Rugby Canada have unveiled their 2015 Rugby World Cup kit. The new jerseys will debut in the Pacific Nations Cup, and will continue through the end of the World Cup. The home strip features a solid red jersey with white trim on the sleeves and collar, and white shorts with …

One of Canada’s most loyal rugby servants is hanging up the boots. Adam Kleeberger has called time on his career at the age of 31, a decade after making his national team debut against France in 2005. The last of his 38 international caps came against Japan in June of …

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has confirmed a 28-man squad for the opening round Rugby Championship match against the All Blacks in Christchurch. Argentina will face the world’s highest ranked team and reigning World Cup champions at AMI Stadium on Friday July 17 with kick-off scheduled for 4:35am Argentine …

Rumors abound of Aviva Premiership sides showing interest in coming to the United States to play matches. Meanwhile, a club in the English Greene King IPA Championship, also known as the RFU Championship, is looking to take another route into the American market. London Scottish have announced an initiative that is targeting …

Former 86 time capped Puma Lisandro Arbizu has signed a contract to join the coaching staff of French third division side the Union athlétique Libournaise (UAL) in the south-western town of Libourne. Located on the outskirts of Bordeaux the new home of Arbizu is very much within the heartlands of French …

US Eagle flanker/2nd row Inaki Basauri is on the move as he has signed with Stade Nantais in the French Federale 2, the third division in French rugby under Pro D2. The Mexican-born Basauri, 30, has been capped by the Eagles 18 times with his first appearance coming in 2007. Basauri …

Chile is one of the fastest rising countries in world rugby, and especially the Americas. This week Americas Rugby News had a unique chance to peek inside Chilean rugby with international flyhalf Francisco González Moller. How did you begin playing rugby? I started playing rugby when i was 15 years old. I …

The dreaded worst case scenario following Juan Figallo’s knee injury suffered in training last week has been confirmed by his Aviva Premiership club, Saracens . The 27 year old tighthead prop will play no part in this year’s Rugby World Cup. Instead he will undergo surgery to repair ligament damage to …

Russia have selected a 25 man touring squad to travel to Windhoek for their two-game series with Namibia on July 11 and 18. The original squad was 28 players, but Vladislav Korshunov, Sergei Trishin, and German Godlyuk have withdrawn injured and will not be replaced. Head coach Alexander Pervukhin has …

The LoneStar Rugby Conference, made up of Collegiate teams in Texas, has put together a Select Side that is touring the Cayman Islands this week. The Select Side, called the Texas Rattlesnakes, are playing two matches on their tour. They are playing a two-match series against a Cayman Islands XV. The first match is today, July 8th, with …

I want to start off this week’s Talking Rugby with a big thank you to our fans here at Americas Rugby News. We just passed our one-month anniversary and the growth we’ve seen is exciting to say the least. I am absolutely thankful for my partners, Bryan and Paul, but …

Former Canada captain Gareth Rees sat down with World Rugby to talk about some of his experiences from attending four World Cups as a player, to now acting as Manager for the national side as they head towards the 2015 tournament. On 1987, taking part in the first ever World …

Manu Samoa couldn’t quite pick up the win, but they gave the All Blacks all they could handle in front of a thoroughly entertained sellout crowd in Apia. The first forty minutes didn’t produce much in the way of running rugby, but there were plenty of bone-jarring tackles and no …

Played every November, excluding Rugby World Cup years, the November or autumn internationals see European nations hosting incoming test teams from across the globe. It is a time when not only southern nations such as Argentina, Australia, Fiji, Namibia, New Zealand, Samoa, South Africa and Tonga tour the north but …

Namibia have named their team to play Russia in Windhoek on Saturday, their first match since the much-publicised departure of head coach Danie Vermeulen. Saracens flanker Jacques Burger returns as captain for only his second test since the 2011 World Cup, and his first home match since June of 2008. …

Pro d2 club Bayonne have confirmed the departure of Head Coach Patricio Noriega. The former 25 time capped Puma and 24 time capped Wallaby will not continue on at the club following relegation from the Top 14 to the second division. Bayonne finished on equal competition points with the 2013 champions …

The Chilean national women’s coaching staff have selected a squad of twenty-seven players to train in a pre-selection national camp. The camp will take place over four days from Thursday July 16 to Sunday July 19. The training will take place at the Vilcún, near Temuco in the Araucanía region. …

Colombia’s national women’s Rugby Sevens team Las Tucanes have arrived in Toronto in search of returning home with medals from the upcoming Pan American Games. Rugby Sevens is to be involved for just the second time in the games’ history after having featured four years ago in Guadalajara, Mexico. Unlike in 2011, …

Traditional Paraguayan club Asunción RC celebrated 47 years of existence at a special event held on Monday, July 07. The large Ñandutíes family celebrated the occasion with a fellowship lunch. The team at Americas Rugby News wishes to congratulate all involve and wish the club a prosperous future.

The details of Canada’s run-in to the Rugby World Cup have been finalised with the announcement that their final match, against Fiji, will be at The Stoop. The 14,800 capacity stadium, located a half-mile south of England’s base at Twickenham, is the home field of Aviva Premiership club Harlequins. This …