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Exeter Chiefs have added another USA international to their ranks for the remainder of the Premier 15s season. Eagles flyhalf Megan Foster has been confirmed by the club and the 29-year-old is set to make her professional debut against Darlington Mowden Park on Saturday. Foster started three of the USA’s …

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 Mexico win big against Cayman Islands Mexico played host to the Cayman Islands on Saturday afternoon. The match in …

The Toronto Arrows have added a second prominent rugby figure to their staff as a coaching consultant. Former Canadian Women’s Head Coach Francois Ratier joins the club officially in January, joining Rob Howley in adding high level expertise to the Major League Rugby side. Originally from France, Ratier moved to …

Karen Paquin has been selected to the official 2021 World Rugby Women’s 15s Dream Team of the Year. The Canadian flanker is the only Americas representative named in the side that is comprised of players from six different nations. Canada returned to test rugby after a two-year hiatus this fall, …

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 Chile’s Success Recognized The 2021 November Internationals brought mixed results for the Americas. The month of November saw Argentina, …

The USA Women’s Eagles finished in 5th spot in the second of two Dubai tournaments to start the new World Sevens Series season. Canada would close in 8th spot, with Brazil slipping to 9th but capping their day with a first ever victory over Great Britain. Mixed results in the …

The World Sevens Series continues on Friday (local time) and while it’s a new tournament, the venue will stay the same. Dubai plays host once again with fans now permitted to attend following the lifting of pandemic restrictions. Only four players have changed from this past weekend’s event. Australian flyer …

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 Brazil Women earn historic best in Dubai Brazil celebrated an historic weekend in Dubai with their highest-ever finish in …

USA Eagles winger Sarah Levy scored a hat trick as the Barbarians defeated a Springbok Women XV 60-5 at Twickenham on Saturday afternoon. The contest set a new world record attendance mark for a women’s rugby match with 29,581 on hand in London to witness the entertaining spectacle. It was …

Brazil celebrated an historic weekend in Dubai with their highest-ever finish in a World Sevens Series event. As Yaras earned a 6th-place finish, defeating the Women’s Eagles in pool play and falling short to Great Britain by only a single point. Their previous best event finish was 8th and and …