Simon Fathers has been named as an assistant coach of San Francisco, PRO Rugby confirmed today. The naming of the New Zealand native follows the appointment of Life West Athletic Director Adriaan Ferris last month. Fathers is to be an Assistant Coach for the San Francisco team in its 2016 inaugural …

The UAR launched the XXI Edition of the Argentina Nacional de Clubes today. The Argentine national club competition will bring together the best 16 clubs from the country, nationwide. It will kick-off on Thursday March 24. UAR President Carlos Araujo commented at the launch that “the ICBC Nacional de Clubes is …

Mirco Bergamasco will play for PRO Rugby franchise Sacramento, the league has today confirmed. The long-time Italy star is the second overseas international player to be confirmed for the league following South Africa’s Pedrie Wannenburg three days ago. Bergamasco joins the Luke Gross-coached Northern California side from Guinness Pro 12 …

Two late changes to the Argentine Rugby Sevens roster have see Bautista Delguy and Ramiro Moyano called up to Los Pumas 7’s for this weekend’s international competition in Vancouver, Canada. The alterations follow that of Ramiro Finco who had already replaced Santiago Alvarez Fourcade. The UAR has now confirmed that Argentina …

This coming Saturday and Sunday Brazil will be one of four countries from the Americas competing at the inaugural Canadian leg of the Sevens World Series in Vancouver. The Brazilians will join Argentina, the USA and hosts, Canada in the sixteen-team tournament. The Tupis roster for the Vancouver Sevens features …

As the inaugural season inches closer, PRO Rugby has at last revealed its full list of fixtures for 2016. A total of 30 games will be played over 16 weeks, with each team set to undertake an impressive 12 game schedule. The league has scheduled fixtures largely on Sundays, with …

The USA will face Six Nations side Italy and friendly European rivals Russia in test matches to be played during the June international window. Both matches will be played in California, in San Jose and Sacramento respectively, as the Eagles look to build on their 2nd place finish in the …

Los Jaguares back-rower Tomás Lezana has recovered from injury and will be fit to face the Chiefs in the round four Super Rugby fixture on Saturday March 19. The fixture is to be the first ever home appearance of Argentina’s first professional rugby team. Lezana had traveled to South Africa …

Rugby World Cup 2019’s qualification process got underway this past Saturday in the Caribbean. Jamaica’s impressive away defeat over St. Vincent and the Grenadines began what is a three month qualifying process in the region. Seven other countries join Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Americas Round …

Rugby’s continued growth throughout the Americas has seen an important realization in the western South American country of Ecuador. The nation’s capital, Quito has acquired a rugby-specific field at the traditional La Carolina park. Quito is home to more than 300 rugby players. Spread across seven clubs these athletes and …

Colombia’s leading men’s and women’s players of both senior and junior categories are to gather in Medellín this month to begin preparations for international duty in 2016. From March 22-27 players will be analyzed with the purpose of confirming the rosters that will represent Colombia throughout the year. In 2016 Colombia’s …

Brodie Retallick, the starting Chiefs and All Blacks second-rower, suffered a fractured rib and is to be sidelined for six weeks. The Chiefs are to play upcoming matches in South Africa and Argentina without the All Black. Retallick was injured playing at home against the Lions in round two. The …

Andre Snyman and Peter Borlase are the latest names to find a role within PRO Rugby. Both based in Denver, Snyman joins the league as a part-time Technical Adviser while Borlase will take up an Assistant Coach position beside Sean O’Leary, named Head Coach of the Denver franchise 10 days …

NBC Sports Network has signed an historic three-year deal with the Aviva Premiership to broadcast the top English professional league’s matches on a regular basis in the USA. They will also broadcast live the first ever Premiership match to be played on American soil when Saracens meet London Irish at …

The Argentina XV claimed the newly minted Americas Rugby Championship title in São José dos Campos on Saturday, defeating Brazil to emerge from the tournament undefeated with an opening round draw against the US Eagles the only blemish on their record. Os Tupis were overwhelmed by the visitors, but could …

Uruguay put the wraps on their third win of the Americas Rugby Championship at the Estadio Charrúa on Saturday, a good result that shows the consistent improvement of Los Teros since qualifying for the 2015 World Cup. While the result was disappointing for Eagles fans – particularly after squandering a 20-9 …

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 Jamaica The Caribbean Island nation of Jamaica has risen in the Americas Rankings thanks to disposing of St. Vincent and the Grenadines …

The pools for the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series to be held for the first time in Vancouver this coming weekend have been announced, with some exciting match-ups set for Saturday, the first of the two-day event. Las Vegas champions Fiji head up Pool A, with giant-killers Kenya, …

Italian rugby star Mirco Bergamasco is set to move across the Atlantic and join a PRO Rugby franchise. Just hours after confirmation of Pedrie Wannenburg’s signature, multiple Italian sources are now reporting that the 33-year-old will also make the jump to the USA after being granted an early release from …

Perry Baker has been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Las Vegas 7s. The Eagles rocket had a memorable tournament scoring five tries including two mesmeric efforts against Canada on day one. South African counterpart Seabelo Senatla, the tournament’s leading try scorer with 11, is also in …