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Canada have been dealt an injury blow to their Rugby World Cup squad just ahead of departure. Hard-hitting flanker Justin Blanchet has been ruled out of the tournament after sustaining an arm injury against the USA on Saturday. He is replaced by second row Josh Larsen. It’s disappointing news for …

The San Diego Legion have added another new name for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Former Australia u20 standout Luke Burton arrives after spending the past two seasons in France with Biarritz Olympique. He is the seventh new signing on the off-season for the Legion. Burton played in two …

The Pacific Pride returned to the field for the first time since 2005 on the weekend, playing a preseason fixture against the Nanaimo Hornets at May Bennett Park. Rugby Canada’s centralized academy side came away 45-26 winners, the Pride scoring 33 points in the second half after a 12-all deadlock …

The Houston SaberCats have announced the signing of 19-year-old winger Zack Godfrey for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from England where he was part of the Leicester Tigers and Ealing Trailfinders academy programs. Having been born in the USA he is eligible to represent the Eagles. Godfrey …

The Americas will have five match officials on the 2019-2020 senior World Sevens Series panel. It’s an increase of three from the 2018-19 season, with Canada’s Julianne Zussman, Uruguay’s Francisco González, and Argentina’s Nehuén Jauri-Rivero all joining the rotation for the first time. It has been a rapid rise for …

Matt Heaton is the latest Canadian to sign on for Major League Rugby. The 26-year-old flanker will join the expansion Rugby ATL side following the Rugby World Cup. He is the second new Canadian to join the North American professional league in the off-season following new Arrows flyhalf Will Kelly. …

The San Diego Legion have re-signed prop Aaron Mitchell for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He is the 12th extension confirmed by the club during the off-season, following captain Joe Pietersen, with six newcomers announced. Mitchell was one of three tighthead props on the roster during the 2019 campaign, …

20 teams will compete at RWC 2019 in Japan. Of them 17 have selected players from other countries. How then did they come to qualify for the country they are representing? The following article is aimed at explaining who they are and how they qualify. It is not an opinion …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA The USA continued their strong run against Canada as they added to their undefeated streak against their northern neighbors. The …

The Americas Rankings – September 08 2019 mark the final edition of the RWC 2015-2019 cycle involving competition teams in the competition. The current edition of the rankings takes into account the USA’s 20-15 away win over Canada in Vancouver on Saturday. The match result sees the teams exchanging 0.243 …