Canada’s men and women will both be in sevens action this weekend in the Central Coast in Australia. Each group contains a mix of senior and development players under the Maple Leafs banner as the groups prepare for the upcoming World Sevens Series and ultimately the Olympic Games in Brazil. …

Patrick Johnson of The Province recently wrote his own autopsy of where Canada’s senior men’s rugby team stands after the 2015 Rugby World Cup; towards the end asking the incredibly important and disturbing question: “Why would they?” Why would a new generation of aspiring young athletes make enormous sacrifices, with no financial …

Los Condores Head Coach Paul Healy has identified a sizable list of players under consideration for international duty for the remainder of 2015 and also 2016. Those listed are to be considered for international duty for both the test team and the country’s Rugby Sevens side. Among those named there …

USA Eagles utility forward Cam Dolan will make his debut for the Cardiff Blues on Friday evening. Having played mainly at 8 or, more recently, in the second-row for his country Dolan will instead play on the side of the scrum for his Welsh team. The Cardiff Blues face Ulster …

It has been confirmed that Spain will play host to Chile in an international rugby test match on November 21. The fixture is to serve as a warm-up match for both countries ahead of continental assignments. Beginning in February Spain will play in the European Nations Cup while Chile will …

Los Teros front-rower Mario Sagario has signed a contract with southern Irish province Munster. The arrangement will see the Uruguayan World Cup prop playing as a Medical Joker for the coming four months with the possibility for an extension. Sagario, as such, is on trial with the Guinness Pro 12 giants …

The governing body of Chilean rugby, Feruchi has announced Los Condores’ five fixtures for the 2016 Americas Rugby Cup. The soon to be launched competition will be the Americas version of the Six Nations with Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, Canada, Uruguay and the USA being joined by Brazil …

The governing body of Ecuadorian rugby the Federación Ecuatoriana de Rugby has confirmed a 25-man player roster for the upcoming South American B Championship. Ecuador’s Head Coach Luis Zamora ehas called upon players from three of the country’s provinces with Guayas and Pichincha accounting for all but one of them. To be …

In an effort to aid the development of rugby in the region Argentina have invited Uruguay’s second selection, the Uruguay XV to compete in Argentina’s national provincial championship, the Torneo Argentino de Uniones. The historical opportunity provides Uruguay with a means of developing more players to a higher level. The …

Leading Argentine outside center Marcelo Bosch is set to return to the starting lineup for Los Pumas for Sunday’s Rugby World Cup Semi Final against Australia in London. The Saracens number 13 missed the Quarter Final against Ireland after having been suspended for foul play against Namibia in Argentina’s previous …

South African Head Coach Heyneke Meyer has named an unchanged side for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup Semi Final against New Zealand at London’s Twickenham Stadium. The Springboks reached the final with a hard-fought come from behind victory against Wales last Saturday. Former South African captain Victor Matfield replaces Pieter-Steph du …

Continuing on from his world class form at the Rugby World Cup Canadian DTH van der Merwe produced a sensational debut performance for Welsh region the Scarlets against Irish province Leinster at the Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli. Crossing for two tries van der Merwe contibuted heavily to the Scarlets’ 25-14 win. …

27 year old former Pumas winger Belisario Agulla has agreed to terms to join Aviva Premiership side the Newcastle Falcons. The move sees him joining his older brother and veteran Puma, Horacio playing in England after both began playing abroad in France. Still with age on his side Belisario Agulla …

Canadian World Cup prop Djustice Sears-Duru has signed a one-month trial contract with renowned Aviva Premiership club Leicester Tigers. With Italian loosehead Michele Rizzo out for the majority of the season due to a knee injury and Samoan Logovi’i Mulipola also struggling for fitness, Tigers have offered the mobile 21-year-old …

The Feruchi staff have announced twelve players to represent Chile at next month’s International Valentín Martínez tournament in Montevideo. The Uruguayan capital will play host to an invitational tournament from November 6-8. The twelve selected Chilean players come from the regional unions of La Serena, Regional Valparaíso, Santiago, Concepción and …

England’s Wayne Barnes and Jérôme Garcès of France have been appointed as referees for the World Cup semi-finals. Barnes comes as no surprise having been in impressive form throughout the tournament. He will oversee the second match between Argentina and Australia on Sunday October 25. Saturday’s meeting between New Zealand …

USA Eagle AJ MacGinty has signed with Irish Provincial side Connacht after impressing during the last few months after being named as the Eagles’ flyhalf. MacGinty, 25, became USA eligible earlier in 2015 and quickly earned his way into a starting role with the team. The addition of MacGinty to the …

For the second time in eight years Argentina will play in a Rugby World Cup Semi Final. The South American country of 43 million will face the two-time World Champions Australia next Sunday with the winner joining either New Zealand or South Africa. The translation of this, in rugby terms, …

The 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 Julian Savea He started the season overweight and – if we’re honest – pretty out of form. Even in the …

Scotland saw their semi-final hopes dashed when Bernard Foley’s kick sailed through the uprights with a minute to spare, earning Australia a famous 35-34 victory in a thrilling match that will live long in the memory. Among other reasons, the contentious nature of key decisions from referee Craig Joubert will …