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Houston have begun the search for a new Head Coach with confirmation that Paul Healy will depart when his contract expires at the end of the season. The news comes as the SaberCats occupy the bottom of the overall table with just two wins from 11 games. There were early …

Locky McCaffrey has finally landed in Austin. The former Brumbies loose forward will at long last join the Gilgronis as he arrived with his family just over a day ago from Japan. It ends a period of uncertainty caused by a lengthy visa delay though the 31-year-old will not be …

Jason Robertson is set to move to France at the end of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Old Glory’s star flyhalf has signed a two-year deal with Narbonne, who recently confirmed a return to the Pro D2 after earning promotion from the Nationale. It’s a blow for DC who …

Major League Rugby has confirmed the second edition of the Collegiate Draft will take place on August 19. There are two notable changes to the format – the addition of Canadian university athletes and the expansion from two to three rounds. As with 2020, the order of selection will run …

Week 12 featured five games with three coming right down to the last play of the game. Austin, Utah, and San Diego each kept their Western Conference playoff hopes alive with bonus-point wins with New England hanging on by a thread in the East. Individually defense and set piece success …

Canada named a 40-strong longlist last week for their July internationals against Wales and England. It contained most of those expected with only a small number of notable omissions and a handful of surprise inclusions though further scrutiny may be required when the traveling group is revealed. Roughly half of …

Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) has named a 36-man roster to prepare for the upcoming RWC 2023 qualifier. Brazil will play host to Paraguay in São José dos Campos on June 26. The 36 players are preparing in Brazil’s High Performance Center in São Paulo. 23 players …

The San Diego Legion have confirmed their return to Torero Stadium. Having played home games at four different venues this season, the team will play their upcoming matches against the LA Giltinis on June 20 and Austin Gilgronis on June 26 at the University of San Diego venue. Tickets will …

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 ATL underline MLR title credentials Rugby ATL underlined their title credentials on Saturday with an 8-7 victory the Gold …

A last-gasp try from Olive Kilifi against his former team gave the Utah Warriors a 29-28 win over the Seawolves on Sunday. Seattle fans were left heartbroken as they watched a 28-15 second half lead slip away in the final quarter. Utah crossed the line just two minutes into the …