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Chilean prop Ramón Ayarza has been signed by French Pro D2 club Bayonne on a shorm term contract until the end of the season. Bayonne announced the immediate arrival of Ayarza as a medical joker to replace the injured Tongan loosehead Ofa Fainga’anuku. Aged 22, Ayarza has his career ahead …

Uruguay and the USA will both be involved in the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament set to kick off in Zimbabwe on Tuesday. Los Teritos will represent South America while the Junior All-Americans qualified as North America’s entry after defeating Canada in a memorable contest at Dell Diamond in February. …

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 PRO Rugby What a way to get PRO Rugby off the ground! Denver won 16-13 against Ohio thanks to a Will Magie …

England recovered from a first day loss to Canada to rebound in style on Day Two of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series event in Langford on Sunday. USA, Australia, and New Zealand were dispatched in succession as captain Emily Scarratt raised the Cup for the first time this season. In …

On Saturday former Puma Benjamín Urdapilleta stared as Castres won in the Alps against Grenoble. The ten-time capped former Argentine international kicked seven goals for the visiting Castres and also had a hand in setting-up two of his team’s tries. Urdapilletta was one of three South Americans playing for Castres at …

At least one Americas team is guaranteed for heartache following the pool stages of the next stop of the HSBC Sevens Series. USA, Canada, and Argentina have all been drawn in Pool D along with hosts France for the Paris event that kicks off on May 13. A fourth Americas …

All matches in week 5 of the Torneo Clasificatorio Uruguayo have been cancelled. A decision was made by authorities to have no matches this weekend due to strong rainfall that has devastated much of the country and causing the death of four people. The round will be rescheduled for a later date. …

Hosts Canada emerged from Day One of the Langford 7s in fine form, with three wins from three to take the lead in Pool C and waltz into the Cup finals on Day Two. After dominant wins over Japan and Ireland, a Bianca Farella try earned them a hugely satisfying …

The new season is upon us, so it’s time to have a little fun and pull out little bits of trivia about the players set to thrill the North American audience in the coming weeks. The oldest, the youngest, the shortest, the tallest. Here are some facts and figures to …

Just five rounds to go in the regular season of the French Pro D2. For some of the Americas players, that means less than two months left with their current club before moving to pastures new. Damian Arias is the first of 18 to see action this weekend, coming on …