçao by six tries to three. Additional scoring game from one Dominican Republic conversion and also one …

Americas teams found success on Day One but it was Canada who were in top form in Kitakyushu, Japan, on Friday. They swept aside England, Spain, and the USA in order to move into the Quarter Finals as early favorites at the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series event. Two tries from …

Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff are to start in today’s Top 14 fixture. Racing 92 lay away to Montpellier in an important fixture for both clubs as the play-off’s draw close. The match was postponed from round 21 and is the only Top 14 game this weekend. Carizza will start …