Preparations for the Super Rugby season got underway on Monday in Buenos Aires with the 30-man roster being complemented by five hopefuls who trained with Los Jaguares. The Raúl Pérez coached franchise saw Felipe Arregui, Cristian Bartolon, Gonzalo Bertranou, Facundo Bosch and Felipe Ezcurra training with those contracted. Their inclusion follows recent player movement with …

Juan Pablo Orlandi has joined Pau, completing a return to the Top 14. A variety of French sources had reported that the 20-time capped 32 year old will be joining Pau as a medical joker and it is now official. Currently in 12th place in the Top 14 Section Paloise (Pau) require an immediate …

Paraguay is to play in the Campeonato Argentino, it was confirmed on Monday by the Union de Rugby del Paraguay (Paraguayan Rugby Union – URP). The Paraguayan national men’s team, Los Yakarés will play in Argentina’s national provincial championship, the Campeonato Argentino. The players of tomorrow will likewise compete, doing so in the junior …

After a long wait, USA Rugby has announced John Mitchell as the new Head Coach of the Eagles. Mitchell, who signed through the 2019 Rugby World Cup, replaces Mike Tolkin who was forced to re-apply for his position following a winless World Cup campaign. Despite given the opportunity to challenge …

The horrendous weather that inevitably hits European rugby at this time of year has put a serious damper on the entertainment value, but we’ve still managed to sift through the mess to come up with a semi-decent side. The return of the Pro D2 should restore us to a full …

Canadian international Ciaran Hearn notched his first points as a professional with an early try in London Irish’s defeat at Gloucester. The big centre used his strength to break through one tackle and speed to skip past another for a memorable moment in his new career. Despite the loss, the …

The USA Maccabi All Star team won Silver at the Pan American Maccabi Games with a  49-22 win over Chile. The games, which are being hosted in Chile, is an international multi sport event that gathers athletes of Jewish decent. The squad got their tournament off to a rough start …

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 Cornish Pirates The home of Canadians Brett Beukeboom, Matt Evans, and Aaron Carpenter have now won four league games on the trot …

DTH van der Merwe opened 2016 with a try for the Scarlets. The Canadian flier intercepted a Tom James pass to spoil a Cardiff Blues attack and run 65 metres untouched to score beside the posts. The score put the Western Welsh region in a strong position but the team ultimately …

The first week of the New Year provides the opportunity to take one last look back at 2015. This time around, we’re going to take a look at the Top 10 moments from 2015 for the United States. It was a rough year at times for the United States rugby …

It might seem logical that our coaching nominees come from sides nominated for our Team of the Year award, but the names below didn’t just lead winning sides, they re-shaped them. There were others that were worthy of recognition as well – names like Graeme Moffat of the Wolf Pack …

On the whole it was a very positive year for teams in the Americas. Good showings at u20 level and on the sevens circuit especially put a number of sides into contention, and then there were some lesser lights such as Chile’s victory over Uruguay, who in turn finally defeated …

The Americas will have a contingent of players in action this weekend in Week 12 of the Top 14. Unlike the Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro 12 matches will all take place on Saturday and Sunday. For this reason the naming of teams has been delayed by the clubs. The …

The year 2015 could well turn out to be height of Americas players’ impact in European club rugby. With Super Rugby drawing most of Argentina’s stars back home and PRO Rugby on the horizon in the United States, selections for Club Player of the Year in 2016 should have a …

There are always new faces on the international scene, some come through as stars while others fade into history as ‘one-cap wonders’. Instead of looking for new kids on the block, our nominees for Breakthrough Player of the Year have gone from test contenders to international success stories. Only one …

Thretton Palamo’s time with London Welsh has officially ended. After initially being cleared for the Cape Town leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series, the Eagles midfielder has now been granted an early release from his contract with the England club to join Mike Friday’s Eagles 7s program for the …

It’s a slow week for Americas players in the Greene King IPA Championship. Only four starters across all teams along with a handful of reserves. Hopefully we’ll see more in the New Year! The Cornish Canucks, er, Pirates lead the way with a trio of starters once again. Aaron Carpenter …

The Americas will have a number of players in action this weekend in Week 11 of the Pro 12. With it being the second round of matches during the holiday season it again sees derby matches being played in exclusivity. As such all six matches will be between teams from the …

The Americas will have players in action in Week 8 of the Aviva Premiership which takes place this weekend. Of note is the naming of Argentine winger Gonzalo Camacho in the Leicester Tigers run-on team. It is to be his first start for the club he joined over two years …

Canada has named their Maple Leafs squad to travel to Chile and Argentina in January. The national development side will take part in the Mar del Plata (Jan 9-10) and Vina del Mar (Jan 16-17) tournaments, with eyes not only on winning, but of elevation to a senior side that …