RFC Los Angeles have booked an historic match against the Fijian Drua. The preseason contest will take place on Friday, January 24th, at Churchill Park in Lautoka. It’s the first time a Major League Rugby side will have taken the field opposite a team from Super Rugby. Both lineups are …
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Peñarol have signed Felipe Etcheverry. In doing so the Uruguayan fly half returns for Super Rugby Americas 2025 from the Miami Sharks. Etcheverry played for the Floridian Major League Rugby (MLR) franchise in the 2024 season. The 28-year-old Etcheverry is an important player for Uruguay. He was the starting Teros …
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The New Year begins with plenty to look forward to and also plenty to wish for. This article has a quick look into different areas of rugby involving the Americas that would be desirable in 2025. Are they possible or simply wishful thinking? Perhaps a mixture. So, the Seven Americas …
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Rugby Canada has wasted no time in naming a replacement for Kingsley Jones as Head Coach of their Senior Men’s team. Steve Meehan will take over the struggling program, the 58-year-old making the move from Australia after a long career in professional rugby. Most recently the Director of Rugby at …
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Men’s Eagles captain Greg Peterson has announced his retirement from professional rugby. The 33-year-old lock, an imposing figure who stands a lofty 6’8″ (2.04m), steps away after a decade of wearing the USA jersey and 51 tests all told, which included selection the 2015 and 2019 World Cups. He took …
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As calendars turn from 2024 to 2025, rugby’s attention swings sharply to Rugby World Cup 2027. The year 2025 will see all the competitors finalized for Australia 2027. Attention will be firmly on who can secure remaining places. 2025 will also feature unraveling of venue planning and the tournament draw …
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The Eagles are on the upswing after a highly encouraging European tour to cap their 2024 season. Scott Lawrence’s team has incorporated some US-eligible players from overseas competitions over the past couple years. Paddy Ryan, Renger van Eerten, and most recently Shilo Klein have committed to the USA… and more …
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The Americas is eyeing a record number of places at Rugby World Cup 2027. The eleventh edition of the Men’s Rugby World Cup will be played in Australia. It is a return to the country that also hosted the tournament in 2003 and co-hosted, with New Zealand, in 1987. Those …
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The USA will take-on England in July 2025. The USA Men’s Eagles are to have home advantage against Rugby World Cup 2023 Semi Finalists, England, in the summer of 2025. England Rugby has confirmed the match, thereby adding a stop to the 2025 tour of Argentina. England’s summer series will …
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Argentina finished in 5th place at the Cape Town 7’s. This was the pick of the Americas’ Men’s participants. The USA finished the tournament in 10th place and Uruguay in 11th. Argentina secured 5th post with a 17-12 win over New Zealand. South Africa were the tournament winners. The 26-14 …
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