Americas Rugby News Rugby news from across the Americas!
- Uruguayan Reinaldo Piussi now plays in Italy’s Serie A for Civitavecchia Rugby Centumcellae.
- Tomás Casares has joined the Chicago Hounds with the Miami Sharks now defunct.
- Former club of Canadians Jeff Hassler and Tyler Ardron, the Ospreys is soon to be defunct.
- Single-day tickets for the SVNS Vancouver are now on sale.
- Eight stadiums will host Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia.
- Australia’s largest stadium, the MCG misses out. World Rugby failed to secure the stadium’s availability in October 2027, due to a clause in a deal between the state government and the National Football League.
- Australian officials gave World Rugby officials a tour of the MCG in 2021 as part of their bid.
- Gonzalo Quesada has included Argentines Pablo Dimcheff and Nacho Brex on his Six Nations roster.
- Toronto’s Ewan Ashman has been named on Scotland’s roster.
- Canada lost Tyler Duguid to France in mid-2025; notwithstanding, Duguid is not on Les Bleus’ Six Nations 2026 roster. In his place is uncapped 31-year-old Tom Staniforth from Australia.
- Players born in Argentina, Canada and USA have named on Six Nations rosters. The Argentine players went through Argentina’s High Performance system.
- Star Puma Mateo Carreras is ready to return for Bayonne as is former Puma Rodrigo Bruni.
- 2025 rookie Puma Nicolás Roger earns his first URC start for Benetton.
- Nicolás Casanova notes the importance of Gonzalo García’s return for Los Pumas.
- The USA Eagles Women will tour South Africa for two test matches in July.
- Baltimore will play host to New Zealand vs South Africa in September.
- Canada secured their place in the next stage of the Men’s 7’s qualifying in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Argentina’s women also advanced due to their performances in Dubai.
- The announcement of Os Cobras’ roster means all Super Rugby Americas rosters are now finalized.
