Canada’s Cole Keith has completed a move to the Doncaster Knights in England’s RFU Championship. Peñarol have recruited prop Agustin Iglesias from Tucumán. Tala product Giuliano Avaca is back in Argentina from Benetton; the fly half is training with Los Dogos. In a URC to Top 14 deal, Lyon have …
Read More »Major League Rugby Match Coming to Tennessee
Major League Rugby (MLR) will take place in Tennessee for the first time as the Chicago Hounds face the New England Free Jacks in Nashville in April. The relocated fixture sees a Rugby World Cup 2031 candidate city officially introduced to professional rugby. Nashville, Tennessee is one of twenty-seven cities …
Read More »California Legion Sign Puma Gonzalo Bertranou
Gonzalo Bertranou has signed for the California Legion for the 2026 Major League Rugby season. In doing so, the 32-year-old will be back for a second season of MLR. He played for RFC Los Angeles last season. That club merged with the San Diego Legion to form the California Legion. …
Read More »Foreign Born Players, Homegrown Players and Eligibility in 2026 Six Nations
The 2026 Six Nations is a rugby competition contested between six competitors: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The respective player rosters contain a variety of nationalities with players qualifying in a number of ways. BACKGROUND TO WORLD RUGBY ELIGIBILITY LAWS Competing in international rugby competition requires players …
Read More »Baltimore Secures New Zealand All Blacks vs South Africa Springboks in 2026
Baltimore, Maryland has secured hosting rights to a test match between the New Zealand All Blacks and South Africa Springboks in 2026. The contest will be the fourth, and final, test match between the two iconic teams as part of their test series taking place this year. Dubbed as Rugby’s …
Read More »Women’s Eagles headed to South Africa in July
USA Rugby have confirmed a two-test summer tour of South Africa for the Women’s Eagles. Two world class venues will host the matches against the Springbok Women. Ellis Park in Johannesburg is the backdrop planned for July 4, with the second test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on July 11. …
Read More »At a Glance: Americas Rugby News Round Up
The pools are out for the World Rugby U20 Championship 2026 in Georgia. Argentina, Uruguay and the USA will all compete. Jocelyn Barrieau selected Canada’s 14-player roster for the upcoming two legs of the 2026 HSBC SVNS Series in Singapore and Perth, Australia. Argentina 7 were crowned champions at Super …
Read More »Americas Anthems at Rugby World Cups
A record five Americas teams will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027. The Australia hosted tournament will be an expanded tournament with 24-teams rather than 20 as was the case from 1999-2023. The five Americas teams will be Canada and the USA from North America and Argentina, Chile and Uruguay …
Read More »Remembering Rugby World Cup 2003
The Rugby World Cup returns to Australia in 2027. It will be the third Men’s Rugby World Cup with matches in Australia and the second with every match played in the country. It will also be the final tournament before the Americas hosts for the first time in 2031. A …
Read More »MLR Off-Season Update: Anthem RC
It remains to be seen if Anthem can finally conjure their first franchise victory in 2026, but the team has undoubtedly received significant upgrades in the off-season. The roster now more closely resembles a senior USA squad with four capped Eagles among the 16 new signings confirmed to date. Luke …
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