The Seattle Seawolves have signed blindside flanker Charles Elton for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. An experienced provincial player from New Zealand, he spent the past year suiting up for Eastern Suburbs in Australia’s Shute Shield. Elton has been a long-time captain of the Harbour Hawks, playing over 100 …
Read More »Team of the Week
It’s been an interesting week. Our ‘international’ selections come from a Rugby Americas Select side that doubled up on the Glendale Raptors in a Major League Rugby scouting venture. Auckland won the Mitre 10 Cup with two Americas players very prominent while a third starred in the Heartland Championship. Other …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada Canada named a healthy roster for November’s RWC Repechage tournament. Including are returning overseas professional players Matt Tierney, Brett Beukeboom, …
Read More »Chilean Scores Winning Try to Claim Title in New Zealand
Chilean prop Sergio de la Fuente scored the match-winning try to claim a national title in New Zealand. The try saw Thames Valley winning the 2018 Heartland Meads Championship Final. The competition involves twelve New Zealand provinces, and acts as the lower division behind the Mitre 10 Cup. Thames Valley …
Read More »Canadian Exiles Update: 2018-19 Season Preview
In light of Canada’s recent struggles at international level a natural conclusion would be that the professional ranks are dwindling outside of the country. While those in ‘Tier 1’ divisions such as the English Premiership and Guinness Pro 14 are certainly hard to come by, there are in fact a …
Read More »Canadian lock O’Gorman signs with South Canterbury
Canadian international Reegan O’Gorman will play for South Canterbury in New Zealand’s Heartland Championship. The 22-year-old second row has been a regular for the Marist Albion club in Christchurch since 2015. His ties to the region come through his father, a New Zealand native who himself played second row for …
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