Tongan international winger Viliame ‘Pila’ Iongi has signed with PRO Rugby. The 26-year-old is set to debut for San Francisco against Ohio on Sunday. Iongi joins the team directly from the Greene King IPA Championship in England, where he ended his season with Nottingham this past weekend with a hat-trick …

Two undefeated teams will go head-to-head at Torero Stadium on Sunday, as Denver take their California road show to San Diego. The visitors sit atop the freshly minted standings with two wins from two, while the home team showed real attacking prowess in their inaugural outing against Sacramento a week …

Round 3 of the PRO Rugby season sees another historic first for the competition. The upcoming Sunday tilt at Memorial Park in Obetz marks the first home match for the Ohio franchise. Despite the fact that it is only Week 3, it is an important match as only one of …

Mike Friday has named his Men’s Eagles 7s squad for the first stop on the European leg of the HSBC Sevens Series, to kick off at the Stade Jean Bouin in Paris on May 13. Two changes have been made to the group that dropped the Bowl final to Scotland …

Uruguay have made five changes to their starting side to play Paraguay tomorrow in Asunción during the second round of the South American ‘A’ Championship. Los Teros will look to build on their impressive 36-14 win over Brazil last weekend ahead of the crucial third-round tie against Chile on May …

Titi Lamositele will start an Aviva Premiership match for the second time on Saturday when Saracens host Newcastle Falcons at Allianz Park. The Eagles prop is one of five Americas players in the London club’s match day roster. Chris Wyles starts on the left wing, with Marcelo Bosch at center. …

Brazil has secured home games in against Kenya and Guyana in June, the CBRu confirmed on Thursday. Brazil previously faced Kenya in a test match in Dubai in 2011. The Africans won the match 27-25. The Brazilians are to play both Kenya and northern neighbors Guyana in the country’s northern state of Amapá, …

Just five rounds of play remain in France’s domestic championship this season. For some there is a scramble to obtain the necessary points to reach the play-offs while for others it is about qualifying for Europe or avoiding the dreaded relegation. This weekend will see some in all scenarios with Americas Players …

Number 8 Nick Smith will captain Brazil in Saturday’s home international against Chile in São Paulo. The SPAC back-rower will have the honor of leading the team in a South American A Championship match at the Estadio Pacaembu, São Paulo’s stadium used for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The fixture …

After a lengthy injury layoff, Argentine forward Juan Cruz Guillemaín now faces possible surgery once again. The San Juan second row made his Super Rugby debut for Los Jaguares in the recent New Zealand tour and having been named to start against the Sunwolves in Tokyo he was forced out when …

Rugby Canada has announced its new Board of Directors following its Annual General Meeting held at their home base in Langford, BC, ahead of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series event two weeks ago. Most notable among the changes is the election of Tim Powers as Chairman, to replace outgoing Pat …

It is the business end of the European club season which means it is cut-throat times for many clubs. In the case of the Celtic-Italian league there are to be a host of interesting fixtures involving Americas Players in Pro 12 – Week 21. The round is to be the …

Fears that Ohio’s home games from Memorial Park in Obetz would not be broadcast live have been allayed as PRO Rugby has signed an agreement with Time Warner Cable for the 2016 season. Rumours had persisted that no deal was in place following the decision to partner with ONE World Sport …

Los Cóndores will take-on Brazil for the second time this year. Saturday’s test match will see Chile looking to complete back-to-back wins over Brazil and also make it two from two in the South American A Championship. Coming off a 68-7 hammering of Paraguay on home soil Los Cóndores now …

Los Jaguars Head Coach Raúl Pérez has rolled out the big guns for the Kings. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise will face the Port Elizabeth-based side on Saturday evening in Buenos Aires. Pérez has named a star-studded side which is to be led by regular captain Agustín Creevy. The Pumas hooker …

Los Pumitas coaching staff Nicolás Fernández Lobbe, Gastón Conde, and Ignacio Fernández Lobbe have named a 28-man roster for the upcoming World Rugby u20 Championship in Manchester, England. The Argentine u20 team will play in Pool C against France, South Africa, and Japan. All three fixtures are to be played at …

The Central American Republic of Guatemala is fast-tracking its development programs. The union’s quest to become a full Sudamérica Rugby member in 2017 and eventual World Rugby member has the organization busy in finding ways to develop rugby in the junior, senior, Rugby Sevens and, now, women’s categories. Held in Guatemala …

Mexican referee Jorge Rodríguez was in charge with the Caribbean classic between Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica this past weekend. The match was a Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying fixture and also a part of the 2016 Rugby Americas North Championship. Together with Americas Rugby Championship competitors Brazil and the …

Bristol prop Gastón Cortes has been named to the official Greene King IPA Championship Dream Team for the 2015/16 season. The 30-year-old Argentinean was voted best tighthead in the second level of English professional rugby by opposing coaches and captains A winner of four test caps for the Pumas, the …

Former Glasgow Warriors and Scotland u20 prop George Hunter is set to play for the Bahamas in their upcoming match against Mexico on May 7th as part of Rugby Americas North Championship. The 24-year-old Aberdeen native qualifies for the Bahamas by virtue of his grandfather being born on the islands. …