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A Pumas loosehead prop was spotted training at hooker for Los Jaguares on Wednesday. Having also done so last week Roberto Tejerizo is now indeed being trialed out of position. Aged 28 the Tejerizo has earned four caps for Argentina. He started twice against both Chile and Uruguay, doing so …

England is the latest on board wanting to change the player eligibility law to 5 years. The contentious ruling from World Rugby’s Regulation 8 enables uncapped players to represent another after completing three consecutive years living in that country. Regulation 8.1 (C) has directly contributed to the targeting and nationalizing of …

Another week of European rugby is on the books and again a week that saw limited success from Americas players. As last week we’ve also been fortunate to have the California Cup in full swing and the Italian Eccellenza to draw from, and thankfully we’ll soon be full-on with the …

Tennessee flier Tommy Seymour has been named on Scotland Roster for the Six Nations. The 28-year-old is one of 37 players selected by Head Coach Vern Cotter for Europe’s elite annual competition. Having qualified to play for Scotland via his mother, Seymour has earned 13 caps since hins debut in …

With the opening round of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship just a little over two weeks away, broadcast details for all competing nations have been announced in an official release on the competition’s Facebook page. All matches will be broadcast live on various networks with both cable television and streaming …

It’s time to kick off our second annual ARN Awards but before we do here’a recap of our winners from last year. Follow the links for full explanations and runners-up. This year we’ll have the same categories with one new addition that will start things off later today. Who will …

The USA Men’s Junior All-Americans have today wrapped up their first development camp of the year as they begin their preparations for the 2017 World Rugby u20 Trophy qualifier against Canada this summer. With the 2017 Trophy set to kick off much later this year on August 29, the teams …

The Lelos are coming to the Americas. The Georgian Rugby Union has today confirmed that their proposed tour to Canada, the USA, and Argentina, will go ahead as planned. As expected the three test dates are June 10, 17, and 24 in what will be the first tour of its …

Argentina will not face France in 2017, the Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) has confirmed. The FFR’s announcement that France will play Japan this coming November also confirmed home internationals against New Zealand and South Africa. Additional matches will see France playing five tests in the Six Nations from February-March …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Chile and Uruguay 7’s A second encouraging tournament in as many weeks saw Chile qualifying for upcoming global competitions. Los Cóndores secured their places …