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It wasn’t a fully-loaded tournament, but a two-year wait for international under-20 competition finally ended over the past couple weeks at Guelph University. Uruguay emerged as the class of the series, followed by Zimbabwe, Canada, and Chile. For all it was a chance to get their top young talent meaningful …

Marco Fepulea’i has joined French Pro D2 club Colomiers on a one-year deal with an option. The 27-year-old tighthead prop departs the LA Giltinis having played in the last three Major League Rugby seasons, first with the Colorado Raptors in 2020. Though he appeared in just 7 games during the …

Uruguay completed a clean sweep of the u20 series at Guelph University on Tuesday. They cruised past hosts Canada by a final score of 45-28, though the result was all but wrapped up in a one-sided first half that saw Los Teritos running out to a 33-7 lead. It didn’t …

Another fine display of running rugby earned Zimbabwe a 43-35 win over Chile in u20 action at Guelph University on Tuesday. It secured a second overall finish for the Junior Sables in the four-team series hosted by Canada. Tavonga Ablant was the star of the show with two tries and …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Paraguay upset Colombia in Barranquilla The 2022 South American Tri Nations got underway on Saturday evening in Barranquilla. Paraguay …

Josh Thiel will join twin brother Jake on the Canada Sevens roster in Los Angeles next weekend for the final stop on the 2021-2022 World Sevens Series. The San Diego Legion midfielder has one test cap in the 15-a-side game but has yet play in the shortened code. There are …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare international teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as full tests are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The opening fixture of the South American …

The New England Free Jacks have acquired Canadian second row Conor Keys from Rugby ATL for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. In exchange the Ratlers receive salary cap considerations in 2023 and 2024, as well as a third round pick in the 2024 Collegiate Draft. Keys has been a …

The third edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft is now complete. A total of 39 players were selected across three rounds with all 11 teams from the 2022 season participating. LA had already traded their three allotted selections, while Austin’s 33rd overall pick was traded to Utah for …

Canada recovered from an 11-point deficit to defeat Chile 25-24 in their u20 match at Guelph University on Thursday evening. A conversion from wide out by Jamin Hodgkins after a Sol Jacques try gave the home side the lead and they held on for the victory. The Junior Cóndores were …