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Major League Rugby have confirmed the venue for Saturday’s Championship Final. Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, will host Rugby New York’s first attempted to life the MLR Shield against the two-time winning Seattle Seawolves at noon eastern, 9am Pacific. New York won hosting rights after defeating the New …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Canada Come Right Against Australia Canada overcame a slow start to come away with a 22-10 win over Australia …

Rugby New York are headed to their first Championship Final after a stirring come-from-behind win over the New England Free Jacks on Sunday. The home side led by six points until two late tries gave the visitors a famous 24-16 result and keep them on course to contest the MLR …

The Seattle Seawolves are headed to their third Championship Final after a dominant 46-27 win over the SaberCats in Houston on Saturday. A 25-point first half put the visitors on the front foot and after weathering a brief reversal of fortunes early in the second half, an explosion of three …

Peñarol downed the American Raptors on Saturday in Glendale, Colorado. The young Uruguayan team wearing the colors of the SLAR 2022 champions were 26-10 winners. The Uruguayans had a one man advantage for the majority of the contest. A red card to the home side was too much for them …

It’s a classic rivalry in Sunday’s Eastern Conference Final as the New England Free Jacks host Rugby New York at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The home side finished in top spot overall in the regular season and are now set to play their first ever playoff match, while the visitors overcame …

The Western Conference title will be decided on Saturday when the SaberCats host the Seawolves at AVEVA Stadium. Seattle won their spot in the final four after a comprehensive win over San Diego last weekend, while Houston advanced directly following the dramatic postseason expulsion of both Austin and LA by …

NOLA have secured two of their top performers from this past season on two-year extensions. Flanker Devin Short and winger Harley Wheeler have committed to the Gold through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby campaign. Short secured the No7 shirt in the absence of injured Eagles international Andrew …

The Eagles squad has now been named for the vital World Cup Qualifying Series against Chile next month. One team will punch their ticket to France 2023 and the other will move on to the last-gasp Repechage round-robin in November, at a neutral location to be determined. As expected Gary …

Samu Manoa is back in the frame for the Eagles. The 37-year-old lock or back row last represented the USA in November of 2018 before announcing his international retirement ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019. Manoa is one of 30 players named by Head Coach Gary Gold for the upcoming …