New Zealand

The Toronto Arrows have confirmed their first re-signing of the off-season, and it is arguably their most important. Star flyhalf and goal kicker Sam Malcolm will return for a 5th season with the Canadian side, building on his status as the club’s all-time leading points scorer. This past year was …

Australia and South Africa claimed Gold Medals in the finals of the rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games. Both teams defeated Fiji in their respectively finals. Australia were 22-12 winners in the women’s final, and South Africa took the men’s final by 31-7. The two sides will be considered favorites …

The 2022 Rugby Championship is the 11th edition of the competition since expanding to include Argentina in 2012. It was originally the Tri Nations; an annual competition involving Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The first edition was played in 1996. This article documents players that qualify to represent a …

This weekend will be the final preseason hit-out for New Zealand’s provincial squads before the Bunnings NPC officially kicks off on August 5. As has now become custom, numerous players who have suited up in Major League Rugby will be taking part. Many will return in 2023, though a choice …

In-form center Lucas Mensa has been called up to the Pumas squad for the start of the Rugby Championship. The 26-year-old impressed in recent matches against Georgia and Portugal. Tighthead prop Santiago Medrano and eightman Joaquín Oviedo are the other two players from the Argentina XV team added to Michael …

Greg Cooper is the new Head Coach of the Utah Warriors. The 57-year-old New Zealander fills a role left vacant after the departure of Shawn Pittman halfway through the 2022 campaign. Assistant coach duo Shaun Davies and Robbie Abel saw out the rest of the season. As a player Cooper …

The second edition of the Premier Rugby Sevens takes place at San Jose’s PayPal Park on Saturday. It’s the opening leg of a three-tournament series that will move on to Washington, DC, next weekend and culminate in Austin, Texas, on July 30. The inaugural event took place in Memphis last …

This was Major League Rugby’s biggest season yet with 13 teams and 109 games played. An extra round of playoffs was added and off-field controversy saw the top two teams in the Western Conference disqualified from contesting for the Shield. New England set a new standard for success in the …

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 Argentina XV earn tremendous upset over Georgia Capping off the weekend, Argentina’s second senior side recovered from an 11-point …

Ryan Louwrens and Beaudein Waaka will not be in Major League Rugby next season. The Austin scrumhalf and New England flyhalf were arguably the best at their positions during the 2022 campaign but have now signed contracts with overseas clubs. Louwrens will return to Super Rugby after agreeing a two-year …