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Brazil secured the 8th and final place at the Men’s Rugby Sevens at the 2023 Pan American Games. Brazil qualified on Saturday after beating Paraguay at the Costa Rica Sevens. Brazil will compete in Santiago 2023 alongside Argentina, Canada, Chile, Jamaica, Mexico, Uruguay, and the USA. Brazil defeated Venezuela 28-0, …

Seven members of the USA’s World Cup team will return to club duty in England’s Premier 15s this weekend. Several North American players featured in the competition last season but some are expected to skip out after a grueling year preparing for the tournament in New Zealand. Saturday will see …

The Utah Warriors are the first team to unveil their squad in its entirety for the upcoming season. For the most part the off-season has been one of refining, rather than rebuilding, with a strong core of returning players that account for almost 70% of the squad. Clearly the most …

Emilie Bydwell has named her first Women’s Eagles squad for the 2022-23 World Sevens Series. The team will open the seven-stop campaign, which doubles as an Olympic Qualifier, in Dubai next weekend. All but one of the 12 players who finished 4th at the World Cup in Cape Town are …

The USA will send a heavily reinforced Men’s Eagles side to the Dubai Sevens. Among the traveling roster of 14 names is Utah Warriors flanker Lance Williams, who could make his international debut after impressing with the Headliners in the Premier Rugby Sevens. Captain Kevon Williams returns from injury alongside …

The San Diego Legion have added another back to their roster for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Alex Horan arrives from Australia, having previously played with the Sunwolves in Japan. He is the son of former Wallabies great and current television pundit Tim Horan. A flyhalf or center, Horan …

After leading Rugby New York to their first ever Major League Rugby title in 2022, club captain Nate Brakeley has committed to a fifth professional campaign with the club. The USA international has been with the organization since their inception in 2018. Brakeley was again a towering figure in New …

Kyle Stewart will play a second Major League Rugby season with Old Glory DC. The 25-year-old New Zealander spent recent months playing with Taranaki in the National Provincial Championship. In his first campaign with the club Stewart featured in all 16 games including 14 starts. Most of those came at …

The Toronto Arrows have signed promising Canadian back Ciaran Breen for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He joins from the Pacific Pride development program in Victoria, having recently been part of the National Senior Men’s Sevens squad. Breen is a product of Shawnigan Lake School and starred for Canada’s …

Rugby New York have retained lock Charlie Hewitt for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Joining him in the tight five is tighthead prop Sam Davies, who arrives from New Zealand. Hewitt, 27, made 16 appearances during the 2020 campaign including 11 starts. He was part of an impressive rotation …