The Dallas Jackals have signed 24-year-old tighthead prop Will Burke for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from Rugby United New York, with whom Burke played two games during his first season as a professional. A native of Alexander, New York, Burke did not start playing rugby until …

Russia has decided to step up its bid to host a Rugby World Cup. In July, the world’s largest country confirmed a bid for RWC 2027. Now in October Russia Rugby has extended the bid to include RWC 2031. The union confirmed the decision. In doing so, Russia may now be …

Julián Rebussone has joined Ciencias Olavide. In doing so the Argentine flanker will have a professional experience abroad. His contract is for the 2020-2021 season for the División de Honor side. The 27-year-old joins from Buenos Aires club Belgrano Athletic. He does so with a solid resume and reputation. He …

There has been a change to the Rugby Championship fixtures. It means that the All Blacks’ Christmas wish has been granted. They will be able to travel home in time for quarantine and thus time with their families on Christmas Day. The change brings forward the final round fixture. New …

The Western Force have confirmed the signatures of Jaguares and Pumas starters Tomás Cubelli and Julián Montoya. This will be the second Australian stint for scrumhalf Cubelli. For hooker Montoya it may mean a change of plans with a deal to join Leicester Tigers falling through at the last minute …

Esteban Meneses has selected a youthful Uruguay squad for the upcoming South American Championship to be hosted in Montevideo. Included are just 12 names who featured at Rugby World Cup 2019. The 30-man squad contains 14 players who have yet to make their test debut, with an average age of …

This past weekend saw some notable performances. The best of which from Americas players was in France. Two players stood out above the rest: Marcos Kremer and Axel Muller. Marcos Kremer played flanker for Stade Français against Bayonne. The Parisians were under performers, though Kremer certainly was not. His ferocious …

Ignacio Calles has signed a new contract with Pau. The extension will see him remain at the Top 14 club until 2023. The 24-year-old joined Pau in 2016 as a hooker, but has since converted to loose head prop. Calles was an academy player for Pau. He signs for the …

Iñaki Mateu is to continue his professional career in Italy. The 23-year-old has joined Viadana, completing the move from Spain to Italy. A native of Tucumán, Mateu moved to Spain as a child. He returned to Argentina and entered the PladAR High Performance Center. He spent five years with PladAR …

Patrick Parfrey and Jack McRogers have extended their stay with the Toronto Arrows through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Though neither appeared in the 2020 season due to its suspension, both are established Arrows veterans having played for the club under the previous Ontario banner. Parfrey, who turns 29 …