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 Jamaica Men’s Sevens, Mexico Women’s Sevens On Sunday both the Jamaica Men and Mexico Women qualified for the Pan American Games. …
Read More »Major League Rugby confirms Boston and Atlanta for 2020
Major League Rugby on Friday confirmed that franchises in Boston and Atlanta will officially begin regular season play in the 2020 season. The announcement comes as a surprise with the 2019 schedule still to be released and the ninth team – widely presumed to be the Ontario Arrows – yet …
Read More »Team of the Week
Los Pumas were back in the spotlight after a second win in the Rugby Championship, the first time they have won more than once since joining in 2012. The form of numerous overseas players, however, means that Argentina’s selections are limited to just four. Others are named from the Mitre …
Read More »Austin Elite sign French prop Simon Courcoul
Austin Elite have confirmed their first signing of the Major League Rugby off-season. Former France under-20 prop Simon Courcoul will join the team for the 2019 season. He finds French links in coach Alain Hyardet, second row Victor Comptat, and halfbacks Mickaël Romera and Timothée Guillimin. Courcoul, 22, joins the …
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 Argentina Los Pumas made history on Saturday, defeating Australia in Australia for the first time in 35 years. This marked the …
Read More »Arrows stretch away from Raptors in Toronto heat
The Ontario Arrows started their fall schedule on a winning note as they defeated the Glendale Raptors 40-18 at York Lions Stadium on Sunday. Sweltering heat in Toronto took its toll and the Raptors were visibly fatigued in the second half, with the Arrows adding 19 unanswered points to their …
Read More »Match Preview – Ontario Arrows vs Glendale Raptors
The early bird catches the worm. While most Major League Rugby sides won’t begin their preseasons officially until November, the Glendale Raptors will dust off the boots again on Sunday as they travel to Toronto for a friendly against the Ontario Arrows. Of course it hasn’t actually been that long …
Read More »12 Targets for Major League Rugby
The inaugural season of Major League Rugby has come and gone and the new professional competition will soon enter uncharted territory as far as the Americas are concerned – a second season. Along with the excitement are said to be two new teams. One will be Rugby United New York, …
Read More »Bryce Campbell’s ‘Try of the Week’
Eagles center Bryce Campbell was voted in as the scorer of the ‘Try of there Week’. The 23-year-old from Indiana crossed for London Irish in a team score against Nottingham last weekend. The 18-time-capped USA Eagle moved to the English club for the 2018-19 season. He did so after having …
Read More »Major League Rugby roster updates
The 2019 Major League Rugby schedule will be released shortly and with confirmation that the upstart league will reach season two, an historic first is taking place at this very second. This officially represents the first off-season in American professional rugby. The realization raises an obvious question – who will …
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