Argentina have been dealt a significant blow ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Vastly experienced forward Fernando Luna has been ruled out of the tournament after suffering a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee that will require surgical repair. Luna, who turns 31 in a week, has been a leading …

Juan Manuel Leguizamón is coming to Major League Rugby after all. The 87-test Pumas loose forward has signed with Rugby United New York for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. He joins fellow Argentines Benjamín Bonasso and Joel Miranda in The Big Apple. It’s been 18 months in …

The USA will play two Tier 1 nations during the upcoming July window. Head coach Gary Gold has confirmed on The American Rugby Show that the Eagles will face England at Twickenham on July 3, with a date against Ireland at Aviva Stadium the following weekend. World Rugby approval came …

The Austin Gilgronis are to welcome a third international scrumhalf to their roster. USA World Cup starter Ruben de Haas will join the team on a short-term deal that will run until the July test window. He is currently en route to Texas having departed South Africa. In recent months …

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 LA Giltinis Can the Giltinis be beaten? The expansion side are a perfect six-from-six in the 2021 MLR season. …

A late penalty goal from Dan Hollinshead gave Rugby United New York a 23-21 win over Seattle at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. It was a reinvigorated Seawolves side that jumped out to a 21-6 halftime lead but were left heartbroken by New York’s second half resolve. The first try …

Ireland are looking to secure a home test match against the USA Eagles in July. The possible match comes following the cancellation of Ireland’s tour to Fiji this coming July. In looking to play test matches in July Ireland is now seeking to play at home against Japan and the …

The NOLA Gold recovered from a 14-0 halftime deficit against the Toronto Arrows to score a 22-14 victory at The Gold Mine on Sunday afternoon. It was largely a stop-start affair with the humidity affecting ball handling on both sides. Toronto appeared to be en route for another dominant victory …

Who were the best Argentine players in SLAR playing for foreign teams? Put differently, if there were to be a match between (a) Los Jaguares XV and (b) the leading Argentine SLAR players from teams other than Los Jaguares XV who would the players be? There are no shortage of …

A five-try first half blitz from the LA Giltinis contributed to a 47-17 final score over the visiting Old Glory DC on Saturday evening. It was the second match of a double header at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the sixth consecutive bonus point win for the expansion side. Old …