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Nine players with Americas connections will run out in Round 20 of the Greene King IPA Championship. It’s Canada who have the most invested with half a dozen eligibles to go with a pair of Argentines and a solo US Eagles international. Newly re-signed flanker Justin Blanchet will start for …

French-Canadian flanker Justin Blanchet has signed on for another year with Bedford Blues in the Greene King IPA Championship. The Montreal native and former Canada u17 representative will return for a fourth season with the Blues after joining from Exeter Chiefs ahead of the 2014-15 season. He has since become …

Nicolás De Battista will stay with the Cornish Pirates for at least another year. The 26-year-old from Rosario has been a mainstay in the midfield since signing with the Greene King IPA Championship club ahead of the 2016-17 season, starting 16 games across all competitions. De Battista has signed a …

Jebb Sinclair will pull on a London Irish jersey for the first time since the pre-season when Irish host Yorkshire Carnegie on Saturday in the Quarter Finals of the British & Irish Cup. The big Canadian forward has at last been ruled fully fit following a knee injury that ruled …

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any quieter in the Greene King IPA Championship – they have. Week 18 will feature just three Americas players, surely the lowest number in several years. With more funding set to be invested in the league by the RFU, perhaps we will see …

Things couldn’t get much quieter in the Greene King IPA Championship. Only a handful of Americas players will suit up over the weekend including just two starters. Doncaster has a bye, Brett Beukeboom has shipped off to South America to play for Canada, and others will watch from the sidelines. …

The Greene King IPA Championship inches along into Week 16 with only one race of note to take it down the home stretch. The demise of London Welsh means that there will be no relegation this season, so it’s only promotion to the Aviva Premiership that is at stake, and …

The Greene King IPA Championship is in action this weekend, with five games in all over Saturday and Sunday. Eight Americas players will be involved in four of those match-ups. Ronnie McLean starts in the midfield for Richmond on Saturday as they welcome Bedford to the Athletic Ground. Former Canada …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Chile and Uruguay 7’s A second encouraging tournament in as many weeks saw Chile qualifying for upcoming global competitions. Los Cóndores secured their places …

Canada has been dealt a heavy blow just five months out from their World Cup qualifying series against the US Eagles with the news that star fullback Matt Evans has suffered a serious knee injury. An awkward fall in a tackle against London Irish last month resulted in significant damage …