Josh Syms will depart Old Glory DC after just one season to take up a contract with Zebre Parma. The 42-year-old New Zealander has agreed a two-year deal to become the Italian club’s new Forwards Coach, as confirmed by the Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union. Since taking over in January, Syms …

Yet to play at all in the 2022-2023 season, Guido Petti is now back in training. Petti was injured playing for Argentina against South Africa in the 2022 Rugby Championship. Surgery has seen a delayed return but he is at last ready. Just in the nick of time, Petti will …

Provence is to be the new home of Colombia’s Andrés Zafra. The Pro D2 club has signed the South American from Top 14 side Brive. The move comes ahead of the final rounds of the 2022-2023 Top 14 season with Brive in bottom spot and very likely to be relegated. …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week.   UP Argentina cap 7s season with Cup victory in London Argentina put a wrap on a highly successful World Sevens Series campaign …

The penultimate round of Super Rugby Americas 2023 concluded with a competitive match in Córdoba. Home side Los Dogos came out on top. Their win gives them good form with a bye round ahead of the Semi Finals. Los Dogos led throughout and were in control for the most part. …

The New England Free Jacks made it six wins on the trot as they left the NOLD Gold in the dust with a one-sided 50-3 victory on Sunday. A sold-out crowd at Veterans Memorial Stadium watched as the home side piled on eight tries with none conceded to stretch their …

The end of the World Rugby Sevens Series season sees the naming of the Dream Team. Argentina is the most represented team. Three Argentines were named in the Sevens Dream Team on the 2023 World Sevens Circuit. The trio are Marcos Moneta, Rodrigo Isgró, and Luciano González Rizzoni. All three …

The four Semi Finalists have been confirmed for Super Rugby Americas 2023. The final four were made official with one match remaining in the penultimate round of the regular season. The four Semi Finalists are teams based in Uruguay, Paraguay and two Argentine sides. Both Los Pampas and Yacare qualified …

Argentina put a wrap on a highly successful World Sevens Series campaign with a 35-14 Cup Final victory over Fiji in London on Sunday. It marks the third Gold result for Los Pumas this season with overall winners New Zealand above them on the final standings. Agustín Fraga’s double led …

Canada’s Men team will be one of 12 core teams on next season’s World Sevens Series. A late try from Alex Russell gave them a dramatic 12-7 win over Kenya in the Relegation Playoff Final. As a result the Shujaa drop out of the circuit having held core status since …

Seattle cruised to a 35-13 win over the Chicago Hounds at a sold-out Starfire Stadium on Saturday night. It’s the fourth straight victory for the Seawolves and puts them within striking distance of first overall San Diego with four weeks to play in the regular season. The Hounds were first …

A packed house at Zions Bank Stadium were treated to an exhilarating contest between the Utah Warriors and Houston SaberCats on Saturday night. In the end it was the home side who took the spoils with a 34-28 victory, though a late try saw the visitors salvage two vital bonus …

The fate of Canada and Uruguay on the World Sevens Series will be decided on Sunday in London. Both teams finished the opening day of their Relegation Playoff with one win and one defeat. Their status as a core team on next year’s circuit depends on victory on Day Two. …

It was a cliffhanger. Both Selknam and Yacare were competing for a Semi Final spot. The home side needs the win to remain in the hunt while the visitors needed to come away with points. Following a late penalty Yacare pulled-off a 20-19 win to join Peñarol, Los Dogos and …

The New England Free Jacks can all but wrap up top spot in the Eastern Conference if they can get past the NOLA Gold on Sunday. Perfect conditions are on the forecast with a packed house expected at Fort Quincy to see if their home favorites can increase their 10-point …

The Dallas Jackals celebrated their first ever victory away from home as they upset Rugby ATL 27-19 at Silverbacks Park on Saturday afternoon. It’s an historic achievement for the Jackals and a catastrophic result for ATL, who take no competition points from the match and now need help from others …

The Semi Final bound Dogos host the American Raptors on Sunday. The match is the final fixture of the regular season for the Córdoba side. The visitors from Denver, Colorado will finish their season with road games in Córdoba, Argentina and São Paulo, Brazil. Los Dogos head in to the …

Joel Sclavi is now a two-time European champion. Sclavi featured as a replacement at loose head prop for La Rochelle. The French Top 14 side defeated United Rugby Championship (URC) side Leinster 27-26 in the final in Dublin, Ireland. Leinster were firm-favorites for the final. The team has been formidable …

It’s a feeling of unfinished business for both teams as the Seattle Seawolves host the Chicago Hounds at Starfire Stadium on Saturday night. Lightning put a premature stop to their only previous meeting, and while the game was likely out of reach for the Hounds they got no opportunity to …

A Western Conference clash with major playoff implications takes place at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday night. The Utah Warriors host the Houston SaberCats with the winner taking a major step towards earning the third postseason slot, a position Houston currently holds by just three points. Utah bounced back from …