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Utah Warriors coach Chris Latham has named new signing Dwayne Polataivao as his captain for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old Samoan international becomes the third captain of the Salt Lake City-based club in MLR following Paul Lasike in 2018 and Tim O’Malley in 2019. The choice is …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA Men’s Eagles Sevens Fiji were crowned champions in Sydney but it was a much-improved showing from the Eagles, who would …

Ben Pinkelman has come away from the Sydney Sevens with a prestigious double. The USA’s stand-in captain was awarded the DHL Impact Player of the tournament while also earning a spot in the official HSBC Men’s Dream Team after leading his side to the Semi Finals. With regular skipper Madison …

Fiji held on to beat South Africa in a tense men’s final at the Sydney Sevens on Sunday. The Blitzboks had earlier defeated the USA in the Semi Finals, with the Eagles closing out their tournament with a Bronze Final victory. Argentina finished in 8th spot with Canada in 10th. …

New Zealand claimed their fourth consecutive Women’s Cup victory on Sunday to take a commanding lead in the World Sevens Series standings. As in Hamilton, it was Canada who they defeated in the Final. The USA slumped to an 8th-place finish, with Brazil in 12th spot once again. Canada defeated …

The NOLA Gold have confirmed the departure of star outside back Tristan Blewett ahead of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. While he remains contracted to the Gold, the 23-year-old has opted to return to his native South Africa to complete his university studies. One of the league’s top try …

Two wins from two on Day One have the Men’s Eagles on track for the Semi Finals at the Sydney Sevens. It was mixed emotions for other two Americas sides, with both Argentina and Canada coming through with one win and one loss. Ben Pinkelman and Stephen Tomasin each scored …

Canada are in pole position in Women’s Pool B at the end of the first day of the Sydney Sevens. The USA remain in contention for a Semi Final spot despite losing their opening match, while Brazil were defeated in both of their matches against their North American opponents. A …

Major League Rugby has confirmed a senior panel of nine referees for the 2020 season. Included in the group are five of the 11 referees from 2019, one returnee from the inaugural 2018 season, and three newcomers to the panel. Scott Green is the most experienced man on the panel …

Austin celebrated their new life as the Gilgronis on Friday evening in winning fashion. The newly-renamed franchise closed out the books on the Major League Rugby preseason with a 69-0 result over the Austin Blacks. It was a debut double as the MLR side played at Bold Stadium for the …