Rodrigo Capó Ortega has officially retired from rugby. The legendary Uruguayan international was to play out the current season with Castres Olympique, but with the remainder of the Top 14 schedule cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic it means the 39-year-old’s career has come to an end. Hailing from Montevideo, Capó Ortega …

Considering the circumstances that the new coaching staff under Greg McWilliams had on their plate, Rugby United New York fared about as well as could be hoped in the 2020 Major League Rugby season. A slew of injuries to start the season and at least four key recruits left waiting …

Brazil hosted Uruguay in the second round of the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) in 2016. The teams met in São Paulo and competed in an entertaining 33-29 match. Brazil invested heavily in players for the competition. This saw a lot of investment into eligibile players. This helped elevate the …

Rugby ATL winger Harley Wheeler will skip out on the 2021 Major League Rugby season in order to take up a full-time position with the USA Sevens program in Chula Vista. The 23-year-old has committed to pursuing a spot at the Tokyo Olympics that were postponed to July 2021 due …

There were 14 European-based players named on Mario Ledesma’s 59-man training roster. The number is far greater than that which he took to Japan to compete at RWC 2019. The overall number, rather than the percentage, is what is notable. Despite the return to inclusion, Argentina’s roster still has names …

Mario Ledesma has moved beyond RWC 2019. His team fell short in Japan, being eliminated in the group stage with wins over Tonga and the USA but losses against France and England. Covid-19 means that the new era on the field will be delayed. Off the field the coaching regime …

Conor Keys has confirmed a two-year extension with Rugby ATL. The Canadian lock joined the Major League Rugby side ahead of their inaugural campaign in 2020, arriving from England where he was playing for Rotherham Titans in National One. The extension runs through the 2023 MLR season. A member of …

Taylor Paris is officially a free agent after Castres Olympique opted not to re-sign the Canadian winger. Despite being a regular starter in his three seasons with the club, the pandemic has forced the 2018 Top 14 champions to make significant cuts to their payroll heading into the 2020-21 season. …

Not many pegged Old Glory DC as the best of the expansion sides heading into the season, and after their rude introduction to Major League Rugby even less would have expected them to be third overall and second in the East Conference when the season closed. It’s fair to say …

Chile had home advantage against Brazil in the 2012 South American Championship. The teams met in La Reina in Santiago on May 20, 2012 in what was an opening round fixture. The competition was a four nations tournament that also involved Argentina and Uruguay. Chile and Brazil were seeded third …