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Billy Meakes has at long last arrived in the Windy City. The Australia 7s international and former LA Giltinis star is in training with the Chicago Hounds and should make his anticipated debut for the expansion side against the Toronto Arrows at SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday night. Two starting players, …

Dallas Jackals flyhalf Martín Elías has been handed a three-week suspension following his red card against the Seawolves on Friday night. He received his marching orders just two minutes into the match at Choctaw Stadium by referee Federico Anselmi. In the act of jumping to corral a high ball, Elias …

The third round of the Major League Rugby season started with another convincing win for the Seawolves, who are joined in the unbeaten category by the SaberCats after their come-from-behind effort against the Legion. NOLA continue to struggle, DC collapsed in New York, and the Hounds came close but no …

The New England Free Jacks have confirmed the return of Jesse Parete for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. Initially signed through 2023 when he was announced ahead of last season, the New Zealander was then confirmed to be departing the side in the off-season, only to suddenly …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week.   UP Argentina champions in Vancouver Argentina are again the Men’s Champions of the Vancouver Sevens. Los Pumas conquered France in the Cup …

Three tries from Jack Heighton led the New York Ironworkers to a comprehensive 34-8 win over Old Glory DC in Mount Vernon on Sunday. The flyhalf added two conversions and a penalty goal for a personal haul of 22 points as the defending champions made it two wins in a …

The SaberCats earned a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Legion in Houston on Sunday afternoon. It was a see-saw battle from start to finish with the result in doubt until the very end, with the scoreboard reading 31-26 to the home side at fulltime. A late change to the Houston …

Chicago welcomed Major League Rugby for the first time on Sunday afternoon but the hometown Hounds couldn’t quite get the result the crowd was hoping for. Instead it was the Utah Warriors who picked up the 14-10 victory in a physical contest dominated by defense. The opening score went to …

Rugby ATL earned a four-try 29-16 victory over NOLA at Silverbacks Park on Saturday. For 35 minutes it looked as though the Gold had finally found their groove, but from then on a litany of errors and poor discipline saw them failing to capture a single bonus point for a …

The USA Hawks were defeated by the Chile XV 41-26 at the Prince of Wales Country Club in La Reina on Saturday. It’s the first of three matches to be played by the Hawks in South America. The development side will face a Pampas selection on Friday in Buenos Aires. …