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USA Rugby has announced a change to their naming standard for all development programs. The new format will apply to age grade and senior development sides, men’s and women’s, and both sevens and 15-a-side rugby. Age grade sides will now be strictly labeled according to their level of competition – …

The calendar of international competition for Americas Rugby has been unveiled by Sudamérica Rugby. The annual competition included marks an expansion which will see 2020 being the busiest yet on record for the Americas. In total more than twenty different official competitions are to be played. Included are Sudamérica Rugby …

The Austin Herd have signed two Pacific Challenge representatives for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Samoa ‘A’ cap Potu Leavasa and Fiji Warriors select Enele Malele will join the re-branded team as it looks to rebuild following their winless 2019 campaign. Leavasa, 23, joins the Herd from the Warringah …

Los Teros continue to make strides and now have something new to look forward to – Major League Rugby. It’s likely only a temporary home but several Uruguayans will take part in the 2019 season in an effort to expose their top domestic players to a more meaningful club competition. …

The Houston SaberCats have signed Irish hooker Pat O’Toole from the San Diego Legion. An Ireland u19 representative, the 23-year-old was formerly with Guinness Pro 14 side Connacht before joining San Diego for the second half of the 2018 Major League Rugby season. O’Toole qualifies for the USA on ancestry …

Just a few days after calling up seven players to his US Eagles squad for the November international series, Gary Gold has summoned three more to join camp ahead of the opening match against the New Zealand Māori in Chicago. Recalled are prop Tony Purpura and lock Nate Brakeley, with …

The US Eagles have called up seven reinforcements to their squad for the upcoming November international series. All seven will available for the match against the New Zealand Māori in Chicago on November 3 as well as the three-match European tour. Olive Kilifi has dropped out of the original squad …

The last time we checked in it was our ‘One Year Out‘ special, but this time it’s back to real-time selections. There haven’t been any test matches since the August 1 appraisal but the Americas Pacific Challenge has come and gone and we already have the bulk of the selections …

Late but not forgotten! There was a heck of a lot of games to get through over the past week. Two rounds of the Americas Pacific Challenge, the opening weekend of the Challenge and Champions Cups, the final round of the Mitre 10 Cup, plus the usual RFU Championship and …

Uruguay will send nine players to the Major League Rugby combine in Glendale next week. Players from Brazil, Chile, and Canada will also be present for the week-long selection camp that will include a trial match for a ‘Rugby Americas XV’ against the Raptors on Saturday, October 27 at Infinity …