The final week of pool play in European competition and also a key week in the French Pro D2 provided some options, but it’s the grand finale of the California Cup that has earned several players their spot in our delayed selection. One more weekend of club rugby to keep …

OMBAC played Life West in a hotly contested Grand Final on Saturday as the California Cup came to a close on at Ray Sheeran Field on Treasure Island. The match featured Eagles captain Todd Clever in his final match before the Americas Rugby Championship, with three further USA internationals in …

According to L’Equipe Toulon have outbid Toulouse to acquire Facundo Isa. The French sporting outlet reports that Toulouse’s signing of the Argentine No 8 was virtually registered only for Toulon to enter the picture and put in a bigger offer. The move will see the now 23-year-old returning to Toulon, …

Rodrigo Capó Ortega has signed a new deal with Castres. The additional one year contract will see the Uruguayan player completing 16 seasons at the French Top 14 club. Having arrived in 2002 Capó Ortega has played over 350 appearances for the Tarn club. Now aged 36 his new contract …

John Mitchell has included some surprise names in his 35-man squad for the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Nine uncapped players and a few unexpected returnees line a largely inexperienced squad that also features some overseas pros. As expected Todd Clever returns as co-captain, though he will assume sole leadership responsibilities …

DTH van der Merwe Scored for the Scarlets in their away match against the Sale Sharks this past weekend. The fixture was a final round match of the European Champions Cup and saw both sides playing for the final time this season. The Canadian flier had a strong match. His try was …

Córdoba is to Host South American Women’s 7’s in February. The province of Argentina’s second largest city will welcome the continents best women’s players for a two day tournament on February 18 and 19. The city of Carlos Paz in provincial Córdoba will host the event. The rugby will be played …

Argentine fly half Sebastián Poet has signed for Colombiers, reports Rugby Rama. The transfer sees the 24-year old moving from Charente to Pro D2 rivals and will see him playing his rugby in the French rugby heartland. Poet joined Charente (Soyaux-Angoulême) this season, doing so from Tarbes. His former club was …

The inaugural California Cup season is in the books, with OMBAC claiming the title in a 26-22 win over Life West at Ray Sheeran Field on Saturday. Tries by US Eagles caps Zach Pangelinan and Tim Stanfill with one from Australian import John Grant did the damage, with eight points …

Matías Moroni is out for three weeks. The first-choice Jaguares outside center suffered an injury to his right elbow in yesterday’s match against Uruguay. The same fixture saw leading scrum half, Martín Landajo ruled out for three months with a broken leg. Moroni had a solid match against Uruguay. Playing one half …

The UAR has blocked Facundo Isa from Jaguares training. The star no8 was stopped from playing for Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise in yesterday’s warm-up match against Uruguay. Juan Manuel Leguizamón and Leonardo Senatore played a half each against Los Teros. A third no8, Benjamín Macome also played albeit out of …

An experimental Jaguares outfit knocked-over Uruguay today. Argentina’s Super Rugby ran out 61-7 winners after holding a 35-0 half time lead. The warm-up fixture was the first of two for the Argentine Super Rugby side this week. Los Jaguares played with two sides – a different lineup for each half. …

Los Jaguares have suffered a serious blow to their early Super Rugby plans as vice-captain Martín Landajo suffered a broken fibula in a training match on Monday. The star scrumhalf went down just five minutes into a contact scrimmage between the Jaguares players, landing awkwardly under a Leonardo Senatore tackle …

Head coach Mark Anscombe has opted for youth in his Canadian team for the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Included in the 29-man group are nine uncapped players largely plucked from the national u20 program. Three players – prop Cole Keith, lock or flank Matt Beukeboom, and centre George Barton – …

History has been made as an Uruguayan player has officially joins Los Jaguares Super Rugby. Nicolás Freitas of Montevideo club, Carrasco Polo has signed a one year contract to play for the Argentine franchise. Aged 23, Freitas played for Uruguay in November. He started all three matches at center for …

Following the popularity of ARN’s Foreign-Born Players at Rugby World Cup 2015, the hot topic of debate regarding player eligibility is to be looked at again. In this piece we take an in-depth look into the foreign-born players in each Six Nations squad for 2017. All told, the 2017 Six Nations Championship will have a grand …

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 Georgia are Coming The Lelos are coming to the Americas. The Georgian Rugby Union has confirmed that their proposed tour to Canada, …

AJ MacGinty Kicked the Sale Sharks to a Champions Cup victory on Saturday. The 25-23 win was the Aviva Premiership side’s one triumph of their European campaign. The team finished bottom of Pool 3 on four points. Both Saracens and Toulon advanced to the Quarter Finals. The performance was AJ MacGinty’s best for …

The Glasgow Warriors are set to Terminate Langilangi Haupeakui’s Contract. The Californian No 8 has reportedly failed to return to Scotland from the USA this month. Haupeakui joined the Glasgow Warriors from PRO Rugby. He was a standout performer for Sacramento in the inaugural season. It attracted not only interest …

Uruguay has named 24 players to face Los Jaguares. Los Teros will take on Argentina’s Super Rugby team on Monday in a pre-season fixture. It will be the first hit-out of the year for both teams, enabling them to prepare for Americas Rugby Championship and Super Rugby respectively. The players …