Tonga ‘A’ scored 17 points in the final minutes of the match to overcome an eight-point deficit and secure a 39-30 win over the USA Select XV in Montevideo on Saturday. It’s an impressive start to the Americas Pacific Challenge for the inexperienced Tongans. Discipline was a concern for Tonga …

Samoa ‘A’ ended the Argentina XV’s two-year unbeaten run in the Americas Pacific Challenge with a stunning 36-31 victory on Saturday. The Argentines outscored Samoa five tries to four but 14 points from the boot of D’Angelo Leuila proved the difference. It was an incredible start for the Samoans who …

The 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge opens on Saturday with six senior ‘A’ teams on show at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Each team has taken a different approach for the competition with Uruguay and Canada sending their strongest available sides while others have sent traditional development sides. Argentina are undefeated …

Week 7 of the Top 14 takes place this weekend. Five matches are to be played on Saturday and two on Sunday. Involved are to be a number of players from the Americas as outlined in the following preview. In the opening match of Week 7 Patricio Fernández will feature …

Three results are already in as the Mitre 10 Cup works through the penultimate week of the regular season. Otago hosted Bay of Plenty in Dunedin on Wednesday. The home side took the 45-34 win meaning replacement lock Josh Larsen gets bragging rights over Tyler Ardron, the latter captaining the …

The Greene King IPA Championship has welcomed North American exports in record numbers this season. There are a dozen suiting up this weekend in six games split across Saturday and Sunday, including one league debut and a couple welcome returns to action. Ealing ended the Cornish Pirates’ winning streak last …

The Celtic-Italian-South African league continues this weekend. On Friday and Saturday Pro 14 matches will be played in Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. The following previews thew involvement of Americas’ players. Two of the three Friday matches in Week 6 will take place in Scotland. In the capital city Edinburgh …

Week 6 of the English Premiership will be played this weekend. Fixtures are to be spread from Friday to Sunday in what is a special derby round. The following preview details the involvement of Americas’ players. Friday’s fixture sees Bath at home to the unbeaten Exeter Chiefs. Left out of …

Romania will play their November tests against both the USA and Uruguay at Ghencea Stadium in Bucharest. The name is somewhat misleading however as the actual site of the rebuilt Ghencea Stadium, also known as Steaua, is currently under construction for the 2020 European Soccer Championships. Also being renovated is …

The New Orleans Gold have reached back into the Southern Hemisphere for their latest signing. Australian scrumhalf Scott Gale will join the team on a two-year deal ahead of the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old brings high level experience after spending three seasons with the Queensland Reds, making …