Erik Thompson

Rugby Canada has wasted no time in naming a replacement for Kingsley Jones as Head Coach of their Senior Men’s team. Steve Meehan will take over the struggling program, the 58-year-old making the move from Australia after a long career in professional rugby. Most recently the Director of Rugby at …

Matías Moroni is to play for Brive in France. Writing for La Montagne, Benjamin Pommier reports that Brive and Moroni agreed to terms after a few phone calls. The deal was concluded today, on December 20. Moroni will join Brive in time for the training resumption on January 05. Moroni …

Fernando Luna will make the move from Argentina to Brazil to play for Os Cobras. Luna is one of five new foreigners recited by the Brazilian franchise for Super Rugby Americas 2025. He is joined by Argentines Augusto Guillamondegui, Manuel Todaro and Matías Vidal and New Zealander Aoturoa Seeling as …

Men’s Eagles captain Greg Peterson has announced his retirement from professional rugby. The 33-year-old lock, an imposing figure who stands a lofty 6’8″ (2.04m), steps away after a decade of wearing the USA jersey and 51 tests all told, which included selection the 2015 and 2019 World Cups. He took …

As calendars turn from 2024 to 2025, rugby’s attention swings sharply to Rugby World Cup 2027. The year 2025 will see all the competitors finalized for Australia 2027. Attention will be firmly on who can secure remaining places. 2025 will also feature unraveling of venue planning and the tournament draw …

The Americas had players from Argentine, Canada, Chile and Uruguay involved in Europe’s elite over the weekend in the latest round of the European Champions Cup. Of them, Argentines left their mark. Round two action featured matches played in England, France, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland and South Africa. The competing …

Americas players were try-scorers over the weekend in Europe. Round two of the Challenge Cup saw players from Argentina and Canada scoring tries. Tries from Americas players took place from players representing teams who play in  the United Rugby Championship (URC) and France’s Top 14. Argentine loose head prop Rodrigo …

The Eagles are on the upswing after a highly encouraging European tour to cap their 2024 season. Scott Lawrence’s team has incorporated some US-eligible players from overseas competitions over the past couple years. Paddy Ryan, Renger van Eerten, and most recently Shilo Klein have committed to the USA… and more …

The Americas is eyeing a record number of places at Rugby World Cup 2027. The eleventh edition of the Men’s Rugby World Cup will be played in Australia. It is a return to the country that also hosted the tournament in 2003 and co-hosted, with New Zealand, in 1987. Those …

The USA will take-on England in July 2025. The USA Men’s Eagles are to have home advantage against Rugby World Cup 2023 Semi Finalists, England, in the summer of 2025. England Rugby has confirmed the match, thereby adding a stop to the 2025 tour of Argentina. England’s summer series will …