Former Eagles back row Andrew Durutalo has left English Championship club Ealing Trailfinders with immediate effect. The 32-year-old has decided to return home to his family in Fiji. He is taking a break from the sport entirely, possibly signalling the end of his professional career. Durutalo announced his retirement from …

Selknam are yet to unveil their roster for the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby, with back row Ignacio Silva the only confirmed player for the Chilean franchise. A squad of 35 senior players will be named soon according to Chile Rugby president Cristian Rudloff, with six to be from Argentina. …

As expected, the Seattle Seawolves have confirmed the return of Canadian international prop Jake Ilnicki for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The team has also announced the signature of Seattle Saracens scrumhalf Jope Motokana. Ilnicki, 27, now has 38 test caps to his name after participating in his second …

After been left out of Los Jaguares’ roster for the 2020 Super Rugby season, Bautista Ezcurra has not moved abroad but has returned to Los Pumas 7’s. Of note is that the move comes in what is an Olympic year. Los Pumas 7’s are to begin training on Monday, January …

The Austin Herd have confirmed the return of South American duo Marcelo Torrealba and Rodrigo Silva for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Four of scrumhalf Torrealba’s six starts in 2019 came with Silva partnering him at flyhalf. Both have turned down opportunities to join the new Super Liga Americana …

The third season of Major League Rugby is still over a month away, but preseason training has been ongoing for most teams since early December. All are now back to work with the first games just around the corner. In fact, one has landed sooner than expected. A surprise announcement …

The calendar of international competition for Americas Rugby has been unveiled by Sudamérica Rugby. The annual competition included marks an expansion which will see 2020 being the busiest yet on record for the Americas. In total more than twenty different official competitions are to be played. Included are Sudamérica Rugby …

Los Ceibos have added a third scrum-half for the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The newest arrival is Joaquín Pellandini who joins Los Ceibos straight from the Argentina u20s. In 2020 Pellandini started for Los Pumitas in the famous away win over South Africa. The addition of Pellandini means …

The New England Free Jacks have added more quality to their roster with the signings of winger Deion Mikesell and flanker Zack Stryffeler. Both were first choice players for their respective teams last year, Mikesell arriving from the Houston SaberCats and Stryffeler departing NOLA Gold. A multi-sport athlete in high …

Former Argentine 7’s player, Axel Müller has signed a new deal with Brive. The Top 14 club announced the new extension of Muller’s contract to 2023 along five other players agreeing to terms to extend their contracts. The 26-year-old Müller joined Brive from Oyonnax in 2018. He did so after …