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US Eagles lock Greg Peterson has left the Glasgow Warriors with immediate effect to take up a spot with Bordeaux Bègles. He joins the French Top 14 club as a medical joker for Jandré Marais. The South African lock is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a …

The final round of the Celtic-Italian-South African league will be played over the coming weekend. It is to be a special derby round will all fixtures being between two teams from the same union. The following preview documents the involvement of Americas’ players. In Saturday’s first fixture Italian sides Benetton …

The final round of the English Premiership for 2018 will take place this weekend. It is to be week 11 of the season, thereby officially the mid-point of the regular season. The following preview focuses on the involvement of players from the Americas. Opening week 11 will be the Northampton …

Americas Rugby News would like to thank each and every one of our readers for another great year. This was our fourth year of being and 2019 was by far our busiest to date. On the social media front we saw close to a 50% increase in our Facebook followers …

The Seattle Seawolves kicked off their 2019 Major League Rugby preparations with a comfortable 48-7 victory over the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide at Westhills Stadium on Saturday. There was plenty of room for improvement but the final tally of eight tries to one was a fair reflection of Seattle’s dominance. …

The San Diego Legion have added a 34th player to their roster. Waratahs prop Matt Sandell will suit up for the 2019 Major League Rugby season joining fellow Australian Paddy Ryan in the Legion’s front row ranks. Sandell, 23, earned international honors for Australia in the 2014 and 2015 World …

Austin Elite have formally announced the signing of Moroccan international Soheyl Jaoudat for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old speedster arrives from the Clermont Auvergne academy program where he won the 2018 French Espoirs championship. Equally capable at wing or fullback, Jaoudat is an international in both sevens …

The defending Major League Rugby champion Seattle Seawolves will open their preseason campaign against the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide on Saturday afternoon. Rugby Canada’s high performance home of Westhills Stadium in Langford will be the venue, perhaps appropriate given the presence of five Canadians on the Seawolves roster. It’s an …

The Seattle Seawolves have completed the signing of second row Brad Tucker for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old New Zealander is set to make his Seattle debut against the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide this weekend. Tucker joins from the Manawatu Turbos, for whom he started six out …

This weekend marks round 11 of the Pro 14 season. In what is to be a special derby round all teams are to be up against a rival from the same union. The following preview details who will be involved from the Americas. There are to be two Friday fixtures. …