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Perry Baker has been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Las Vegas 7s. The Eagles rocket had a memorable tournament scoring five tries including two mesmeric efforts against Canada on day one. South African counterpart Seabelo Senatla, the tournament’s leading try scorer with 11, is also in …

Rugby Canada has confirmed the details of the three-match June test series for the National Senior Men’s team. As initially reported a month ago, their opponents will be Japan, Russia, and Italy. All three are currently ranked higher than Canada – who sit at 19th – on the official World …

North American rugby fans are set to receive some world stars as the HSBC Sevens Series arrives in Las Vegas this coming weekend, and Vancouver the next. With the Olympics now less than six months away, some of the biggest names in the game are throwing their hat in to …

Andrew Durutalo will start for the Sunwolves in their first ever Super Rugby match against the Lions at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday. Durutalo will be come the second USA international to play Super Rugby, the first being Todd Clever, who spent two seasons with the Lions in …

On Friday history will be made when Los Jaguares become the first fully professional rugby team in the history of the Americas. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise will begin their campaign with an away fixture against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. All of those taking the field for Los Jaguares are …

Both the USA and Argentina are to be represented as the Sunwolves play their first pre-season game against a Top League All-star team on Saturday. Andrew Durutalo and Tomás Leonardí are to start for the Sunwolves, playing as the team’s flankers. 30-year-old Shota Horie will captain the Japanese Super Rugby franchise …

Canada will play test matches against Japan, Russia, and Italy during the three-week World Rugby international test window. Rugby Canada Jim Dixon announced the opponents during his cross-country ‘Town Hall’ meetings over the past week. Venues are still to be confirmed, with tentative dates targeted for the three Saturdays – …

SANZAAR CEO Andy Marinos has today announced the officials for the upcoming professional competition. Argentina’s Federico Anselmi has been listed on the Super Rugby Referee Panel by SANZAAR. At an executive committee in Sydney, Australia Marinos noted “the 2016 referee squad contains 22 members, of which nine are in line …

Andrew Durutalo and Tomás Leonardi are among 34 players who have been officially named as part of the first ever Sunwolves team to take part in Super Rugby beginning in 2016. As announced previously on Americas Rugby News, Durutalo leaves the USA Eagles 7s to take part in the competition …

Argentine back-rower Tomás Leonardí is tipped to play for the Sunwolves, Japan’s new Super Rugby franchise debuting in the 2016 competition. Americas Rugby News has been told that the player is expected to be announced in the coming days together with USA flanker Andrew Durutalo and the entire player roster. Now …