The Houston SaberCats have added former New England Patriots fullback Joey Iosefa to their Major League Rugby roster. At 245 lbs (112kg) the 26-year-old will cast an imposing figure in the midfield. Iosefa played college football at the University of Hawaii. Hailing from American Samoa, he is not new to …

The HSBC Sevens Series returns this weekend in Singapore. It’s the site of last year’s historic victory by Canada in an all-Americas final with the USA. The defending champions will begin life after John Moonlight after their talisman announced his retirement earlier this week. Argentina finished a disappointing 13th last …

The English Premiership resumes this weekend. In week 21 matches are to be played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Taking to the field will be a number of Americas players. Below is a preview detailing those involved. Opening week 21 will be one Friday fixture. The Leicester Tigers are at …

The Pro 14 continues this weekend with week 21 of the season. In what is the penultimate round of the regular season all seven matches are to be played on Saturday. It is derby weekend with all team’s playing against a side from their same country. The derby weekend sees …

Argentina XV Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has named both youth and experience in his roster for the Sudamericano 6 Naciones. Starting on May 05, the Argentina XV will begin their quest to win the rebranded South American A Championship. Contepomi’s team begin with an away match against Paraguay in Asunción. …

Pablo Matera is to miss the June test matches against Wales and Scotland. The flanker was injured playing for Los Jaguares against the Brumbies in Canberra on Sunday. Capped 46 times by Argentina, Matera is a huge loss for his country’s upcoming home internationals. Argentina will play host to Wales …

Opening weekend of Major League Rugby is behind us but there’s still one team yet to take the field. The Utah Warriors have waited patiently and they will finally get their chance to show off their wares on the main stage when they travel to San Diego this weekend. Followers …

Following on from their two matches in Australia Los Jaguares continue their Oceania tour with their first of two matches in New Zealand. They are to play at the spiritual home of New Zealand rugby, Eden Park taking on the Auckland Blues on Saturday. Under-pressure Blues Head Coach Tana Umaga …

Referees have been appointed for the upcoming Sudamericano 6 Naciones. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay will compete in the inaugural South American Six Nations Championship. The new competition replaces the former South American A Championship with Colombia and Paraguay promoted from the regional ‘B’ competition. Both Argentina and Uruguay …

What an absorbing weekend! It was truly a landmark event for American rugby, one that will love long in the memory. The arrival of Major League Rugby is truly exciting, and its future looks very bright indeed. There was also some European finals to watch, two Super Rugby games of …